How to Determine if Plants are Safe to Eat
Imagine being in a situation where you need to forage for food in the wild, but you’re not sure which plants are safe or poisonous. What if we told you that…
How to Make an Improvised High Water Alarm
Not every flood needs to be catastrophic in order to disrupt our lives or damage important items. In fact, we’re more likely to encounter an unexpected storm, leak or other…
Dangers of Mixing Common Household Cleaners
Don’t let fancy packaging or enticing advertising campaigns fool you: Most common household cleaning products contain toxic and volatile chemicals that can be deadly if not used properly. This is…
How to Make an Emergency Whistle from a Can Lid
One of the most important items that we should include in our bug out bags and survival kits are whistles. Whistles represent one of the most-efficient ways to attract attention…
How to Solder Without a Soldering Iron
Being able to solder is a good skill to have during a period of prolonged self-sufficiency. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to create a rudimentary soldering iron if you…
How to Turn a Sock into a Valuable Survival Resource
Socks can do much more than cushion our feet and keep blisters at bay. Packing an extra pair or two in our backpacks and bug out bags can provide us…
Helpful Thermometer and Temperature-Taking Tips
It’s important that we all have accurate and reliable thermometers in our survival and emergency first aid kits. It’s also important that we use thermometers properly in order to get…
Uses for a Sleeping Pad in a Survival Situation
Sleeping pads can provide comfort and warmth on camping or hiking trips, but they can also be improvised into valuable resources in survival situations as well. Let’s take a look…
How to Turn an Altoids Tin into an Emergency Candle
Altoids tins are a Prepper’s best friend due to their small size and durability, and there are dozens of ways that you can put these small containers to good use…
Fire Safety: 3 Dangers that Firefighters are Afraid of Encountering
All fires are dangerous no matter how small or large they are. However, there are three phenomena that can occur during a structure fire that even firefighters are trained to…