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Building a shelter from the materials you can find is possible, but time consuming. It also requires having the right tools to work with. Yet, when I look at most people’s bug out bags, I have to wonder if their tool choices are really the best for what they need. There are three basic tools needed for building a shelter: A knife A hatchet A saw While most people carry a good knife, the tomahawk has largely replaced the hatchet for cutting wood. While the two are similar, a tomahawk is intended for use as a weapon. Therefore, it isn’t...

Not only is keeping a sharp edge on your knife’s blade important for the overall function of the knife, but it’s also important for your own protection as well. Applying force on a dull blade can lead to some serious injuries, and in a survival situation especially, an injury is the last thing that you want because even if you manage to successfully treat it, an infection could still set in and that’s a game changer in any survival situation. In this article, we will teach you how to sharpen your knife with only a whetstone. A sharpening stone of...

Geothermal Energy is another type of renewable energy resource that makes use of the large amounts of energy stored as heat in the water deep below the Earth’s surface with the most prominent and visual example of this coming from “Geysers” and “Hot Springs” ejecting large columns of very hot water, steam and gases high up into the air. In fact the word “Geothermal” comes from combining together the two Greek words of Geo, meaning “Earth”, and Therme, meaning “heat”, with the resulting word geothermal essentially meaning “heat generated directly from the earth’s crust”, then the expression “geothermal Energy” basically...

I was recently on a trip with a close friend. Sharing a room in the hotel when we stopped for the night, he made what seemed a bit like an odd comment at the moment. As I emptied my pockets on the top of the dresser, he said, “I thought I carried a lot in my pockets,” clearly implying that I carry much more than he does. The truth of the matter is, I do carry a lot in my pockets. Mostly that’s due to two interrelated reasons. The first is that I exercise my Second Amendment rights by carrying...

There is probably nothing more frustrating than sitting in the cold and wet snow for hours on end, waiting for the moment only to have it pass you by. That moment is something many, many hunters know all too well. They hike into the spot they scouted earlier and wait in anticipation for a doe or big buck to waltz by. They are ready. The scope is focused and they are just waiting for the right moment to take the shot and land a nice doe to bring home. The meat will feed the family for the following year. In today’s...