Short Term Emergency Food Supply

In this video, you’ll learn how to build a survival food survival supply for emergencies. We give you tips and explain how storing food could be one of your best investment!

8 Essential Items Preppers Overlook

8 Essential Items Prepper’s Overlook

Don’t make the same mistakes than many preppers and stockpile these vital items before a disaster occurs!

Video: 10 Things You Can Do Right Now!

10 Things You Can Do Right Now

I am very pleased to show you my first video ever. I know there are a lot of beginners who don’t know where to start but also preppers who want to be better prepared. If it’s your case, you are at the right place. In this video I show you 10 things you can do right now. You don’t need to be a survival expert or a super survivalist. Everyone can do what I say in this video. Start prepping today and live better tomorrow!

Build Your 72Hrs Bug-Out Bag

How to Create a 72 Hours Bug-Out Bag

If a disaster occurs and you have to leave your home, it’s important that each member of your family has a bug-out bag (BOB) ready. In order to survive in this situation, you will need food, water and tools. Preparing a BOB can help you make it through the hardest and scariest times of a tragedy.There are certain elements of a catastrophe than you cannot control, such as power outages, fires, building collapses, or looting. But there are other things that you can do to give yourself a better chance of making it through those events (and others) alive.

A 72-Hour BOB is a bag you take with you when disaster strikes. To be effective, it should include several staple items. At minimum, you will need a gallon of water per day per person and some food. My recommendation is to use a pocket water filter like the LifeStraw. It allows you to filter thousands liters of water. When you know each gallon weights almost 9lbs, you undestand that your bag will be 27lbs lighter. That is a big difference when you have to walk for hours. And you can use the space to carry more items or food. But you should have some water in your bag in the case you can’t find water.

• 1 water bottle 1l (full of water)
• 1 Lifestraw or another pocket water filter
• 2 collapsible bottles 1l (more containers for almost no weight and space in your bag)
• 1 pump filter to purify a larger amount of water for cooking or storing
• 10 purifications tablets (better to have a different way to purify your water)

The food must be non-perishable such as canned foods and juice, rice, pasta, dried beans and peas, granola bars, dried fruits or trail mix. It’s best if any canned items have “pop-tops” that don’t require a can opener, but if you can, bring one with you just in case. Remember that you have one in your multitool. A vital item you must have is a metal cooking pot. It’s a survival tool for many people in third world countries. You need a container to prepare enough food for you and your family. It’s the same for boiling water. Here is a list of what you can bring in your BOB.

• 1 metal cooking pot
• 6 granola/energy bars
• 1lb rice or pasta and 1lb dried peas or beans (needs water to be prepared but you’ll feel better to eat something ”normal”)
• Trail mix
• Dried fruits
• 3 MREs/Dehydrated meals
• Canned juice
• Canned food
• Sugar, salt and pepper in a small container
• 1 Can opener
• 1 Portable stove
• Stove fuel (8 tablets)
• 1 pot scrubber
• 1 spork
• 1 Fishing kit
• A Snare

You will also need fire and/or a cooking device like a backpacking stove with some fuel. My tip is to make petroleum jelly cotton balls fire starters. Watch the video below. This will allow you to easily start a fire wherever you are, even if everything is wet.

• 2 fire starters (I love the Fire Laces because I can bring more fire starters on my shoes!)
• 1 lighter
• 10 wetfire (you don’t know how will be the weather when you’ll need to start a fire)

An other important thing is a shelter. I don’t think a tent and a sleeping bag is the better choice because it takes space. I prefer to use multipurpose items like a tarp and a wool blanket. Let me explain why. Wool is the only material that will keep you warm even if it’s soaked. That’s a huge benefit your sleeping bag doesn’t have. And you can use it like a cape. The tarp can be used to collect water or as a big bag. And I am sure you will find other functions to these items in a survival situation…

• 1 tarp 6’x8′
• A 100% wool blanket

Light and communication are the next crucial tools you must have in your BOB. The need to see at night, find your path, move or identify is very important in a survival situation. In case of emergency, it’s a great asset to be able to gather informations and communicate with your group. A walkie talkie is perfect. A small radio/alert clock is a great tool. It allows you to be informed (if it’s still possible) but also set alarms when someone must stand guard and stay awake. Don’t forget that you need batteries to run your devices.

• 2 glow sticks (excellent when you move at night)
• 1 head lamp (perfect to work with both hands and still have light)
• 1 good Pocket torch
• 1 weaponlight 170 lumens (very important to identify a potential target, 170 lumens is also a weapon because it dazzle your ennemy)
• 1 small radio
• 1 walkie-talkie
• Batteries (lithium are better)
• Solar Air Lantern (I love it because it’s small and solar powered… perfect for a survival situation!)

 

Then you need a personal kit with your ID, at least 100$ and some silver coins. It will be easier to trade if there is a problem with the dollar. But all your efforts will be worthless if you don’t prepare to defend yourself. If you want to survive, it’s better to avoid conflicts but sometimes you will have to fight for your life. Here is what I recommend:

• 1 pepper spray (not the most effective weapon but it can do the job in certain siutations)
• 1 Glock 19
• 3 magazines
• 100 Hydra-Shok bullets

 If you are in this situation, you will also need to find your bearings. Here is a list of what you should have:

• Local maps with topography
• A compass
• A whistle
• Binoculars

A BOB is not complete without a first aid and a protection kit. The probability of an injury is high in a survival situation. That’s why you need to protect yourself to reduce that risk. If you leave home for 3 days, it’s important to have clean clothes.

• 1 pair of work gloves
• 1 first aid kit
• 1 soap
• Winter gloves
• A woolly hat (will keep your heat even if it’s wet)
• 1 Wool socks
• 1 Underwear
• 1 fleece
• 1 Tee-shirt
• A windbreaker jacket with a hood
• 2 battledresses

Here are some other important items to add to your supply. If you can carry more, include whatever other items you think will be necessary for your survival.

Extra undergarments
Blankets
Batteries
A flare
Flashlights
Some candles
Wooden matches in a water-proof container
A pocketknife
Rope
Duct tape
Batteries
Baggies (to keep items dry)
A crank or battery powered radio
Moist towelettes and/or hand sanitizer (for hygiene)
Important health and personal documents

Always be prepared!

Build The Ultimate Survival First Aid Kit

10 Coolest Paracord Survival Bracelets‏

The use of bracelets can mean the difference between life and death. What about using paracord for making a survival bracelet? Each bracelet is made with 8 to 20 feet of paracord, which can be used in many survival situations.

Here are the 10 coolest paracord survival bracelets with essential gear inside.

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1. Fire Starter | Paracord Bracelet

This paracord bracelet gives you an extra 15-17 feet of useable paracord. There is also a stainless steel eye knife buried inside. Start a fire easily with the knife and the flint clasp.

via Gizmag

2. Lumberjack Survival Bracelet

This one is amazing! It’s capable of cutting down trees! Check out this video on how to use the wire saw hidden inside.

 

3. Survival Bracelets with Fishing Line

This paracord is perfect for any survival situation. Carry everything you need to fish!

4. Blaze Bar Quick Deploy | Paracord Bracelet

This bracelet deploys in a flash. The quick deploy weave used in the bracelet will have the paracord unravelled, in our hands, and ready to go in moments!

 

via DIY Ready

5. Paracord Secret Compartments

These paracord knots are able to store very useful survival tools inside the survival bracelet. Check the videos below!

 

 

6. Paracord Watch Bracelet

Replace your watch band with some useful paracord!

 

 

7. Compass Survival Bracelets

Weave a compass into your paracord bracelet!

 

8. Paracord Dog Collar

Don’t forget your pets and store necessary supplies for their needs, like this paracord collar.

 

via DIY Ready

9. Wearable Survival Kit | Paracord Bracelet

This ultimate survival bracelet comes jam-packed with 18 survival tools!

 

10. Make a Mad Max Style Survival Bracelet

Who says preppers are not fashion? This video will show you how to make your own paracord bracelet.

Now try hiding some of your key survival tools in one of these paracord bracelets.

 

Survival Skills to Teach Your Kids

Children really make our life better.

They’re funny and smart.

We want the best for our kids and want them to be safe. As survivalists, we also know that we must be prepared for the worst.

That’s why we should always keep our children in mind when we make our SHTF plans.

The video below has some great ideas for how to prep with children. Please check it out and leave a comment about your thoughts.

 

 

How to Tie 7 Basic Knots

Knot tying has always been a key survival skill. The experienced outdoorsman knows that there are right and wrong knots for certain jobs. A good knot can save lives when your are dealing with a survival situation or performing first aid. So be sure to watch this video and learn these 7 basic knots.

Top 5 Knife Making Tutorials

Knifes are one the best survival tools. If you are in a survival situation, you will certainly use materials you have on hands to build your own tools. I’ve compiled some of the best knife making tutorials. Theses guys use only natural or easy to find materials. If you’re able to make your own knife today, you’ll be well prepared in a survival/SHTF scenario.

1. Homemade Knife from a Stone

Very useful video because you will always be able to find some stones to make a survival knife. Even if you are lost in the wild.

2. Homemade Knife from a Saw Blade

You should have a saw in your garage. So it’s easy to make your own knife with this tool.

3. Homemade Knife from Pry Bar

A very tough knife.

4. Stone Knife ”White Tail Dagger”

Making a primitive stone knife made from flint and a whitetail deer antler.

5.  Homemade Big Knife from an Old Lawnmower Blade

As you see, we have infinite mechanical parts that can be chnaged into a great knife.

DIY Emergency Fire Starter (Char Cloth)

Use clothes and a can of tuna to make some high quality fire starter! Here’s how to make a great batch of Char-Cloth to add to your emergency kit.

Click Here to Learn How to Make Fire By Rubbing Sticks

How to Make a Fire By Rubbing Sticks

Cast away on a deserted island? Here’s a survival technique for making a fire with the most basic of resources. How to make a fire rubbing 2 sticks together!

Click Here to Make Your Own Fire Starter