Category: Survival Skills

Making A Huge Two-Handed Chisel From Scraps. Photo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBQI0pQBoyc Sustainability takes many forms—from shunning single-use plastic to repurposing waste steel, destined for landfills. Whichever path you take, the most important thing is to make life and the environment a better place in the process. We can draw inspiration from …

Survival Lessons from The Great Depression – Photo – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SH3PUBkWYQ In challenging times such as the recent ones, it can be valuable to look back at a similar period of economic struggle (for example, the Great Depression of the 1930’s) — and draw some important survival lessons to prepare us …

Primitive Technology: How To Make Mud Bricks. Photos – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D59v74k5flU In ancient times, our ancestors and other primitive societies built their homesteads from the natural materials in their environs. Astonishingly, some ancient mud-brick structures still exist today, thousands of years later. Even in the modern day, mud bricks offer a …

How To Make Rope From Grass – Easy Method. Photo – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DljWyRQFrNc A rope is widely considered a must-have item in any prepper kit or ‘Bug out Bag’ for obvious reasons — including lifting, dragging, pulling, binding, and tying. And interestingly, it’s not a modern invention. It’s one of the …

Fatwood For Beginners. Photos – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmQA-ChX4PQ Fatwood — aka. heart pine or pine knot — is widely known to be an excellent firelighter wood. It’s the resin-soaked wood that forms when sap from dead pine trees settles into the trunk and branches. Although fatwood can be found in most forests, …

10 Great Depression Skills That Will Pay Well When Jobs Become Scarce. Photos – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azxsaKKIh48 Even the most advanced survival tools and supplies can be rendered useless if you don’t have the skills and knowledge to survive. Having a fundamental set of essential skills might help you and your family …

8 Knots You Need To Know – How To Tie Knots That You Will Actually Use. Photos – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yfFo0-1u1M Tying knots is one of those skills you take for granted until you’re in a “situation”. Whether for survivalism or simple everyday convenience, learning how to tie useful knots is a …

Here’s an interesting video from the always-entertaining AlfieAesthetics giving us a rundown of 13 common fruits and herbs and how they can be made into teas that are nutritious and medicinal. Sarcasm is his second language and he does it well. 1. Rosehip Tea. Rosehips are high in vitamin C …

This video from TA Outdoors is a must-see for fans of bushcraft, self-reliance and the outdoors. It’s beautifully shot, is not only calming and ‘therapeutic’ but also gives a full overview of how to build a log cabin in the woods – from timber, stone and clay. A team of …

Here we have an awesome video from the now-famous Primitive Technology channel – featuring the construction of a tiled roof hut; completely from “prima material” – the raw materials of the forest, using nothing more than home made tools, bare hands and sheer ingenuity. There’s an element of mime theatre …