Knowing how to start a fire is essential outdoor and survival skill. If you carry flint and steel with you at all times, then you are already prepared. However, there is nothing wrong with having back up. Did you know you could make fire starters from plenty of things you can find lying around the house? Here are five free and frugal fire starters you probably didn’t know you already had!
Storing glass jars, metal lids and screw rims for canning is challenging. And keeping all your supplies together helps reduce prepping costs. Read these tips to help you keep them all in one place.
I was intrigued to see where he was going with the conversation though. In my thinking, Ham radio was a dead art. Sure, it had its purpose—in its time—but we have cell phones, email and text messaging today. Communications are much easier than they were 30 or 40 years ago.
In an emergency, we need safe water daily to drink, cook, clean, flush toilets and do laundry. Along with storing extra water for emergencies, you may find some hidden sources around your house. Read this article to help you identify hidden water sources.
We are little over a half way through our 30 days of preparing for severe winter weather. So far, you should be geared up and ready to face a blizzard on the roadways and a snow-in at home. If you have been following, you have winterized your home and car and both your house and vehicle are stocked with enough supplies to ride out a winter storm. So far all posts have merely skimmed the surface of prepping, each covering simply the basics. In the past, The Shooter’s Log has gone more in-depth in winter weather survival. Today, Day 18 is a good day to revisit the following past posts.
Don’t let the price of prepping scare you off. If you are strapped for cash, you can build a budget bug-out bag perfect for your car, or for an unexpected disaster that will keep you dry, fed, warm, and hydrated for 24 hours. Here is a list of essential items, most of them well under $10.
Fall is typically the best time to harvest roots…in the cooler weather the plants start storing up nutrients to make it through the winter. Discover three of the most versatile roots for cooking and healing.
Fire is an essential tool when you’re hiking or camping and there is an ingenious way to make one without matches. Read this post to learn how to make one with 3 simple ingredients: a soda can, a chocolate bar and sunshine.
Srengthening your body’s secondary muscle groups, such as your shoulders, calves and hands, makes your shooting more gains seconds for your shooting and hunting activities. These exercises can be done without expensive gym memberships or special equipment, in your own home or back yard.
Riding an ATV is a fun and freeing way to enjoy the outdoors. Following the tips and answering the questions in this post will help you do so safely and make sure you know exactly what you’re getting into and how to make sure you get to ride and hunt another time.