Survival Skills
Prepping for survival does not need to cost the earth. Here at Practical Survival, we show you how to prepare in a practical manner, how you can make and store your own food and make your own equipment.
How To Prevent The Trots When Camping – Toilet Health
You really need to know “How To Prevent The Trots When Camping” – Toilet Health is one of the most important aspects of a camp, whether it be an overnight camp or a longer term camp. It cannot be neglected without severe consequences. Most of us have experienced the trots at some time or other … Read more
How To Collect, And Make Healthy, Potable Water In the Wild
The purpose of this article is to show you How To Collect, And Make Healthy, Potable Water In the Wild. It might even come in handy in the cities and towns if the electricity goes off. In any survival scenario, In the wild or in civilisation, water is definitely your most important priority. You can … Read more
How To Plan A Practical Long Term Survival Supplies List
Before We Start In this article, I will suggest to you How to plan a Practical, long-term survival supplies list, But as usual, I am not going to give you a list. I will only suggest to you what to consider and why. You really should plan your own practical long-term survival supplies list to … Read more
The Ultimate Do It Yourself Survival Kit – Pocket Pack
In this article, I am going to show you how to make The Ultimate Do It Yourself Survival Kit – Pocket Pack. I call it the pocket pack because it really needs to be big enough to fit in the cargo pocket of your pants. The idea of the survival kit is that it is … Read more
What Is A Bug Out Bag And What Goes In It
In this article, we will discuss What Is A Bug Out Bag And What Goes In It. Don’t just download a list of BOB contents and take it as gospel. Download my suggested BOB contents list here but remember, this is MY list. Evaluate the list while you go through this article and modify the list … Read more
The Best Lightweight Nutritious Foods For Survival
In this article, I will show you a few of the best options to use to keep the weight of your Bug Out Bag down and your nutrition and energy up. Both of these important considerations if you need to move fast and far on foot. Space and weight are always an issue when packing a bug out bag and they both have an influence on speed and manoeuvrability.
How To Make And Store Pemmican – Practical Survival
The word “Pemi” is the Cree word meaning Fat or grease and Pemmican was probably the first MRE (Meal Ready to eat). It was also the traditional means of preserving the buffalo meat that the Native North Americans used when they went on their annual Buffalo hunt. They needed to preserve the meat for the … Read more
What Happens When The Lights Go Out – Permanently
Have you ever seriously considered what happens when the lights go out….permanently, or for a long period? It is a chilling thought, no matter where you are in the world, here in South Africa or any other country. The results would be catastrophic. There are a large variety of reasons why the power could go … Read more