This fantastically useful video from Nature Reliance School teaches us five simple yet incredibly useful knots that will serve you well in survival, hiking, camping, farming and more. The demonstrations are simple, clear and easy to follow. If you watch just one knot-tying tutorial, this should be it! Rave reviews …
In this super-useful video, AlfieAesthetics gives us a rundown of 25 edible plants that all survivalists should learn about. Alfie gives a detailed description of the plants, which is essential for accurate identification. Note that this list is specifically for the UK; not all of these plants will be available …
In this inspiring and calming video from TA Outdoors, we see a medieval-style bushcraft house built using hand held tools, drawing inspiration from an anglo saxon “pit house”. The traditional “pit house” was partly submerged and this technique kept temperatures more constant throughout the year. It also meant less building …
Here’s an useful video from AlfieAesthetics giving us 20 wilderness survival hacks that use commonly available items and could potentially keep you alive in desperate survival situations! 1. Use a zipper to make an improvised fish hook. Break / cut open the loop and sharpen it (using a stone if …
Indoor Air Pollution Is A Major Health Hazard – Here Are 10 Top Ways To Improve Yours. Photo – Pixabay (PD) Air pollution is, to most people’s surprise, one of the major health hazards today. However when we talk about places with polluted air, the first things that come into …
graphic © off-grid.info – images – shutterstock.com (under license) RFID credit / debit cards are now ubiquitous in many parts of the world and provide a convenient way for people to make payment by simply holding the card up to a reader, which is able to scan the information on …
8 Cool Survival Hacks Using A Soda Can. Photo – Wikipedia – lic. under CC 3.0 Soda cans are found everywhere. What we didn’t know is that this piece of junk is a survivalist’s treasure in disguise. Here is a list of survival hacks using soda cans: 1. Lamp/Candle Hanger …
How To Make A Tarp Survival Shelter In Two Minutes. Photo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjTuM2A_ie4 This video demonstrates how to put up an easy tarp survival shelter in under two minutes. Being able to rig up a super-quick shelter is very useful, because if rain starts without much warning you want shelter …
How To Make Clay Pots – Primitive Style. Photo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL3sho1CpkI This awesome video by Primitive Technology is part of a series demonstrating how to make things from scratch – and when we say “from scratch” we really mean it. He starts with dirt, sticks, leaves and so on – …
Charcoal is a solid black substance predominantly composed of carbon. It is created by burning wood or other vegetation via “pyrolysis”, which greatly limits the supply of oxygen, causing incomplete combustion. Charcoal has a surprising number of uses and very interesting physical and chemical properties. It has great usefulness in …
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