Survival Food: The Edibility Test in 6 Steps
Here are the steps to take to see if a plant/food item is edible in a survival situation: 1. Do not eat anything for 8 hours prior to performing the test, and then rub your selected piece in the bend...
View ArticleHow to Make a Minnow Trap Out of A Plastic Bottle
In the video below I show how to make a minnow trap out of a 2 liter plastic bottle. This is a GREAT survival skill to know when it comes to how to catch food for your survival. Materials needed: 2...
View ArticleHow to make a Deadfall Trap
In the video below I give an example of how to make a deadfall trap as referenced in Survival Food Part 5: Birds and Other Animals. Materials needed: Survival Knife, sticks, a heavy weight (rock, log,...
View ArticleHow to Practice Hunting When You’re Not Hunting
Hi to all 72 Hour Bug Out Bag readers. My name is Red, and I author the RedneckSurvivalist. I’ve been invited to write a blog post for this blog, so here it is, I hope you don’t get too offended. I’ve...
View Article3 Methods of Survival Communication to Know
In today’s society, we are used to being able to communicate all around the world in a matter of seconds via email, phone calls, video chat, etc. You need to learn and have access to alternate means of...
View ArticleThree Plants that can Ruin your Summer Fun
This is from my buddy Joe at SurvivalLife: It’s Summer Vacation for the kids, which means (hopefully) they will be outside playing, and soaking up the free time and clean air. But there are three...
View ArticleWinter Weather Safe Driving Tips
This is a guest post from “Joe” at Survivallife.com It’s that time of year again. In the next few weeks, millions of Americans will be flooding the streets in their holiday travels. I will be joining...
View ArticleHow Much is Too Much: Addressing Problematic Packing in Your Bug out Bag
The old saying, “one is none and two is one”, is probably one of the best adages that prevails those who set out to create their own bug out bag. When packing and organizing supplies for your bug out...
View Article6 Takeaways From the Paris Terrorist Attacks That Could Save Your Life
As you all probably know by now, multiple terrorist attacks have been acted out throughout different parts of the world within the last few months – Kenya, Afghanistan, Beirut, and Paris with Paris...
View ArticleHow to make a 110 Conibear Trap Box Set
First of all, what is a “conibear” trap, and why would you want any in your bug out bag and/or cache location? Conibear traps are a specific type of spring-loaded, body gripping traps named after their...
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