Using Steel Wool And a 9 Volt Battery to Start a Fire

Survival is more than just matches and lighters. It is a skill that requires learning many methods of fire starting. Fire starting is a necessity in just about every wilderness survival situation. In my own opinion, matches are just terrible

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When the Fault Breaks (Book Review)

When The Fault Breaks by Xavier Bruehler is a post-apocalypse book predicated by the rupture of the Cascadia Fault. It is about the stories and lives of survivors of the Mega Quake in a world of chaos and mayhem. It is

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Using a Resealable Plastic Bag to Collect Survival Water

Editor’s Note: Please excuse the construction on our website as we try to make Survivalist Daily a better website for you! Thanks.   In this day of plumbing and faucets, primitive water collect skills have been lost. In the event

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The Basic Paracord Survival Snare

If you ever find yourself in a survival situation without cordage or wire, you may have a problem. However, you can avoid that problem by wearing a paracord bracelet when you are leaving home. You could also replace your shoe laces

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Top 6 Household Fire Tinders

Fire starting is one of the most important necessities of surviving. Carrying a pocket lighter, flint & steel, or matches at all times is very ideal.  In the event you need fire, you have it in your very pocket. There

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The HX Outdoors D-121 Survival Knife (Gear Review)

The D-121 Tactical Knife is great knife made from 440C stainless steel. It is a great survival knife and throwing knife. The D-121 Tactical Knife is very sharp, it is made from great materials, and is coated in titanium steel.

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How to Make a Peg Trigger Snare

There are many different types of snare traps. One, however, is probably one of the most complex, yet effective. This snare is known as the trigger snare. There are several types of trigger snares. These include; peg trigger, motion trigger,

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Surviving With Rat Traps

  “What is the best survival trap on the market?” One might ask? The answer to that question would be RAT TRAPS. Below is a video by Blake Alma, the author of More Than Just a Rat Trap and the Editor-in-Chief

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How to Skin Small Game Animals Keeping both Fur and Meat

Editor’s Note: Blake Alma, who is the author of this article, is now the Editor-in-Chief here at Survivalist Daily. Blake Alma is an award-winning outdoor writer, a published author, an international radio show host, and is the founder of The Art

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Introduction to Backpacks and Bug Out Bags

Introduction to Backpacks and Using Them As Bug Out Bags How to carry stuff has been a concern of man throughout his entire existence.  You can carry some stuff in your hands, but not much, and then you can’t use

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