Category: Old Ways
Survival Shelters: Snow Caves & How to Build One
There’s no argument that shelter is one of the most important needs for survival. The worse the weather is outside, the more important good shelter…
Jerky – One of the Easiest Survival Foods
Part of the legacy that the American Indians have given us is jerky. Granted, they were not the only people in the history of the…
Top Survival Shelters You Can Build Without Survival Equipment
One of the most important survival skills of all time, and it should be no surprise, is to be able to build shelters to protect…
Campfire Cleaning – Using Wood Ash to Clean Your Pots
It doesn’t matter if you’re backpacking or bugging out, you’re limited in what you can carry. A backpack only has enough room for all your…
Survival Shelter – What We Can Learn From Mesa Verde
Years ago, I had the chance to visit Mesa Verde. The enigmatic Indians who occupied those cliff dwellings left many mysteries behind for scientists to…
Plate Armor – More Effective Than You’d Imagine
The history of arms and armament goes well back into human history and shows a constant race to create more powerful weapons and more effective…
Just Like Our Ancestors: Preparing Food With Stone Tools
While steel tools are generally considered essential if you are heading outdoors nowadays, it’s also useful to remember that our ancestors once had to make…
Wagon Trains – The Pioneer’s Survival Team
The idea of a survival team is nothing new. Throughout history, people have gathered together both formally and informally for the purpose of surviving. The…
Old-Time Skills in a Post-Disaster World
I’ve been hearing for years about the various threats to our power grid. Whether talking about the potential of an EMP attack, terrorism, or cyberwarfare,…
Making Salt Fish: One of the Oldest Survival Foods
We humans can survive in a wide variety of situations. This is partly because we are omnivores: able to eat both plants and animals for…