Make fire without matches Video 50 Things Everyone Should Know by Mark and Angel Self-reliance is a vital key to living a healthy, productive life. To be self-reliant one must master a basic set of skills, more or less making them a jack of all trades. Contrary to what you may have learned in school, a jack of all trades is far more equipped to deal with life than a specialized master of only one. While not totally comprehensive , here is a list of 50 things everyone should know how to do. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Read the rest of the article
Starting My Bug Out Bag I am starting my first Bug Out Bag. I’ve packed for a bunch of backpacking and camping trips in my life but I have never had a Bug Out Bag. I am going to write update articles here on Survival Cache when I add stuff to my BOB so new survivalists can follow along and I can ask questions and get ideas from the more experienced preppers out there. Obviously a good place to start with your Bug Out Bag is the bag itself. Sure there are lots of better bags out there but I really can’t afford to drop $100-200 bucks on a new pack right now and emergencies don’t wait for you to have all your gear ready. I’ve got a couple of other backpacks but I chose the ALICE because its heavy duty, durable, and I won’t miss it from my regular outdoor gear. I have backpacked with this pack before, both with and without the frame. I would like to hear from others with a survivalist perspective on whether you think its better with frame or without? Stuff in My Buy Out Bag so far: A Survival Flash Drive
Recycled Plastic Bottles Partially Filled with Colored Water Used to Create a Parking Canopy Use a Sawyer Extractor for Snake and Insect Bites The Sawyer Extractor is the best first aid application for poisonous snake bites as well as insect bites and stings. The Extractor is a venom suction system that removes the venom from the victims bloodstream. The Sawyer Extractor system is also reusable and a definite must have for your Bug Out Bag or other survival gear. While it is prominently known as a first aid measure for a dangerous snake bite, it is equally effective for relief from mosquito bites or bee stings. Snake bites are a definite threat in a survival situation and a hospital may not be available, you are going to need all of the help you can get. From Sawyer: The Extractor Pump ® Vacuum was designed specifically to provide the most powerful suction available for the safe extraction of venoms and poisons.Because its Double Chamber Pump action is so powerful you will not need to use the dangerous scalpel blades or knives associated with less effective bite kits. Specs Visit our new Survival Gear Store – Forge Survival Supply
How to Make Your Own Beauty Products from Scratch - Lifestyle Let's keep things simple this week. When it comes to personal-care products, we are big believers in streamlining what you use—see "Eight Products You Think You Need But Don't" for a refresher—buying less in general, and getting creative. We have both always loved experimenting in our kitchens and our bathrooms, checking ingredients in products we love, isolating the main ones, and then trying them on their own. Simple body scrub Many body scrubs, even the ones that claim to be sugar- or salt-based, actually contain beads made out of polyethylene, which is environmentally deplorable (it all goes down the drain, remember)—to say nothing of the preservatives, fragrance, penetration enhancers, and sulfates that typically bulk up these products. Honey face wash One-ingredient eye liner For the ladies (or the gents with a flair for the dramatic) this is as easy as it gets: Grab a capsule of activated charcoal, which you can get at most pharmacies and any health food store. Perfume Shave oil
The Bug Out Bag - Building A Survival Bag | 72hoursurvival.com Some people ask me, “Why a 72 hour bug out bag? Why not a week, or just a few hours?” Well, the reason is this: In a disaster scenario, like a flood, tornado, hurricane, or earthquake, first responders are likely going to be completely overloaded with large fires, collapses, etc. of large commercial buildings or heavy traffic downtown areas. It is highly possible you will have to fend for yourself for a minimum of 3 days. So the idea is to have enough stuff to keep yourself alive for 3 days and give you the necessary time and possibly tools to get what you need to survive longer if need be. When we first conceived 72hoursurvival.com, we figured one of the first things we would do is build a bug out bag and then put up a page on how we did it. So in this article I am going to try and give you a good idea on where to start and how to get a bug out bag together. Before you start buying stuff to stock a pack, though, you need a pack! One option for this is Mainstay rations . . . . . . . .
How to make glitter shoes! Last week I posted a pic on Instagram of some shoes I was glittering for my friend, Stacy. She wanted a pair of glitter booties like this pair but since they were no longer for sale I decided to make her a pair. I recieved tons of questions about the process and supplies. You'll need: A pair of shoes that you want to glitter. All you have to do is use a small paint brush to apply a heavy layer of glue to a section of your shoes, cover them in glitter (pour it on over a piece of paper). Tips: It can be difficult to get the details perfect, like going around laces, getting the tounge of the shoes and creating clean edges. Here's a tiny peek of Stacy wearing her new glittery shoes! PS. 5 Ideas for Fire Tinder A while ago I asked readers Do You Have 5 Ways to Make Fire? The article concentrated on fire starters; steel and flight, lighters, and a few less common systems. However, most of those will be useless for building a fire if you don’t have some tinder to put the flame to. Here are 5 great ideas for fire tinder, both natural and homemade. 1. Everybody can collect it for free, and even get it from the bottom of your pockets in a pinch. 2. Collect the stringy shavings from the bark of a cedar tree for the best (in my opinion) natural fire tinder. 3. This might be the oldest survivalist trick in the book. 4. Obviously these won’t be available in all areas, but when you can find them the light feathery material inside cattails is like burning paper or cotton. 5. Like cedar, just shave some bark off of a birch tree. Two great products to keep in your Bug Out Bag are “WetFire” and “Fire Paste“. What do you use? I know these are just the tip of the iceberg for survival fire tender.
Easy DIY jean shorts: hi-waisted & bleached | PopCosmo image via Pinterest (no through link provided!) #1 High-waisted Jean Shorts This summer, the 90’s are back with high-waist vintage style jean shorts being all the rage. The downside to this adorable style? Materials needed: thrift store long pants, scissors, a pen, a ruler, a needle, and tweezers Steps: 1. Optional fraying and tattering…. 6. #2 DIY Bleached Jean Shorts (my personal favorite) Materials needed: jean shorts, bleach, trash bag (or go outdoors), plastic gloves 1. ~By Sarah, Intern 2012 Survival Fire Starters – Do You Have 5 Ways to Make Fire? I would put the ability to make fire right behind water, shelter, and food in the list of most important things in a survival situation, and before food and shelter in some cases. Since being able to start a fire is so important, are you really going to rely on only one or two ways to do it? I think you should have at least 5 fire starters in your Bug Out Bag or in any survival preps for that matter. Be sure to notice that I am not talking about different types of tinder, like cedar shavings, fire log, paper etc. 1. No surprises here. 1.They need to be waterproof. 2. 2. Notice lighters is plural. If you are going to buy a nice lighter like that one, you should carry some Butane refill fluid and it will last you 5 times as long as any of the throw away lighters. 3. A firesteel and scraper, or what used to be a flint, is a tubed piece of metal, usually steel or magnesium, that creates sparks when you run the metal scraper down the tube. Cool ones that we have tested include: 1. 5. Be Safe
Bloom Flower Crown D.I.Y. Hi friends! Today I want to share this quick and easy method for creating a handmade floral crown. Kinsey whipped this crown up in about 10 minutes. Step 1: Supplies Needed- plastic faux floral branch bunch with blooms, wire cutters, brown wire. 2. Here's the finished crown. Have fun creating your own floral crown!