If You Have a Stick of Butter You Have a Light

One of the problems that we face when we are in the middle of a disaster is a lack of light. It doesn’t matter if it is a tornado, a hurricane, or a SHTF event, light is something that we are going to eventually need. I’ll be the first one to admit that we should …

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Make Your Own Heavy Duty Hand Wipes

If there is one thing we have become accustomed to today, is the fact that we need to keep our hands clean. The pandemic has taught us that, but what if things end up going to the next level? A pandemic is really something that comes and goes but what if we find ourselves in …

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Start Your Own Fire with Chewing Gum Wrappers

What is one of the first things that you put in your survival pack? More than likely, you think about a flashlight or another method of having light in the event of an emergency. That’s a great idea, but maybe not for the only reason you think. The fact of the matter is, a flashlight …

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Make Your Own Miniature Stove Out Of a Soda Can

One important item that we should all have in our go bag is a stove. What if you find yourself in an emergency situation, however, and you don’t have your go bag with you? You know you need a portable stove, and you do have options. One option to consider is the possibility of turning …

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Make Your Own Waterproof Matches at Home

Matches are something that we have in our go bag and perhaps they are one of the most important things we may have. We realize that fire is going to save our life in many cases, so having matches is the first step in the process. At the same time, however, there can be problems …

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Cut Your Survival Wood Using Water

When you are in a survival scenario, you need many things. We try to be as minimalistic as possible but we also realize that without the essentials, we are not going to survive very long. The first, and most important thing for us to do is to find food, water, and shelter. Those three things …

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You Can Make Your Own Candle Out Of Nuts

Having a source of light and heat is very important when you are in a survival scenario. It doesn’t matter if it is a natural disaster or if you are dealing with a zombie apocalypse, unless you have light and heat, you are not going to survive very long. Of course, most of us try …

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Start a Fire Even If You Only Have a Dead Lighter

It doesn’t matter how much you prepare, it’s important to know how to handle situations when you don’t have what you need. Many of us are so prepared with our bug out bag that we feel we could handle any scenario. If you were to get out in a survival scenario and suddenly find that …

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Make Your Flashlight Work with Only a Single Battery

Not having enough batteries is a common problem that many of us experience at home. It is an inconvenience when it happens typically but if it should happen in a survival scenario, it could mean life or death. We rely on batteries for so many things that it sometimes can be difficult to live without …

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Make Your Own Matches That Work on Any Surface

Having matches is a vital part of packing your bug-out bag. They will save you in so many different ways when you’re in an emergency situation. One moment, we may use matches to light a candle or to find where we are going easily. The next moment, you may use similar matches to light a …

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Make Your Own Perfect Storm Proof Matches at Home

Matches are an essential part of our go bag but that doesn’t mean that they are always going to be flawless. In fact, there are many things that could go wrong with the matches and leave you high and dry, without any fire to burn. Since we are going to be in a strange situation …

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How to Create a Survival Spears by Step

If there is one thing we all need, it’s food. Regardless of the situation we happen to find ourselves at in, if we aren’t eating, we are going to be happy and we won’t be surviving very long. Most of us take food for granted and we really don’t think much about it under our …

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Make a Survival Slingshot from Scratch

Although you may need a number of different tools when it comes to survival, you are sooner or later going to need some type of weapon. This weapon is not necessarily just to protect yourself, although that is a good idea to have one for that reason. Primarily, you will probably be using the weapon …

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Make a Fire Using Chewing Gum and a Battery

What would you do if you were caught in the middle of an emergency situation and you didn’t have fire? Most people would suffer and although it might not be the end, it could feel like it at times. The fact of the matter is, if you find yourself in such a situation is not …

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