Chances are when a natural or man-made disaster hits the medical establishment will be overwhelmed, or unable to function. You may find yourself miles from any medical facility. If you find yourself in need of medical aid at such a time there is a high likelihood that you will have to depend on yourself to deal with any major or minor injuries. The great majority of people will not be prepared to deal with minor injuries let alone major life…..
Once you have started on your survival journey you will face threats from other creatures along with humans. Non-human critter threats will be different depending on the environment you find yourself in. Different creatures will pose threats to you in the desert, in the mountains, in a forest, on water, in an urban environment. You need to know the primary threats in each area, how to avoid them, and how to deal with them should you confront any. Remember you…..
Spend a few minutes on line searching survival sites, walk through one of the large retail outdoor stores, or read survival literature and you will find thousands of pieces of survival kit that that are recommended to have in your kit. When push comes to shove however, only one piece of kit stands out above all the rest in its potential survival role for you. It is the one piece of kit, the one tool, that you need to secure,…..
Your survival situation may appear in a desert, on water, on the seashore, in the mountains, in a forest, or in the middle of an urban environment.. It could happen without any warning, a car or plane crash, getting lost while on a nature hike, trapped in a blizzard, blown away in a tornado, facing a mugger, etc. Something happens, unplanned and unforeseen. You find yourself facing an unknown future with little if any resources to survive. You might find…..
In the first minutes and hours of a natural or man-made survival situation the one thing that will defeat you faster than anything else is FEAR. Fear of the unknown, fear for your safety, fear of others, fear of not knowing what tomorrow holds for you and your loved ones. FEAR, whether founded on fact or in your own minds creation, will bring you down faster than any thing else. FEAR is debilitating. It will stop you from taking actions…..