Contrary to popular belief, this is NOT POISON IVY. This plant is a healthy Virginia creeper. Virginia creeper prefers growing conditions...

Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans -- eastern poison ivy/Toxicodendron rydbergii -- western poison ivy) typically grows as a vine or...

A survival cache is a container filled with food/water and supplies that is placed in a safe location protected from both accidental...

there are so many kinds of traps out there. you have snares, deadfalls, net traps and spear traps. A saying I once heard was this. ...

Parachute cord (also paracord or 550cord when referring to type-III paracord) is a lightweight nylon kernmantle rope originally used in...

If you are in a wooded area and have enough natural materials, you can make a field-expedient lean-to (Figure 5-9) without the aid of...

To make a debris hut. Build it by making a tripod with two short stakes and a long ridgepole or by placing one end of a long ridgepole...

Don’t let the lack of money stop you from prepping! It’s better to get started at least with some things and bootstrap your way from...