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Captain Dave's Survival Center and Preparedness Resource. The 2012 Survival Guide. (Other Post & Pre Apocalyptic Survival Guides)Will You Survive Doomsday? Survival SheltersFood StorageWater Storage Table of Content Note: About this writing This is an unedited draft that I wrote and may contain errors in punctuation and spelling. I simply have a lot to say on this website and I am currently spending my time researching and writing. At a later time I may revisit this and other survival articles and make corrections. Regardless of writing style or grammatical errors, the information contained in this and other articles on this website serves to enlighten and educate our survivalist enthusiast and all our visitors who wish to increase their chances to survive.

Preface - The End Of The World As We Know It – (T.E.O.T.W.A.W.K.I.) T.E.O.T.W.A.W.K.I. T.E.O.T.W.A.W.K.I. scenarios includes but is not limited to: Personal T.E.O.T.W.A.W.K.I. scenarios happen for people everyday, ask any victim of a natural disaster; their world changed. T.E.O.T.W.A.W.K.I. What to expect in 2012. Survival Bow Making Instructions. By Jason Knight The following bow making instructions will help you construct an effective bow in a relatively short amount of time. A quickie bow is a fast-made bow for immediate use in a survival situation. It is carved from a sapling or branch of a tree.

The reason it is called a “quickie” bow is because it is made at the time the wood is harvested, rather than waiting a year or more for the wood to season (as is typical for regular bow construction). Survival Bow Making Instructions 1. The first step is to select the proper materials. For a quickie bow, you want to start with a relatively straight section of sapling or branch that is free of knots, side branches, and twists. 2. Stand the bow stave upright on the ground, hold the top loosely with one hand, and push outward lightly on the middle of the bow.

Now find the middle point of the stave and mark out your handhold area by measuring and marking 3 inches out from the center in both directions. 3. 4. Notches for the bow string 5. Marine assault pack – MOLLE II | Thrifty Prepper. Wilderness Survival, Tracking, Nature, Wilderness Mind. Southern Prepper1. North Carolina Prepper. Cheaper Than Dirt - America's Ultimate Shooting Sports Discounter. 38 Survival Downloads and Handbooks – Pioneering, SHTF, Engineering, Urban Gardening, Defense, and More. Posted on Aug 16, 2013 in Emergency Preparedness & Survival, Featured Articles, Urban Gardening, Farming & Homesteading Kevin Hayden – TruthisTreason.net If you find this material helpful, please consider donating $1 or $2 to the website! Thanks! Field Manuals & Military Handbooks (.pdf Format) *New* > Internment and Resettlement Operations FM 3-39.40 Psychological Operations (PsyOps) AFDD 2-5-3 CBR Shelters ETL 1110-3-498 Map Reading & Navigation FM 3-25-26 Terrain, Maps, and Direction *New* > Aircraft Recognition FM44.80 Nuclear, Biological & Chemical (NBC) Field Handbook FM 3-7 Nuclear, Biological & Chemical (NBC) Protection FM 34 Military Chemical & Biological Agents and Compounds FM 3-9 Counterinsurgency Operations FMI 3-07.22 Updated: Counter Insurgency Tactics FM3.24.2 Survival, Evasion, Resistance, & Escape (SERE) AR350-30 US Army Ranger Handbook *New* > Special Operations – Using Pack Animals FM3.05.213 *New* > Special Operations – Caching Techniques TC.3129A Expeditionary Maneuver Warware.

500 Free U.S. Military Manauls Survival Ebooks Info Center. Survival Database Downloads. MIT Guide to Lockpicking. The 25 Rules of Disinformation. The Homesteader's Free Library. Survival Food Series: 25 Survival Seeds You Need For Your Garden. Living off the land sounds as inviting as Christmas dinner. But many have hardly had adequate experience being “farmers.” In fact, many have had no experience at all when it comes to planting anything. That being said, the day is slowly approaching where each of us may have to trade in our company identification badges for a shovel and a pair of overalls. Educating yourself on farming topics such as mirco farming, planting for the seasons, natural insect repellents, seed collection and seed storage could help prepare for an upcoming economic crisis.

Learn about how many vegetables or fruits the plant will yield. It is truly an experience when it comes to the first garden. And the plants have many things to teach. Start Practicing The only way to be fully prepared as far as growing plants is concerned is to practice, practice, practice. With each gardening experience will come more wisdom on how to handle a larger garden. Survival Seeds Sources: Google+ World's Best Survivalism HowTo's « How-To News. How to Make a figure four deadfall trap « Survival Training. How to Build a fire in wet conditions when in the wilderness « Survival Training.

How to Make a charcloth for lighting fires in the wild « Survival Training. Preparedness. We're working hard to finish up our new marketplace, where you'll be able to find all of your preparedness, homesteading and food storage needs. The market will feature organic foods, preparedness supplies and unique solutions from local farmers and small businesses from around the country. The Free Online Survival Guide.

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Tips. Kits. Downloads. Index of How to Survive Hard Times - by Robert Wayne Atkins. Hidden Cache. Fishermen or hunters will keep strategically hidden supply caches so they don’t have to carry as much on their way in. A military might use larger supply caches for similar reasons. A new group of people called “preppers” may use a supply cache in conjunction with a “bug out location” to allow them an option to wait out an economic or natural disaster. I have a supply cache for gardening tools in my square foot garden, which is in a back yard a few miles from where I live. I would never remember to bring everything I need with me every time, so I keep some twine, a knife, a spade and a clippers on site, hidden away in one of the garden pixels. As you can see, it’s impossible to tell I have hidden something underneath my mulch layer.

I think this technique would be useful to allotment gardeners, or even guerrilla gardeners using forgotten spaces and boulevards. Survivalism. Movement of individuals or households preparing for emergencies and natural disasters Use of the term survivalist dates from the early 1960s.[2] History[edit] 1930s to 1950s[edit] The origins of the modern survivalist movement in the United Kingdom and the United States include government policies, threats of nuclear warfare, religious beliefs, and writers who warned of social or economic collapse in both non-fiction and apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction.

[citation needed] The Great Depression that followed the Wall Street Crash of 1929 is cited by survivalists as an example of the need to be prepared.[4][5] 1960s[edit] The increased inflation rate in the 1960s, the US monetary devaluation, the continued concern over a possible nuclear exchange between the US and the Soviet Union, and perceived increasing vulnerability of urban centers to supply shortages and other systems failures caused a number of primarily conservative and libertarian thinkers to promote individual preparations. Wildernet - Hiking, Camping, Fishing and Many Other Activities Throughout...

BASIC LIST OF SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR LONG TERM SURVIVAL. Some people are saying we should prepare for at least 7 days, but the way things go after a hurricane, tornado, floods, loss of electricity and the fact that these disasters will continue and perhaps even get worse in coming years according to trends, one week is not enough. Some have said 7 years, but that seems too long so do what you can.

Be sure to use the older stocked goods first and replace them with new. Otherwise you will end up with all old food you might not even want to eat. Always check canned tomatoes for spoilage, as even in the can they can spoil. Most other foods last a long time. 1. Water stored to last at least 7 days, at one gallon per day per person. Homeland Security recommends 7 days for survival, but in recent years, some people don't have electricity or heat for up to 3 weeks, so to be really safe - plan for at least 3 weeks. 2. 3.

Wheat - 300 lbs. Rice - 100 lbs. Beans, Peas, Lentils, 50 lbs. each Honey or Sugar - 60 lbs. Salt - 3 lbs. Cayenne Pepper - 1 large can. World's Best Survivalism HowTo's « How-To News. 100 Skills Every Man Should Know: 2008's Ultimate DIY List. Top 10 Survival Downloads You Should Have. BASIC LIST OF SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR LONG TERM SURVIVAL. Advanced Armament :: Home. The Fantastic Four ? 4 Essential Wild Edible Plants that May Just Save Your Life | Tactical Intelligence. Did you realize that knowing just 4 wild edible plants could one day save your life?

If there were any four categories of plants that I would recommend all people to know how to use and identify it would be these: Grass, Oak, Pine, and Cattail. For the knowledgeable survivor, knowing just these four plants can make the difference between life and death if stranded in the wilds – for each one is an excellent food source which can sustain you until help arrives. Throughout this week and part of the next, I’ll be going into details on how you can prepare and eat these plants. For now though, here’s a quick overview into what they have to offer: Grass Surprising to many is the fact that you can eat grass. The young shoots up to 6 inches tall can be eaten raw and the starchy base (usually white and at the bottom when you pluck it) can be eaten as a trail nibble. Oak Oak – specifically the acorn – is a great source of food in the fall and early winter time. Pine “You can eat pine?!” Cattail. Disaster Resource GUIDE. 10 Skills Every Survivalist Should Learn.

Farming, Homesteading, Survival and Prepping Blogs - Farm Dreams. Survive Nature - Techniques for Surviving in every Natural Environment. When you find yourself lost in the forest, you should be alert to the fact that there are predators and they are dangerous. Try to fashion a spear or knife out of branches to use as protection. Among the many predators to watch out for, bears are the most dangerous (especially Grizzlies): Black Bears: If you see a black bear 50 yards away or more, then keep your distance and continue hiking always making sure to not get closer.

If you happen to come across the bear and it doesn't see you, then carefully walk away and talk loudly to alert the bear to your presence. Grizzly Bears: If you come into direct contact with a Grizzly bear, avoid eye contact. Back away slowly and allow the bear enough room to escape. Never run from any bear. The most dangerous scenario is to be between a mother bear and her cubs.

What to do if a bear attacks: Black Bears: Fight back. Insects/Spiders: Depending on which forest you are located, there are insects and spiders that are poisonous. Disastermapper. Top Ten Survivalist Books for 2012. Most of us want to survive the uncertainty ahead, and without a doubt, survival books can teach methods to prepare, to deal with harsh conditions, and to emerge victorious over whatever life throws our way.

This begs the question - what is there to survive? Worst scenario - the Yellowstone caldera eruption! Still bad but not quite so awful - economic depression, fire, floods, earthquakes, you name it. About the image above: Camp Fire Canoe, by Ervin Molnar - You can buy this art print at Allposters.com This page was made by Linda Jo Martin, novelist and content writer. Almost every year people lose everything to tornadoes and hurricanes. The fact is, terrible things happen and we want to be prepared. At the end of the top ten list you'll find two bonus books that didn't make the top ten, and one of those is free!

The 12 Rules of Survival. The 12 Rules of Survival has been out of a couple of years now, but it never hurts to reread them. Read the whole book “ Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why ” if you get an opportunity! Also, check out his new book “Lucy” at www.laurencegonzales.com ! By Laurence Gonzales As a journalist, I’ve been writing about accidents for more than thirty years. In the last 15 or so years, I’ve concentrated on accidents in outdoor recreation, in an effort to understand who lives, who dies, and why. To my surprise, I found an eerie uniformity in the way people survive seemingly impossible circumstances. Survival should be thought of as a journey, a vision quest of the sort that native Americans have had as a rite of passage for thousands of years. Don’t fall into the deadly trap of denial or of immobilizing fear. Many people who in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, died simply because they told themselves that everything was going to be all right.

Now, Top 50 Survival Blogs! Are you prepared? MacGyver, Survivalist, or Stockpiler: The Urban Survival Skills Everyone Should Know. It's your word against his.. If he ain't talkin, your word pretty much wins. Also, don't try draggin him back in your house after he's dead.. The cops will be able to tell he was shot inside your house. As soon as you're involved in a shooting like this, call the cops, then a lawyer.. You are so bad ass. Once everyone knows how hard you are, no one will try to burglarize your home! Seriously, you're advocating shooting a potential burglar with your "Mossy, Remy or Mr. We're not all in middle school, you know, and life is not like a Die Hard movie. I don't want to kill anyone. I am not running from my house.

You can be a moral coward and subject yourself to the will of a criminal, however I will suffer no such victimization. @jodark It's not cowardly to leave and certainly not morally cowardly to leave if there is an intruder in your house. But staying in your house just because you paid for it and everything in it?