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Who Said Bartering is a Dead Art Form? Trading and bartering were an important part of our ancestors’ lives. Bartering involved all kinds of items as currency. Furs, silks, perfumes, spices, and tea were some of the more traditional items of barter; human skulls and poisons are a couple of history’s more outlandish trade goods. […]
PAINT LICK — “The rabbit goes out of the hole, it goes under, and it comes back in.” With a simple rhyme and loads of patience, Scout leader Jim Boyd taught our group to tie a bowline knot, a deceptively simple loop with many uses. If one of us tumbled off a cliff, knowing the […]
Pretty amazing when you think of the possibilities of being able to use a valuable resource like water to generate another valuable asset like Fire. Here is a great short 3:30 minute video that display five different methods of starting a fire using water. In other words, more great tips to add to your survival […]
Simple Homemade Mosquito Trap as Spring Temperatures Start to Rise, so will the pesky Mosquitoes and Black Flies. As the snow finishes melting, and pools of stagnate water start to materialize, it’s time to start thinking about protecting your family, friends, and yourself from the irritating bites of hungry black flies and mosquitoes. Here is […]
Jesse Ventura goes off the grid ‘so that the drones can’t find me’ Surveillance drones haven’t started hovering outside and above the homes of Americans en masse just yet, but former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura claims he’s left the United States just in case. Ventura, a 62-year-old professional wrestler-turned-politician, says his new Ora TV program […]
Farmers are increasingly turning to non-lethal techniques for predator management including electric fencing, electronic guards and guardian animals. In Alberta, guard donkeys have become popular as protectors of sheep and cattle and perform very well under certain conditions. Advantages of Guard Donkeys Guard donkeys are more accepted by the public for livestock protection than poisons. […]
Survival Skills: 3 Ways To Get Your Kids “Survival Ready” Being both a parent and a survival instructor, it’s easy for me to spot opportunities that will better prepare my kids for emergencies and survival scenarios. There are many ways train yourself and your kids in self-reliance skills. There are also many people who you […]
25 Safe Natural Alternatives to the Flu Shot The absolute, number one way to avoid catching the flu is through the exercise of good personal hygiene. Wash your hands frequently when you are out. Use a paper towel to open bathroom doors and turn on taps. Although I’m normally not a big fan of hand […]
Off Grid Tips: Off Grid Living Expert Robert Henry Shares Self-Reliance Tips A growing portion of Americans are opting to go off the grid and live a more self-reliant lifestyle. Some of the folks who chose a more simplistic existence did so out for environmental reasons, others relocated because they are “preppers” concerned about economic […]
The Congressman Who Went Off the Grid Roscoe Bartlett spent 20 years on Capitol Hill. Now he lives in a remote cabin in the woods, prepping for doomsday. When Roscoe Bartlett was in Congress, he latched onto a particularly apocalyptic issue, one almost no one else ever seemed to talk about: America’s dangerously vulnerable power […]
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