Survival

When I was a teenager, I had a girlfriend who had a pet rabbit. That guy was the king of the household, and often got lost in the yard. Though she and I broke up, that rabbit practice has served me well. Why is that? Because I have gotten into …

Hunting with Just a Knife Imagine this. It is almost halfway through your week-long canoeing trip. Yesterday you were well fed, but an unexpected rock caused a capsize, and while you recovered most of your goods the food container burst open and everything inside was lost. Such an event has …

Pemmican: The Ultimate Survival Food As someone who has a tendency to spend a fair amount of time away from civilization, I have learned how to sustain myself on food which does not require a fridge. After all, it is rather awkward to install even a mini-fridge and the electrical …

Slingshot Hunting: An Essential Skill for Survivalists and Preppers You are stalking in the woods, stepping carefully to avoid breaking any twigs. It is getting dark and your stomach rumbles. But there, up ahead, a rabbit pauses. Its little brain calculates, did that scary thing see me? Should I run? …

How to Build a DIY Slingshot Slingshots have been a part of childhood for many years. They are often a boy’s first projectile weapon, used to terrorize tin cans and “accidentally” break windows. Do not let the nostalgia of childhood deceive you, a good slingshot in the right hands can …