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Cooking a meal from scratch is going to be very common in the weeks and months after a major economic collapse or a complete power grid failure. Our grandparents were not spoiled with the ready-to-eat foods we have been lucky (or maybe not so lucky) to have grown dependent on. After a long day at work or a busy day running errands, we can pop an entire meal in the microwave or oven and eat in 30 minutes or less with no prep work. After we are thrust back into the dark ages a bit, that luxury will be gone...

Some people are getting started with preparing to live without the modern convenience of grocery stores and markets. They know that the world is an unstable place and things may soon come to a grinding halt. The food supply chain is going to be cut off. It may be because of a major natural disaster, a complete and total failure of our current banking and financial systems or maybe some act of war that disrupts everything. A massive power grid failure is yet another scenario that could leave people scrambling to find food to feed their families. One of the...

Flashlights have come a long way in the last few years. I remember going on field training exercises in the Army, carrying a two-cell right angle flashlight and trying to see with it. I also remember buying one of the big Maglite flashlights and being thrilled with being able to see more than a dozen feet in front of me. But even those powerhouses have to take a back seat to what manufacturers are offering today. These flashlights first became popular with police departments, but have quickly spread into other markets, including the survival market. Tactical flashlights so far outperform...

Ask any survival instructor what the single most important tool or piece of gear to have for survival is and you’ll get the same answer; a knife. The knife is the universal tool, able to be used for a wide variety of different purposes. If you have a knife, you can start a fire, build a snare, make a shelter or defend yourself from an attacker. You can use it to make other tools and weapons, such as a bow. There is no other single piece of gear which can do as much for you as a knife can. In...

Ancient man lived off the land, making his own survival gear from what nature offered him. While all those old methods are still possible, trying to live that way is extremely time consuming. Take chipping or “knapping” arrowheads for example. An experienced knapper can make an average sized arrowhead in fifteen minutes, on a good day and working with good materials. However, it can take years to get to the point where one can knapp an arrowhead that quick. Modern day survival is largely centered around having the right survival gear to work with. Essentially that survival gear makes it...