The Ultimate Guide to Learning about Radio Communication and Why You Should

A good article on the basics of radios, selection, and licensing from ITS Tactical.  Lots of information here if you are interested in radio communication.  Enjoy!

The Top 8 Reasons You Need a Possum Mentality to Survive What’s Coming

     A good article from Survival Sherpa about the possum mentality.  Enjoy the read!

The Ultimate Camping Checklist

     A good post from reThinkSurvival.com, you gotta love ultimate checkists!  I've looked it over and it seems pretty complete.  Even has spaces at the end of categorys for you to add your own items.  Enjoy!

14 DiY Projects for Wilderness Self-Reliance

     A collection of good DIY projects from Survival Sherpa.  My personal favorites are A, B, D, F, and N.  Enjoy!

Sick of Ticks? Take Brad Paisley’s Advice

     A post for those of you enjoying the outdoors on the 4th of July.  I found this on Survival Sherpa.  I wonder if any of these repellent recipes work?  If they have worked for you, please leave a comment.  Enjoy!

5 Quick and Crude Emergency Shelters for Wilderness Survival

A quick overview by Kukri Blades of five shelters that can be erected quickly in a survival situation.  Enjoy!

How to Build a Box Rabbit Trap

     Here is a good article from Off the Grid News detailing How to Build a Box Rabbit Trap.  Trapbuilding is an important skill to learn if you are an outdoorsman, all of my children are learning it.  Enjoy!

     You can also find more types of traps and how to build them in Deadfalls and Snares: A Book of Instruction for Trappers about These and Other Home-Made Traps by A. R. Harding. (Affiliate Link)

Survival Bars

  Here is an older one from the Paratus Familia Blog:  Survival Bars.  I think I might need to try a batch of these cookies this weekend!  Enjoy!

Subsistence Survival Re: The Stealth Poacher

     A very good article.  I encourage all to read it.  There is a time and a place for it, as I tell my boys:  "If it comes down to it, it's better to have to explain to a judge why you were taking game out of season than get the final escort by six friends."

10 Must-Haves for Your 72 Hour Kit

     72 Hour kits are pricey.  You can put one together for your self, but what goes in it?  This article answers that question as far as the top 10 items that should be in all 72 hour kits.

How to Cut Up a Squirrel for Cooking

     A good short article on processing a squirrel for cooking.  I think I need to go to the woods once squirrel season opens and pick off a few of them with my bow so I can try this out.

20+ All-Natural Insect Repellent Recipes for a Bug-Free Summer

     The Prairie Homestead's article containing over twenty different bug repellent recipes.  Enjoy!

Rabbit, Hare and Squirrel Recipes

     Tons of recipies from Hunter Angler Gardener Cook for various game animals.  With hunting season coming up it's time to bookmark a couople of these to try out so you can expand your meal variations throughout the seasons!

Cleaning Brass for Reloading

     This is a fairly decent article from the Harbor Tool and Freight Blog discussing three different methods of cleaning cartridge casings for reloading; once you get past the obvious sales tactics of course.

How to Receive Emergency Alert System Messages - Code Green Prep

     A good article from Code Green Prep about emergency alert radios.  Only piece of advice I might add is to have a solar charger and extra rechargeable batteries or get a backup that has hand crank and solar charging capabilities.

37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks

     An inspiration riddled article from How to Survive it.com with a bunch of suggestions for survival/prepping projects.  This made me think of so many other tings I can make or reuse!

How to Suspend a Pot Over a Fire

There is an excellent video with two very interesting ways to suspend a cooking pot over a fire.  I'm going to try them both this year when I get out hiking again.

Making & Using Bow Drills

While I don't advocate using a bow drill to start a fire regularly, it is a good skill to have in case you need it.  Plus, it you teach your kids to do it you can have them start your campfires for you to make them appreciate matches and lighters even more!  Personally, I like using my fire piston.  People are really impressed when you can make fire with no spark.

Five Mistakes to Avoid while Hiking

A good short article with 5 mistakes all hikers should avoid making.  Listening to this could save your life when you are doing any activity that puts you out in the world at large.

13 Pioneer Skills You May Need

While this article calls these skills things you may need to know I happen to disagree.  I think a lot of them would be good to know right now if not just neat to know in general.  I'll let you decide which is which for yourself.