You may already have a 72-hour disaster kit or even a longer-term Doomsday survival kit, but what if you’re caught at work when disaster strikes? If you don’t already have one, create a survival kit that will help you get home from work and keep you safe for at least 24 hours.
Many home invaders and kidnappers use heavy-duty zip ties to keep victims restrained. If you replace your existing shoelaces with paracord, you can use the paracord to form a friction saw that will cut through the zip ties.
If you don’t have any commercial waterproof matches on hand for your outdoor adventures, you can make your using shellac or clear nail polish. You’ll just want a way to dip the top half of the match, including the head, and let it dry evenly.
One item that we often mention should go into your emergency kit is some way to start a fire. Even if you’re in the bush and kindling is plentiful, it always helps to have something that will give your fire a boost. This simple trick involves a couple of cotton balls and some plastic drinking straws — in a few minutes, you’ll have tiny fire-starting kits that fit into any emergency pack.
There are a few people who fear the world as we know it is ending this year and are spending boatloads of money in preparation for the event. Whatever you think of these “preppers”, it’s not a bad idea to prepare for emergencies (without going overboard).
We’ve shown you some great tiny emergency kits in the past, but this one fits in a small pill bottle. While it’s not as well stocked as some of the others, it’ll definitely do in a pinch, especially when the important things like treating a cut or scrape before infection sets in or building a fire before dark are your most important concerns.
The fantasy of an impending zombie apocalypse may inspire urban survival fantasies in the most level-headed of us, but zombie apocalypse or not, knowing how to survive the breakdown of social amenities we take for granted is a legitimate skill. Here’s a look at the basic urban survival skills you need to know, catered to your skill set.
A few hours watching the Discovery Channel can prompt extreme survival fantasies involving frog-licking and urine-drinking, but what about the basic skills you’d actually need to survive in the wilderness? Here’s a look at the basics you need to become an adult Boy Scout straight from a cadre of survival experts.
