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Many simple items that we take for granted can be used for more than their intended purposes.  When preparing for a survival situation, you’d be surprised by the household or office items that you can put to use in ways ...

Most survival kits today are fairly complete with the necessary fire starting tools, water filtration systems and knives. But what many people don’t realize is that there are very common, everyday items that can just as easily be turned into ...

Gathering food (trapping, hunting, fishing, and foraging) is probably the most difficult aspect of bushcraft.  While it is not as difficult as it sounds, it is still something that requires practice.  Where things get tricky for folks who dabble in ...

March 27, 2013 Been working on this for a few years. Think it covers most aspects of hunting and fishing in the environments I go ‘crafting in. Previous Video

Ah, to be young again. I was sitting in my truck down by the boat ramp yesterday taking a break, when a kid ran up to my window. “Mister, can I use your phone?” he said excitedly. “It’s important,” he ...

Good morning, this is Bob Whitten, coming to you from beautiful, sunny Thomson, Illinois. When the weather turns cold like it has in Northwestern Illinois, my thoughts start shifting to fighting through weeds and hanging out under bridges. No, I ...

November 6, 2012 This video is about making a fully functional primitive survival fish and minnow trap using a digging stick and the shore of a lake. Actually shows the trap being made, how to set it, and hopefully lets ...

This week on our show we talk with “Bait Shop Todd” about where the crappies are biting and how to catch them. We will talk with The Heirloom Market’s own senior botanist, Nick Huizenga about gardening in your own backyard. ...

Fish are a nearly perfect source of nutrition and in a long-term (or even a short-term) survival situation, they are not that difficult to obtain. First of all, dispel all notions that this article might have some cuddly or eco-conscious feel to it. While I can respect, and will normally do my best, to adhere to ecological best practices and animal preservation techniques, this is a SURVIVAL article, highlighting techniques that can net (no pun intended) you a healthy supply of fish to save your life...