4 Wild Teas Every Survivalist Should Know Having a warm beverage in a survival situation can be a valuable asset. In cold weather, a warm tea can fortify you against hypothermia and provide you with vital hydration at the same time. Add some vitamins or medicinal properties to that tea and that’s even better. Knowing …
How To Test Your Drinking Water (And Why You Should Do It) Most people turn on the faucet in their kitchen or bathroom and don’t think twice about the liquid flowing from it. But if the situation in Flint, Michigan has taught us anything, it is that we cannot trust the safety of any drinking …
15+ Things You Should NOT Refrigerate When you bring home your groceries your first instinct is always to get the perishable items to the fridge as quickly as you can. However, despite popular belief, there are some food times that you should never store in the refrigerator. Refrigeration our food for storage and preparation is …
Reasons You Should Never Bury A Shipping Container Bunker Underground People are now buying used shipping containers and burying them in their back yards with the intention of using them as underground bunkers. They will be used as a means of escape during severe weather, civil unrest outbreaks or even nuclear war. But many people are questioning …
24 Scouting Knots You Should Know A knot is a method of fastening or securing linear material such as rope by tying or interweaving. It may consist of a length of one or several segments of rope, string, webbing, twine, strap, or even chain interwoven such that the line can bind to itself or to …
15+ Medicinal Trees We Should Be Growing Growing your own groceries is one of the most important steps to developing an off-grid or self-reliant existence, but growing your own medicine should also be placed at the top of your list of thing to grow. Many trees that commonly grow in North America and parts of Europe …