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Build a Bug Out Kindle: A Digital Survival Library at Your Fingertips
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...
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How to Pack a Backpack for Backpacking
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...
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Podcast #820: Escape the Safety Trap
We like to think that our personal safety and the safety of our loved ones is ...
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How to Land a Plane in an Emergency
Remember how in the book Hatchet, the pilot who's flying Brian up to Canada suffers a heart attack and ...
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Car Camping Is the Worst
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...
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Podcast #781: Beyond OODA — Developing the Orientation for Conflict and Violence
The OODA Loop — the OODA stands for Observe, Orient, Decide, Act — is a strategic tool designed to ...
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How to Build a Campfire That Will Last Through the Night
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...
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9 Lifesaving Mnemonics Every Man Should Know
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...
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How to Fell a Tree With a Knife
In a wilderness survival situation, you may need to cut down a small tree. Maybe you need to make a debris ...
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Survival Food on a Budget: How to Repackage Bulk Dry Goods for Long-Term Storage
The following is an adapted excerpt from The Disaster-Ready Home: A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness ...
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How to Install a Rain Barrel in Under an Hour, for Less Than $200
The following is an adapted excerpt from The Disaster-Ready Home: A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness ...
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How to Turn a Plastic Jug Into a Lantern
Headlamps give you a focused beam of light. Lanterns disperse light to illuminate a broader area. If ...
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The 6 Fire Lays Every Man Should Know
Every man should know how to build a fire. But every outdoor situation requires different types of ...
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How to Look Behind You (Without Looking Behind You)
Editor’s note: The text and illustrations of this piece were adapted from Krav Maga: Fundamental ...
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Podcast #739: Rewild Your Life
If you have one, take a look at your pet cat or dog. These animals descended from wildcats and wolves, but ...
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How to Defend Yourself Against Two Assailants in a Stairway
Editor's note: The following article was adapted from Krav Maga: Fundamental Strategies by David ...
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How to Store Water for Long-Term Emergencies
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to help ...
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How to Build a Log Raft
Whether you want to recreate Huck Finn’s meander down the Mississippi or a body of water stands between ...
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How to Survive a Plane Crash: 10 Tips That Could Save Your Life
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...
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Podcast #713: How to Predict the Weather (No Apps Required)
When you're deciding what to wear in the morning, or on the viability of some activity for the ...
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