Written by Jay Jones from Blueridge Survival Knowing something is one thing, practicing and being familiar with it is another. In a stressful situation, you don’t want to have to
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Category: Survival Skills
10 Ways to Practice Prepping Skills if you Live in the City
by Morgan All too often I hear people tell me that they can’t practice skills because they live in an apartment or in the city. No matter where you
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5 Basic Survival Skills for Kids Under 10 Years Old
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I read the story about the two young girls, age 5 and 8 who survived in the woods for two nights in the
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5 Important Survival Skills You Need to Bug Out Successfully
Guest post by Peter Betts, The Survival Hacks Outdoor survival skills are not commonly taught, but they can potentially save your life especially during disasters. Imagine being forced out of
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How To Survive When A Bear Gets Into Your Perimeter
Written by Chris Browning If you were to make a list of the top 10 ways you thought you might die while hiking or hunting in the woods, it
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8 Skills You Can Learn on Weekends
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Being prepared and becoming self-sufficient is not all about buying emergency supplies. Learning survival and self-sufficiency skills is a big aspect of the
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Top 7 Knots You Should Know For Survival
Being prepared includes supplies as well as survival skills. It doesn’t cost anything to learn new things, and acquiring skills can greatly enhance your survival changes. Here’s an article to
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Basic Wilderness Navigation Skills for City Folk
Written by Steve If you live in an apartment in the city you’ll have limited supplies and resources will be scarce in the event of a natural disaster or civil
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How To Make A Survival Bow
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of outdoor skills posts. Last month we looked at learning about fishing; before that, we covered getting started with hunting. This
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How To get Started With Fishing
Although most of our readers live in the big city, I always recommend spending time outdoors and learning a survival skill or two. Even if nothing happens, you’ll have a
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