Video: Here is how to find a survival water source in vines

 Maybe you’ll be one of the unlucky victims, and find yourself surrounded by a sea of muddy,  polluted water that isn’t safe to drink. If that’s the case, let’s hope you have a supply of drinking water available! In some wetlands areas, the only safe drinking water might come from vines, such as the one …

Put this quick basic biscuit recipe from storage foods in your survival kit

Quick, easy recipes to make tasty foods from storage foods should be part of your survival gear. During an emergency you might end up with a few basic food staples, a campfire and people to feed. <img class=" " style="margin-left: 2px;margin-right: 2px;border: 0.5px solid black" title="The school crowd only left me two biscuits for the …

Dryer Lint as Wilderness Survival Firestarter? No Way!

Home Inevitably, at every firemaking seminar I’m involved in, somebody suggests using dryer lint as firestarter. Dryer lint is incredibly flammable, apparently, and should be in your survival kit. My response:  I have tested and tried dryer lint, don’t carry it, and recommend you don’t either. Visit our store! You can make your own sex …

How to survive recipes: Dutch Oven Beer-Braised Rabbit

Home Many survival manuals stop after they’ve taught you how to catch or acquire wild game or fish. We’ll take it from there, and show you how to make that meat into a tasty meal or main dish! If you have a particular dish or game recipe you’d like to see, let me know! Survival …

Learn how to make an urban/wilderness survival kit

Home Planning ahead includes thinking about potential disasters situations. Learn how to make an urban/wilderness survival kit you can carry everywhere.   by Leon Pantenburg One aspect of  the preparedness philosophy is  “Common Sense.” Carry survival gear in your wallet. I always have (from left) firestarter, charcloth (in a waterproof, plastic bag) and a signal mirror …

Survival Knife Review: The Swiss Army Knife Classic?

http://www.survivalcommonsense.com Elk Lake, Oregon is one of the major re-supply places for hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail. Every year, a handful of through hikers will attempt to walk border-to-border on the trail. They generally start in Mexico in April, and start trickling in to the Elk Lake Resort about August. They need to get …

Learn these tips for safely sheltering in your vehicle

Home Spending the night in your vehicle doesn’t have to be a life-threatening experience. Here are some tips from a survival expert to help you make it through the night. by Peter Kummerfeldt Bad weather, breakdowns, running out of fuel, getting stuck are some of the more common reasons why a driver might have to …

Survival Recipes: How to make waterfowl gumbo

http://www.survivalcommonsense.com Gumbo is on the menu for about 50 Boy Scouts and volunteers today  (Jan.4, 2014) as part of the annual Christmas tree recycling fundraiser. It’s 19 degrees outside, and several of us volunteers will be doing all the cooking outdoors. Here’s another addition to your survival kit: a recipe for duck or goose gumbo.  …

How to Make a Quick, Safe Knife Sheath

Home Some of the most useful camping, survival and meat-cutting knives don’t come with sheaths. Here’s how to make a quick, safe edge guard/sheath out of  a cardboard roll and duct tape. This butcher knife is one of a dozen I bought for $2 each. The sheath came from a barrel full of knife items …

Do-It-Yourself emergency preparedness gifts kids can make for Christmas

http://www.survivalcommonsense.com As far as I’m concerned, a home-made Christmas gift with some thought behind it trumps the most expensive thing you can buy. And, this is guaranteed:  If  a child makes a survival and/or prepper gift for a loved one, that item will be cherished, included in a survival kit and used! And  if you …