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  When it comes to survival, few skills are as poetic—or practical—as fishing. The age-old adage “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime” ...

  As solar technology becomes increasingly efficient and accessible, a persistent misconception remains… that solar panels do not function well in the winter. While it may seem logical to assume that cold, snowy environments are unsuitable for solar power, the ...

  When temperatures plummet, staying warm and protecting yourself from the elements is often the first thing on your mind. However, hydration is a crucial survival aspect that is frequently overlooked in cold weather. Many people assume dehydration is only ...

You can never perfectly prepare for a tornado outbreak. Even those who live in areas coined “Tornado Alley” prepare as well as they can and then, when an outbreak happens, they pray that they and their families are one of ...

The devastating power of nature is truly amazing. Our thoughts are with the east and west coast as they prepare for and deal with the devastation of hurricanes.  It’s difficult to think that a single hurricane can cause billions of ...

I don’t know how it is where you live, but where I live, it’s over 100 degrees Fahrenheit half the days of the year. We only end up using our home’s furnace a couple of weeks in January and February ...

Stockpiling supplies for an emergency is at the very core of survival. Unfortunately, though, not everything stores well, especially when we’re talking about months and years. Most food items don’t store well, but we are able to make up for ...

Wildcrafting is the term that people refer to for collecting wild plants. Wild plants often have strong healing properties and exceptional flavor. I have never tasted a store bought strawberry that compared in flavor to the tiny alpine ones that ...

The recent polar vortex hit Texas hard. While the entire country suffered with unexpectedly cold temperatures which lasted for days; no other state had as many people without power, without water and dying from the cold weather. But why should ...

Many people have special things they do at the beginning of the year. For me, that means taking inventory in more ways than one. That’s different than most ideas about the New Year, which are more likely to be about ...