Building A Better Mouse Trap For Survival Mouse traps are one of the most overlooked but essential survival tools. Maybe it’s so overlooked because no one really wants to think about eating a rat. The

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8 Survival Tips From a Grand Canyon Rescue Ranger On the eve of his retirement, Bil Vandergraff, Grand Canyon’s most experienced search-and-rescue ranger, sits down for a career debriefing and explains why you should absolutely

6 Steps For Car Survival 1. How to Fill Your Gas Tank to Help Survive a Crisis If you’re like the majority of Americans you might be the kind of person who waits until your

Vegetable & Fruit October Growing Guide Originally posted on Allotment-garden.org October is really the last of the hectic months on the vegetable plot. There’s little to sow and plant but still a fair amount to

Freeze-Drying vs Dehydration Understand the food drying processes for backpacking Freeze-dried and dehydrated foods aren’t just relevant to you when you buy Astronaut Ice Cream for your kids at the amusement park. These are two

THIS Is How You Make Real Bugout Plans   In today’s post we’re going to go over how to put together a realistic bug out plan. “Bugging out” seems to be on practically every preppers

Missouri’s “Ready in 3″ Family Emergency Plan…a Good Place to Start! If you haven’t done any emergency planning at all for your family it can seem a bit overwhelming. It takes time, focus and usually

Efficiently Plucking Game Fowl for Dinner Hunting and killing popular game foul is the easy part when compared to the struggles that many people have with preparing their kill for dinner. However, plucking a bird

Making Food from Pine Trees