Being out in the wilderness will become a big part of your life when the infrastructures of city life shut down. Whether you’re making supply runs or migrating to a safer place, you may have to stay several nights in the wild, unsheltered nature. During this time, you will encounter several types of insects. Knowing the difference between dangerous bugs and harmless insects can be the difference between life or death. Know the Bugs The most helpful information is to know what types of bugs are deadly. A book about dangerous bugs would be ideal to keep in your bunker since it would be near impossible to know every dangerous bug out there. But to get you started, here is...
Rabies should scare you. It can be debilitating and eventually cause death. And while thinking about rabies can often bring to mind an enraged animal foaming at the mouth, it’s much more than that. Rabies is less of a risk today then it was years ago. With modern medicine, you and your pets can be vaccinated against the disease. Also, through learning about rabies, observing animal behavior, and looking for characteristics of the disease, you’ll be better able to identify a rabid animal and safeguard your health. Read on to learn more about this disease! What is Rabies? Rabies is a highly-transmissible virus affecting the nervous system of warm-blooded animals. Transmission occurs when the saliva of an infected animal is...
With more people spending time exploring the outdoors, it’s important to keep safety a top priority. Though natural disasters like forest fires are often hard to predict, it’s best to have a plan in place for what you would do if you got trapped in one. Imagine that you and your friends are on hike in Yosemite National Park in California and you suddenly smell smoke in the air and see flames rushing in your direction through the brush—what should you do? We have the answers! Read on to learn what to do when you find yourself face to face with a forest fire. Assess risk beforehand The best way to avoid getting caught in a forest fire is...
We have all heard about the devastation that occurred at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. If you research the atomic bomb droppings on these cities, you will find find dark pictures of destroyed buildings, injured victims, and death itself. With political tensions rising, the possibility of a nuclear attack is becoming more likely. The chilling truth is that there are countries that currently have hundreds of modern thermonuclear weapons, and these are thousands of times more powerful than the bombs that devastated Japan in World War II. But if you hear that a nuclear attack is coming, don’t panic. Below are some vital tips on how to survive before, during, and after a nuclear attack. Before a Nuclear Attack...
Survival situations are difficult enough to face with the proper gear. But what happens if you don’t have the gear you need? Humans have been able to protect and feed themselves with weapons and tools made by hand from natural resources for thousands of years, so why can’t you do the same? If you ever find yourself stranded in the woods without weapons, the first thing you should do is to be on the lookout for sturdy wood, rocks and animal bones that can serve as the base of your handmade tools. Here are some of the most useful and reliable weapons you can craft with supplies from the woods without too much difficulty. Rock Knife Knives are an invaluable...
