Urban Survival Skills

Essential reading for all survivalists and preppers – urban survival skills! Here you’ll be able to learn about urban survival techniques that can mean the difference between life and death for you and your family. The more you know about survival strategies and skills, the better prepared you’ll be to see your way through a disaster situation. Learn essential survival techniques to avoid the lethal missteps that most people make when faced with potential life and death decisions. Being prepared means being aware.

How To Build a Rabbit Hutch

November 3, 2011
Wire Rabbit Hutch

Nearly 8 months ago I embarked on an urban self sufficiency project. While the last few months have been rather quiet, the start was busy. Among the first tasks Jason McConniel and I tackled was building a suspended rabbit hutch complete with automatic watering system. Using a modified version of the plans from Storey’s Guid [...]

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Tracking Wildfires

October 6, 2011
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Worried about getting burned by wildfires? As droughts have been on the rise in the South Central and West Coast of the US keeping an eye on wildfires has become a concern for a lot more people this past year. WunderGround.com has produced a wonderfully simple map for seeing weather overlays for some time. They have [...]

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Episode 37: Gear, POMs, & Survival Voices

October 3, 2011
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Episode 37: Gear, POMs, Survival Voices [ 37:22 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Jonathan is out sick and Aaron runs amuck. Taking from listeners’ emails and conversations, Aaron discusses three important survival topics. Gear addictions are something we all suffer from at one point or another. Aaron shares his thoughts on the place for gear, how far you can go without gear, and times when survival can’t be [...]

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Making a Para-cord Bracelet In 11 Easy Steps

September 29, 2011
Paracord Bracelet

Para-cord bracelets are pretty popular in the survival community. Safe to say, they are one of the top 5 survival fashion accessories. But like most, if not all things in survival they are very useful as well. After fire and a knife, cordage ranks as one of the most important items in your survival kit. [...]

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BOB on a Budget

August 11, 2011
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It’s hard to say whether preppers spend more time and energy fussing over their BOB or their AR-15, but one thing is for sure; people LOVE to spend too much money on both. I for one have certainly been bitten by both bugs. Someone recently asked me if it was possible to do a BOB [...]

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Potassium permanganate: The Most Useful Survival Chemical

July 28, 2011
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When people think about survival tools, chemicals are usually not one of the first things that come to mind. Potassium permanganate should though. Also known as KMnO4, Condy’s Crystals and permanganate of potash, Potassium permanganate is a jack of all survival trades.When it comes to survival, the more you know, the more you can do [...]

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Survival Tampon

July 21, 2011

Survival is often about finding creative ways to solve life threatening problems using everyday items. Today’s creative survival tip focuses on alternative uses for the Tampon. Tampons and Bullet Holes For some time now it has been suggested that tampons should be carried in medical kits for the treatment of bullet wounds. This can be [...]

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Part II: Do You Know How To Tie A Knot?

March 23, 2011
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Part II of do you know how to tie a knot. Five more useful knots.

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Part I: Do You Know How to Tie a Knot?

March 16, 2011
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It Could Save Your Life: Crucial Knots & Their Applications Knots are essential to survival in the outdoors and in emergency situations, and for sailing. Knowing which knots to tie and how to properly perform these actions can mean the difference between security and safety or death. Knowing how to tie a knot can help [...]

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Water Collection, Purification, & Storage in an Urban Environment

March 9, 2011
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In the event of a catastrophe, whether natural or man-made, water is perhaps one of the most crucial elements lacking in an urban setting. Earthquakes can disrupt water mains, or water treatment plants can be shut down or destroyed, leaving us with only the water we have in bottles and storage. Careful planning and forethought [...]

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