Learn the Skills to Stay Alive
Owning survival gear is important, but knowing how to use it is what truly matters. In an emergency, your knowledge and skills will determine your ability to adapt, survive, and protect yourself and your loved ones.
This section covers hands-on survival skills that can help you handle everything from minor inconveniences to life-threatening situations. Whether you’re lost in the wilderness, facing a disaster at home, or preparing for self-sufficiency, mastering these skills can make all the difference.
What You’ll Learn in This Section
- 🔥 Fire Starting Techniques: How to start a fire without matches or a lighter.
- 💧 Water Sourcing & Purification: Finding and making water safe to drink.
- 🛠️ DIY Repairs & Improvised Tools: Fixing gear and creating makeshift solutions.
- 🏕️ Shelter Building: Setting up emergency shelters in different environments.
- 🥫 Food Foraging & Preservation: How to find, store, and prepare food in survival situations.
- 🏹 Self-Defense & Protection: Basics of personal safety and defensive tactics.
Explore our survival skill guides and start training today.
12 Effective Ways to Sharpen a Pocket Knife
It is far too easy to neglect taking care of your pocket knife and run into the problem of the blade not being sharp enough when you need it the most. Fortunately, this catastrophe can be avoided easily if you sharpen your knife using the simple techniques discussed below. How do I sharpen my pocket … Read more
LifeStraw vs. Water Purification Tablets: What Works Better?
If you’re mapping out your supply list for your next big camping, backpacking, or other nomadic adventure, one issue you may have come across in your research is the need for access to clean water. Regions around the world lacking access to clean sources of water can be a major threat to health and wellness, … Read more
How to Store Bottled Water for a Long Time
Emergencies frequently happen, some without time to prepare. So, finding this moment to begin preparing for an emergency is the best option. While being prepared is essential, the process in which it takes to be ready is also necessary. Knowing how long and in what way to keep something long enough to be able to … Read more
How to Purify Water with Charcoal: The Ultimate Guide
While we luckily live in a time where clean water is readily available, there are times when you may find yourself in a pinch and need an option for filtering water. Many of those who consider themselves “preppers” enjoy learning new ways to purify water and create safe drinking water. There are a few ways … Read more
How to Start a Fire with a Taser
If you ever find yourself in a pinch with a taser and need to start a fire, but you don’t have your ‘typical’ means of starting a fire nearby, you can utilize your taser to your advantage. Starting a fire with a taser is reasonably straightforward. There are also other methods of creating fire using … Read more
What You’ll Need to Boil Water with a Candle
When it comes to emergency preparedness, boiling water with a candle probably isn’t high on the list of options you’d consider. Even though it isn’t the most efficient way to boil water, using candles to heat water to the boiling point can be accomplished as long as a few conditions are met. So, what do … Read more
How To Store Fuel For Emergencies: The Ultimate Guide
Of the four basic needs of survival–food, clothes, shelter, and fuel–the latter is usually overlooked. That is, of course, until there is a power outage resulting from a natural disaster or any other unforeseen circumstance. That is when people realize how much they are dependent on fuel and wonder how they should have stored fuel … Read more
Are Packing Peanuts Good Insulators?
Packing peanuts insulate similarly as layering clothes. When it’s cold outside, one of the best things you can do to keep yourself warm is to cover yourself with several clothing layers. Each layer will help trap in heat and bring down the amount of heat that gets lost. The thicker the insulation, the warmer you’ll … Read more
Do Water Purification Tablets Expire?
We all enjoy drinking clean water. However, when you are out in nature or find yourself in an emergency, access to clean water can be a little hard to come by. That is why many people buy water purification tablets. The problem is, do you even remember when you purchased your purification tablets, and do … Read more
10 Safe Ways to Store Yeast in Bulk
With all the chaos going on in today’s world, many folks are looking to stock up on the basics. One of those basics, at least in most homes, is bread. The bread itself tends to go bad quickly, so stocking up on the ingredients seems to make more sense. Yeast is one of those bulk … Read more
Can a Pocketknife Cut Through Bone?
Pocketknives date back to the early Bronze Ages, approximately 400-500 BC, but it seems not that long ago that a pocketknife was a rite of passage for most young boys. What is this tool truly capable of, though? Whether you are a hunter or simply wondering how to be prepared if you find yourself in … Read more