E57: Survival Gear vs Survival Skills
Hosts Aaron and Jonathan discuss survival gear vs survival skill and the place for both.
Review: Influence by Robert Cialdini
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini may seem out of place on a site about survival, but that's only if you do not take into account that people are often your best tool for survival or hindrance in survival.…
Saved By The Seat Of Your Pants
Preferably, if you find yourself in a sinking boat or an emergency water landing situation, you will have a life preserver. But, what do you do if such luxuries are not available? Turn your clothes into a life jacket. People…
Survival Tampon
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…
I’m Buggin’ Out, Man!
The Bug Out Bag (BOB) is the bag you grab when you're leaving home in a hurry. More specifically, it's the bag you grab when you're leaving home and you don't know where you're going "“ you just know you're…
Situational Awareness and Normalcy Bias
How often would you say you get "caught off guard?" In an everyday context, this could be as harmless as reaching for your coffee mug without looking and spilling it on your carpet, or as serious as failing to notice…
Ragnar’s Urban Survival Review
A review of Ragnar's Urban Survival book: The good, the bad, and the ugly. This book contains good tips, but there's definitely issues. Read on...
Friday Stuff 9-24-10
This Friday we are featuring a deck of survival cards perfect for quick life saving tips or a quick game of go fish on the go, and a fire steel knife combo.
CERT: Emergency Response Training For The Masses
A couple of years ago, after reading Emergency by Neil Strauss, four friends and I enrolled in a CERT Program. It seemed like it would be a good first step on our road to preparedness and a great first step…
How To Build A Blackout Kit
If a blackout or emergency arises in the middle of the night, will you be prepared? Outages that leave you in the dark can be extremely disruptive and dangerous. Aside from outfitting your home with a generator, one of the…
