Wilderness and Survival

One of earlier modern writers about being a survivalist, Mel Tappan came to the conclusion that trapping was far superior to hunting for gathering game. He broke it down into a calorie count where as the normal hunter uses more calories hunting for the food then he/she does in replacing the lost calories.

via Survival Trapping and Snaring.

I mentioned this book in my earlier post “Security at A Remote Homestead” and thought it a good idea to elaborate more here. The book has lot’s of good information, information not found in other books, the section on Path Guards & Alarms is most impressive.

via Review: Into The Primitive: Advanced Trapping Techniques.

For thousands of years, our ancestors fought to find new and more efficient ways to fold, spindle, and mutilate others.  At the same time, they also looked for better ways to farm, hunt, and make their livelihoods.  For most of them, the tools they had at hand had to suffice for both tasks.

via Stone age tools and primitive weapons for survival.

Even though it was posted over a year ago, I’m still receiving a surprising amount of interest in my Backpacking Food Bars.  I’ve refined the recipe a bit and taken it on another trip, so I thought I’d share an update.  This new version is significantly more nutritious and tastier than the previous iteration.

via Backpacking Food Bars 2.0.

I have seen articles on the prepper web sites from time to time about the need to convince neighbors to begin prepping. On “Doomsday Preppers,” a woman in Utah made it her “mission” to knock on doors and to leave prepper starter kits with people in her town.

via Don’t talk to your neighbors without reading this!.