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TEACHING SURVIVAL SKILLS TO YOUR CHILDREN
Article Courtesy: ReadyMan.com You’re never too savage to take some time to teach your kids survival skills. Or any skills, for that matter. Sometimes, the greatest lessons we learn in life pop up completely unexpectedly. As parents, we should be sure to capitalize on every opportunity to impart some of our knowledge onto our children… […]
How Spatial Awareness and Communication Can Win a Fight
A man with a criminal history, who just served 4 months in jail for robbing a convenience store in Eastern Los Angeles, attempts to get revenge on the shop owner who pressed charges against him. He approaches the convenience store in a mask, armed with a knife and hostile intentions, not knowing that the store’s […]
The Hydra Light Product Review
I got word a water powered Flashlight was heading my way for a product review & immediately pictured a contraption with a propeller to dip in a running stream, or some penlight hooked up to a water bottle. Instead, I got the Hydra Light, a foot long, rubber-coated, yellow & black plastic cylinder, looking every inch […]
Guardline GS-5000 Motion Detection Security System / APN Product Review
Imagine a line of pickets that can pick up the approach of anything heading your way. That’s exactly what you have with the Guardline GL-5000 Motion Detecting Alarm System. This is a security system that is well worth it. This product review was a walk in the park… actually a walk around the yard, testing […]
Homesteading Summit “movie trailer”…JUST RELASED!
This “movie trailer” for the Homesteading Summit was JUST RELEASED! It’s a pretty inspiring 50,000 ft view of what you can expect in the week ahead, watching the Mother Earth News Homesteading Summit! This 100% online event is set to kick off this coming Monday, October 31st. 35+ speaker, over 7 full days. Covering topics […]
The Blackout Series by Bobby Akart
~ by Bobby Akart, Contributing writer to the American Preppers Network, host of the Prepping for Tomorrow program on Prepper Broadcasting and nine-time best selling author of The Blackout Series, The Boston Brahmin Series and The Prepping for Tomorrow Series. I have written about the importance of prepper fiction as a tool for convincing the non-prepper family member or friend to […]
Hoboken New Jersey Train Crash Injures 100 or more
More than 100 people were injured this morning and at least one dead in a Hoboken New Jersey train crash. The commuter train crashed during rush hour impacting the terminal at full speed, breaking through a wall, and collapsing the roof of the building. Authorities still have not determined the cause of the crash. Witnesses […]
Family Medical Bag With Nurse Amy Alton
We all generally have some sort of first aid kit or emergency supplies, especially if you have children. When preparing your medical bag, you try to think of everything you can add to it that would be beneficial in some way. Preparing a medical bag you want to take with you in a grid down situation […]
Grid Down: Heart & Blood Pressure Care
It is important to realize and understand that if we ever have a grid down situation or some sort of natural disaster that prevented us from getting our medication, a lot of people will die. Diabetics, epileptics, anyone with heart disease. You name it. So what can you learn and put into play that will […]
The Reality of 2 Weeks of Food Storage
The thought of food storage can be very overwhelming, especially if you are new to being self sufficient. You have just realized the need for food-storage and the dangers of what is happening in the world. So now what are you going to do about it? You may find some very good answers in the […]
Building an Emergency Medical Bag
Building your own emergency medical kit is a huge priority and can be some what over whelming. Having first aid supplies for different types of emergencies is important as well. You will want these on hand at home, in you’re vehicle or in a bug out situation. From a different perspective, most of us have […]
Raising and Butchering Rabbits Part 1
When it becomes mandatory for us to raise our own food to feed our families, space can become an issue for many reasons. You may have thought that raising and butchering rabbits was out of the question if you live in urban areas, within city limits, or live in a small town but still live […]
Survival Training for Kids PT1 (Video)
Survival training is very important for us to learn as adults but also for our children. When we think about natural disasters hitting us, or getting turned around somehow while camping, we naturally think to ourselves, “Well, they have me and i can take care of them”. The question you should ask yourself is, “What […]
Haversack! What’s in Yours?
Haversacks were in use during the American Civil War, as recounted in Grant’s memoirs, “In addition to the supplies transported by boat, the men were to carry forty rounds of ammunition in the cartridge-boxes and four days’ rations in a haversack.” In 1910 the U.S. Army adopted the M-1910 haversack (or M10) as the standard […]
Vehicles to Bug Out In
You have probably seen hundreds of articles and videos on ‘The Perfect’ bug out vehicle. Well truthfully, there is not one ‘ideal’ bug out vehicle that works for everyone. There are many factors to consider before deciding what is perfect for you and your family. For some the best BOV might be a motorcycle, bicycle […]
Wool Blanket Roll
I have always been fascinated with how survivalist, campers, hikers etc. were able to tuck their survival gear inside a military style wool blanket and then turn it into a pack that can be carried in multiple ways. I have personally had a wool blanket like the one in the video for a very long […]
How to Tie a Siberian Hitch (Video)
Krik of Black Owl Outdoors shows you how to tie a Siberian Hitch used to hang a ridge-line, which is a great quick release hitch perfect to use to secure a ridge-line for a tarp while you’re camping, backpacking, or just picnicking in the outdoors. He goes step by step and slowly shows you how […]
How To Hang A Ridge-line
Krik of Black Owl Outdoors shows you the basics of hanging a ridge-line. Whether you use it for a clothes line or for a tarp shelter, knowing how to set up a secure ridge-line is an important skill to know. Especially if you need to hang your shelter relatively fast because a storm is coming […]
Setting Up a Tarp Tent Shelter 4 Easy Ways
Carrying a tarp for shelter is a very convenient and efficient way to travel when you’re camping, hunting or hiking for the day. It is also wonderful to add to your bug out or emergency bag that you carry with you and countless other uses. There are many different styles of tarps but the cheaper […]
Opening 15 Year Old Oats
As an avid prepper I have always been a huge fan of and promote storage your basic staples in sealed Mylar bags; stored in a 5 gallon bucket with O2 absorber. I have had oats, rice and wheat stored that way for about 5 years now and I’ll admit, I was starting to get curious […]
How to Survive an Urban Environment
Rudy Reyes,a recon marine demonstrates the skills needed to stay alive after Armageddon inside an urban environment. “When society breaks down people will be desperate, they’ll be hungry, they’ll be disoriented. If they see you, they’ll want to fight you for what you’ve got. So you’ve got to blend. In and out of the city.” […]
When Should You Bug Out?
There are many videos and articles out there that tell all about Bug Out Bags and what to do when you bug out, but have you thought about WHEN you should consider bugging out? Of course, we all have different opinions about these things. Jack from Black Scout Survival touches on a few things that […]
How to Store Food in 5 Gallon Buckets
Storing your dry goods properly can mean the difference in food you can eat and food you can’t. Who wants to waste food right? Doing extensive research into these matters is very important. One of the biggest rookie mistakes in food storage is not learning what ways work effectively. You can throw a lot of […]
Cheap Medical and Prepping Supplies
ThePatriotNurse shares with us how she shops for her medical prepping supplies, Wonder Woman and a few other things you may not have considered. She walks us through Costo and shows us some of their best deals to get your medical supplies stored up fast. I have to say, she definitely makes shopping fun. Medical […]
Alpha Bravo Creations: Tactical Hand Signals & Phonetic Alphabet Flash Cards
I’m to review Flashcards teaching Army Hand signals & the Phonetic Alphabet? When I received this assignment, I was skeptical. Certainly, communications modes are a specialty I’m familiar with, but I’m no Platoon Leader, and my days of playing Army Man is a bit behind me. Besides, this is a review of kids flashcards, my […]
Sigma 3’s Survival Shelter Lean To
In this video Sigma 3 demonstrates for us how to create a cold and wet weather survival shelter with a custom bed and fire place. This is more of a permanent camp shelter verses an on the go survival shelter. It would be great for camping with your buddies or just to get away from […]
AR-15 Armorer’s Essentials Kit – Unboxing (video)
Many of us would rather build our own AR-15. It can be much cheaper, depending on the parts, as well as customizing it to our own specifications. Then there are those of us who want to, but have no idea where to begin. So we hit YouTube and Google for research. Wheeler Engineering’s “AR-15 Armorer’s […]
Filtering Water and Cooking on the Trail (Video & Transcript)
Filtering Water and Cooking on the Trail (Video & Transcript) Video By Backwoods Gourmet Please support their channel by subscribing here Transcription provided by American Preppers Network Number of speakers: 1 (Backwoods Gourmet) Duration: 16 min 49 sec Watch more Backwoods Gourmet Videos Here!! BG: “Hi folks. Backwoods here. Today we are gonna make a […]
Glock 23 -.40 cal to 9mm conversion
In this video I am going to show you how to convert a Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun into a 9mm handgun with a simple barrel change. I am also going for a personal “world record” of the process. I do this in 12.96 seconds. It’s not really a world record, but I was just […]
Reporter Saves Driver from Flood in Houston
Texas is known for a lot of things – delicious BBQ, horse-back riding, but one of the most unfortunate things the Lone Star State is also known for is flash floods. Flash floods are rising waters that occur during heavy rainfall and can happen at any moment. They are also incredibly dangerous, especially for those […]
Baby Left in Hot Car at Richmond, VA Game Stop
On April 16th, 2016, an amateur YouTube video was recorded in Richmond, Virginia and is likely to go viral because of how shocking the footage is. Uploaded by a user who was not only distraught, but disturbed, the video features a mother leaving her baby unattended in her car as she shops at the local […]
Motorcycle Hits dog
On what was supposed to be a relaxing group ride on their motorcycles, Travis Meyer and his friends were met with an unexpected catastrophe when a small dog ran across a rural highway. Meyer’s helmet camera caught the shocking footage from beginning to end, which clearly shows himself quickly swerving to dodge the dog. Meyer […]
Tentsiles: The Beauty of the Floating Treehouse
“We put them up in London,” architect Alex Shirley-Smith claimed as he tightened the ropes around a sturdy tree. He spoke with a reporter about his latest invention, Tentsiles, which is basically a portable tree house that can be assembled in any environment, whether it be city or country. Inspired by the natural structure of […]
Zombie Prank: Brothers Convince Sister of Outbreak
“Just drive,” Millicent said. Her eyes were wide as her brother drove, bloody gauze pads falling out of her mouth. She had just gotten out of wisdom tooth surgery when her brother was making her panic. As the two drove back home, Millicent dazed and confused, the radio blared an emergency warning by the CDC. […]
The Miracle of Bionic Boots
Many see jogging as menial and boring exercise, something many out of shape people feel obligated to do so that they can maintain health or at least go out once a day to see the world, but to Keahi Seymour, running is an art form observable in just about every aspect of nature. The inventor […]
5 Things You Didn’t Know Android Can Do
Android is constantly at battle with Apple, but there are a lot of interesting features that the OS company has over its rival, which are sure to make you at least turn your head. As one of the coolest and innovative companies around, Android never ceases to amaze, which is exactly why this list had […]
Bodycam shows officer using amazing restraint with knife-wielding man
A video featuring the body cam of an officer belonging to the Hamilton County Police, shows the officer using amazing restraint recently went viral due to an encounter between a homeless drifter and local officer, Josh Hilling. The video shows, from beginning to end, the violent and abrupt interaction between the two. It started off with […]
Sensible Food Storage For a Year (Video)
Sensible Food Storage- A video by Wendy Dewitt In the video below Wendy Dewitt teaches us sensible ways to plan, organize and store our food storage for a year. She makes learning very easy and understandable for many of us who get overwhelmed with the entire process once we start researching the many different ways […]
Future Preppers of America! (Video)
Future Preppers of America As preppers, I believe there is nothing greater than realizing our way of living, our purpose and our beliefs are being passed down to new generations. It means there is still hope. This weekend I received an email from a woman at TCA Tektons Projects of three young kids that have […]
Blowgun & Slingshot Review (Video & Transcript)
Video By Lonewolf Wilderness Survival Please support their channel by subscribing here Transcription provided by American Preppers Network Number of speakers: 3 (Shane, Dan & Paul) Duration: 10 min 11 sec Watch More Lonewolf Survival Videos Here Blowgun & Slingshot Review (Video & Transcript) Shane: “Hey! Welcome back YouTube, Shane here with Lonewolf Survival […]
Five Dollar DIY Survival Shelter (Video & Transcript)
Video By: Black Scout Survival Please support their channel by subscribing here Transcription provided by American Preppers Network Number of speakers: 1 (Jack) Duration: 8 min 23 sec Five Dollar DIY Survival Shelter Jack: “What’s going on guys? Black Scout Survival here today and I’m gonna show you how to make a 5 dollar shelter, […]
Wilderness Survival Part 4/4
Video By T Jack Survival Please support their channel by subscribing here Transcription provided by American Preppers Network Number of speakers: 2 (Tyler & Kirsten) Duration: 12 min 45 sec Wilderness Survival Skills Pt 4/4: Gear, Rescue, and Survival Discussion Tyler: “So we are here at Boulder Outdoor Survival School and we are learning primitive […]
Wilderness Survival Part 3/4
Video By T Jack Survival Please support their channel by subscribing here Transcription provided by American Preppers Network Number of speakers: 2 (Matt, Tyler) Duration: 15 min 56 sec Wilderness Survival Skills Pt 3/4: Hand Drill, Tarp Shelter, & Resource Gathering Hand Drills: Matt: “Hi, I’m Matt with Boulder Outdoor Survival School and what we […]
MRE’s In’s and Outs (Video & Transcript)
Video By: Black Scout Survival Please support their channel by subscribing here Transcription provided by American Preppers Network Number of speakers: 1 (Jack) Duration: 4 min 29sec MRE’s In’s and Outs (Video & Transcript) Jack: “Hey guys, Jack Rich with Black Scout Survival. We are talking about MRE’s. Meals ready to eat, breakfast, lunch […]
ESEE 3 Long Term Review (Video & Transcription)
Video By Sno Multimedia Please support their channel by subscribing here Transcription provided by American Preppers Network Number of speakers: 1 (Manny Edwards) Duration: 7 min 29 sec Watch More Sno Multimedia Videos Here!! ESEE 3 Long Term Review Manny: “I’ve got a lot of knives. You might have seen the 30 minute video […]
EDC For Black Scout Survival (Video & Transcript)
Video By T Jack Survival Please support their channel by subscribing here Transcription provided by American Preppers Network Number of speakers: 1 (Tyler) Duration: 16 min 23 sec Watch More T Jack Videos Here EDC For Black Scout Survival Hey this is Tyler with T Jack survival and today I am going to demo […]
Wilderness Survival Part 2/4
Video By T Jack Survival Please support their channel by subscribing here Transcription provided by American Preppers Network Number of speakers: 3 (Heath, Tyler & Kirsten ) Duration: 11 mins 26 sec Wilderness Survival Skills Pt 2/4: Flint Knapping & Atlatl Heath:” Hi, my name is Heath and today I am going to be giving […]
Skills That Every Prepper Should Know Pt 3 (Video & Transcript)
Video By Ethical Preparedness Please support their channel by subscribing here Transcription provided by American Preppers Network Number of speakers: 1 (Ethical Preparedness) Duration: 14 min 04 sec Watch More Ethical Preparedness Videos Here! Skills That Every Prepper Should Know Pt 3 EP: “Welcome to Ethical Preparedness. In this segment of the video series […]
Dutch Oven Fish Fry (Video & Transcript)
Video By Backwoods Gourmet Please support their channel by subscribing here Transcription provided by American Preppers Network Number of speakers: 1 (Backwoods Gourmet) Duration: 11 min 36 sec Watch more Backwoods Gourmet Videos Here!! Dutch Oven Fish Fry (Video & Transcript) BG: “Hey folks what we have here is something that most people in Florida […]
Bug Out Fire Starters (Video & Transcript)
Video By Lonewolf Wilderness Survival Please support their channel by subscribing here Transcription provided by American Preppers Network Number of speakers: 1 (Shane) Duration: 5 min 00 sec Watch More Lonewolf Survival Videos Here Bug Out Bag Fire Starters Shane: “Hey welcome back You Tube, it’s Shane here with another episode of Lone Wolf […]
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