The ability to build fire is an obvious survival skill. You need fir for warmth and also to boil water to make it safe to drink… not to mention for light and for cooking. But fire, specifically a signal fire, is also critical for alerting rescuers if you find yourself lost or stranded and the situation becomes desperate.
3 Ways to Make a Better Signal Fire: Read the full article here.
You’ve got to take the time to teach your kids some fundamental survival skills. The more they know, the less scared they will be. But children are not little adults and you can’t look at them or teach them that way. We have to look at what we can expect from them, realistically, in the wilderness and when surviving.
No, I’m not out getting fitted for a tinfoil hat. The reality is that the threat of “space invaders” is more realistic than you might think… and it can teach us a lot about more “down to Earth” threats. Hear it in this week’s super-quick podcast.
“Preppers” have know this forever – but now nearly EVERYONE seems to be awake now, which is why people I know in our industry who supply things like “survival food” have been sold-out month after month…
