SURVIVAL
SURVIVALISM
SURVIVALIST
SURVIVALISM
SURVIVAL SKILLS
3 METHODS PIONEERS USED TO
BUILD FIRE WITHOUT WOOD
SURVIVAL LINKS
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SECTION 1
SURVIVALISM
Survivalism is a movement of individuals or groups (called survivalists or
preppers) who are actively preparing for emergencies, including possible
disruptions in social or political order, on scales from local to international.
The words prepper and prep are derived from the word prepare. Survivalists often
acquire emergency medical and self-defense training, stockpile food and water,
prepare to become self-sufficient, and build structures (e.g., a survival retreat
or an underground shelter) that may help them survive a catastrophe.
Survivalism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivalism
Woodcraft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodcraft
Survivopedia
http://www.survivopedia.com/
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SECTION 2
SURVIVAL
SKILLS
Survival skills are skills that may help one to survive dangerous
situations (such as storms or earthquakes), or in dangerous places
(such as the desert, the mountains, and the jungle). Useful skills
include lighting a fire, finding shelter, making water safe to
drink, finding and identifying food, treating injuries, and climbing,
swimming, and using specific or makeshift tools.
Survival skills
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_skills/
Scoutcraft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoutcraft
Category:
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Survival
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SECTION 3
3 METHODS
THE PIONEERS USED
TO BUILD A FIRE
WITHOUT WOOD
Many of us know how to start a fire with a lighter, matches or even
a variety of other tools. We can do this as long as we have some wood
to help the fire burn well. However, sometimes a pile of wood might
not always be around. These three methods the pioneer used to build a
fire just might save your life when you have no other options!
The Three Methods The Pioneers Used Include:
1. Buffalo chips/cattle manure
Buffalo chips is a reference to the dried manure of buffalo that once
dotted our grasslands. Once dubbed as “Plains oak”, buffalo chips were
widely used as fire fuel for generations on the plains. When cattle
were brought north, their manure also was collected for the same purpose.
Both sources were a very common source of fuel, and actually offered
several advantages to wood fires. For starters, in such a dry environment,
buffalo chips don’t throw sparks like wood fires tend to do. Manure fuels
smolder more than they actually burn. The smoldering actually helps control
the fire, rather than constantly setting the prairie ablaze.
2. Woody shrubs
Although there is a lack of trees on the Great Plains, there are locations
with an abundance of woody shrubs. Sage and other woody shrubs should not
be overlooked for their potential as a fuel source. As with buffalo chips,
small shrubs offer the advantage of keeping a fire small.
3. Animal fat
A final alternative fire fuel people utilized is animal fat. In the past,
animals like bear provided not only meat for the larder, but fire fuel,
such as for burning lamps. If the pioneers or Native Americans happened
to be in an area devoid of animal manure or shrubs, fat would have been
a viable option.
In my own experience, I’ve used raccoon fat as a fuel source while building
a campfire. I can testify to its ability to put out some heat. A word of
caution, though: Unlike the previously mentioned fuels, fat burns extremely
hot and very fast.
As you can see, these ways of starting a fire without wood are really effective.
You can use buffalo chips and they won’t give us sparks like wood normally does.
These fires actually smolder more which makes it easier to control the fire. You
can use woody shrubs such as sage other shrubs. These fires might be small but
they will work. Finally, you can use animal fat that burns hot and very fast. If
you don’t have wood available when you are trying to survive, these methods might
just be your best way to build a fire.
3 Methods The Pioneers Used
To Build A Fire With No Wood
http://www.diybullseye.com/3-methods-the-pioneers-used-to-build-a-fire-with-no-wood/2/
Mother Earth News
http://www.motherearthnews.com/
Hesperian Health Guides
http://hesperian.org/
The Survival
University
https://thesurvivaluniversity.com/
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SECTION 4
SURVIVAL
LINKS
10 Disturbing SHTF Threats that most Preppers Haven’t Prepared For
http://www.nextpreppers.com/2018/09/19/10-disturbing-shtf-threats-that-most-preppers-havent-prepared-for/
12 Things You Should Have at Home in Case of a Hurricane
http://inhabitat.com/nyc/12-things-you-should-have-at-home-in-case-of-a-hurricane/
15 Ancient House Designs You Can Build
Really Cheap (Potentially For Free)
http://www.ecosnippets.com/diy/15-ancient-house-designs-you-can-build-really-cheap/
15 Primitive Houses You Can Build Yourself
http://www.nextpreppers.com/2018/10/10/15-primitive-houses-you-can-build-yourself/
16 Survival Foods You Should Always Keep In Your House
http://snip.ly/20iub#https://www.littlethings.com/survival-food-list/
101 Ways To Survive
http://101waystosurvive.com/
164 Kick-Ass Survival
Tips to Keep You Alive
https://modernsurvivalonline.com/survival-tips/
Abundant Edge
https://www.abundantedge.com/
All About Off Grid Wastewater:
Options, Septic, Code, and Advice
https://accidentalhippies.com/2017/07/25/off-grid-waste-septic/
American Nettings
https://www.americannettings.com/
Animals - mom.me
http://animals.mom.me/
AROUND THE CABIN
http://aroundthecabin.com/
The Art of Doing Stuff
https://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/
Attainable Sustainable
https://www.attainable-sustainable.net/
Backdoor Survival
https://www.backdoorsurvival.com/
Back To The Roots
https://backtotheroots.com/
Backwoods Home Magazine
http://www.backwoodshome.com
Basic Survival Tips
That You Should Know
https://thesurvivaluniversity.com/essential-survival-tips/
Becoming Minimalist
http://www.becomingminimalist.com/
Be Prepared
https://www.beprepared.com/
Best-Ever Solar Food Dehydrator Plans
https://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/tools/solar-food-dehydrator-plans-zm0z14jjzmar
Best Trades To Know
https://homesteading.com/best-trades-know/
Better Homes and Gardens
http://www.bhg.com/
Becoming Minimalist
http://www.becomingminimalist.com/
Becoming Peculiar
http://becomingpeculiar.com/
Bioprepper
http://www.bioprepper.com/
The Bugout Bag Guide
https://www.thebugoutbagguide.com/
Bulk Apothecary
http://www.bulkapothecary.com/
Bumble Bee Junction
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKAbZugsNRV7gmxsX83QpQ
Bushcraft vs Survival
http://www.realitysurvival.com/bushcraft-vs-survival/
Cast Iron & Dutch Oven Outdoor Campfire Cooking
https://melissaknorris.com/cast-iron-dutch-oven-outdoor-campfire-cooking/
Craftricks
https://craftricks.com/
Crisis Survival Guide
http://crisissurvivalguides.com/
The Daily Berries
http://www.thedailyberries.com/
Die Hard Survivor
https://www.diehardsurvivor.com/
A Different Drummer
http://adifferentdrummer.net/
DIY How to Build a 16 Brick Rocket Stove
https://totalsurvival.net/diy-how-to-build-a-16-brick-rocket-stove/?utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=survivalbr&utm_campaign=2_21_18
Doom And Bloom
https://www.doomandbloom.net/
Ecofarming Daily
http://ecofarmingdaily.com/
Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water
https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/emergency-disinfection-drinking-water
Field And Swamp
http://www.dpughphoto.com/index.htm
Firecraft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firecraft
From Seed to Spoon
http://www.seedtospoon.net/
Frugally Sustainable
https://frugallysustainable.com/
Game & Fish
http://www.gameandfishmag.com/
Good Things By David
https://www.goodthingsbydavid.com/
A Guide to the Development of on-Site Sanitation
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/hygiene/envsan/onsitesan.pdf
Harvest to Table
https://harvesttotable.com/
Health Starts in The Kitchen
http://www.healthstartsinthekitchen.com/
Home Hacks
http://homehacks.co/
Homesteading While Renting:
15 Tips For Self Sufficiency While Being Renters
https://besurvival.com/homesteading/homesteading-while-renting-15-tips-for-self-sufficiency-while-being-renters
Home Stratosphere
https://www.homestratosphere.com/
House And Family Tips
http://houseandfamilytips.com/
Household Tips Guide
https://household-tips.thefuntimesguide.com/
The House And Homestead
http://www.thehouseandhomestead.com/
How To Build A Survival Debris Hut
https://americansurvivalist.us/blogs/how-to-survive/how-to-build-a-survival-debris-hut
How To Do Things
http://www.howtodothings.com/
How to Plan a Successful Food Garden (3 Steps)
http://www.towergarden.com/blog.read.html/en/2018/2/garden-plan.html
How To Prepare And Preserve Your Meat For Long Periods Of Time
http://www.survivalonline101.com/long-forgotten-secret-helped-ancestors-preserve-meat/
Hunting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting
Insects for food and feed
http://www.fao.org/edible-insects/en/
Knowledge Weighs Nothing
https://knowledgeweighsnothing.com/
Knowlio
http://www.knowlio.org/
How to quickly make a bow and arrow
https://www.popsci.com/how-to-quickly-make-a-bow-and-arrow?con=TrueAnthem&dom=fb&src=SOC&utm_campaign&utm_content=59db34ba3ed3f000075144e7&utm_medium&utm_source
Hydralight
https://www.hydralight.com/
Learning And Yearning
http://learningandyearning.com/
LIST OF CROPS TO BE GROWN FOR SURVIVAL
http://greatdreams.com/crop.htm
A Little More Freedom
http://www.alittlemorefreedom.com/
Little Things
https://www.littlethings.com/
Long Way Home
https://www.lwhome.org/
Lost Ways
http://www.lostways.org/
Matter of trust
https://matteroftrust.org/
Modern Survival Blog
http://modernsurvivalblog.com/
Mom With A Prep
https://momwithaprep.com/
Morning Chores
https://morningchores.com/
My Family Survival Plan
http://www.myfamilysurvivalplan.com/
My Outdoor Plans
http://myoutdoorplans.com/
Nature Knows
http://www.natureknows.org/
Natural Papa
http://naturalpapa.com/
The Nerdy Farm Wife
https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/
Next Preppers
http://www.nextpreppers.com/
No Grid Survival Projects
https://nogridsurvivalprojects.com/book/
No Nonsense Selfdefense
http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/
Nourishing Joy
https://nourishingjoy.com/
Off Grid
http://off-grid.info/
Off Grid Homestead Prepper Blog
http://offgridhomesteadprepper.com/
Off Grid Wilderness Living
http://www.offgridwildernessliving.com/
Off Grid Survival Guru
http://offgridsurvivalguru.com/
Out Door Revival
https://www.outdoorrevival.com/
Paladin Press
https://www.paladin-press.com/
Permaculture and homesteading goofballs
https://permies.com/
A Plan for Food Self-Sufficiency
https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/self-reliance/food-self-sufficiency-zm0z12onzkon
Plants and Remedies
https://www.plantsandremedies.com/
Practical self reliance
https://practicalselfreliance.com/
The Prepared Page
http://www.thepreparedpage.com/
Prepper Fortress
http://www.prepperfortress.com/
Prepper Living
http://forum.prepperliving.com/
Primitive Technology
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA
Rain Water Harvesting
http://green-home-landscape-source.com/rain-water-harvesting.html
Real Farmacy
http://www.realfarmacy.com/
Real Goods
https://realgoods.com/
Ready Nutrition
http://readynutrition.com/
Real World Survivor
https://www.realworldsurvivor.com/
Reformation Acres
http://www.reformationacres.com/
Return To Now
http://returntonow.net/
Roots of Change
http://www.rootsofchange.org/
Root Simple
https://www.rootsimple.com/
The Self Sufficient Living
http://theselfsufficientliving.com/
Self Sufficiency Magazine
http://www.selfsufficiencymagazine.com/
The Savvy Survivalist
https://www.thesavvysurvivalist.com/
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Knowledge
Weighs
Nothing
https://knowledgeweighsnothing.com/
Old
and
interesting
http://www.oldandinteresting.com/default.aspx
U.S. Army
Survival
Manual
http://www.equipped.com/fm21-76.htm
EQUIPPED
TO
SURVIVE
http://www.equipped.com/
ROOT
SIMPLE
https://www.rootsimple.com/
1900s
https://www.1900s.org.uk/index.htm
KOA
https://koa.com/
Building
America
Solution
Center
https://basc.pnnl.gov/
Over 300
'How to Guides'
to Help You Bring
a More Beautiful
World into Being
https://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/over-300-how-to-guides-to-help-you-live-a-beautiful-postgrowth-life/?fbclid=IwAR34Q-j4A2u2p4MU2Psx9HGKsNLX6gESYTUHf0VgFwuB3_EEUTbWYDUcGq4#.YD5hACWpv6I.facebook
NO
Nonsense
Self-defense
http://nononsenseselfdefense.com/
Hesperian
Health Guides
https://hesperian.org/
Rodale
Institute
https://rodaleinstitute.org/
Outside
https://www.outsideonline.com/
Permaculture
and
Homesteading goofballs
https://permies.com/
POPULAR
MECHANICS
https://www.popularmechanics.com/
ATF
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives
https://www.atf.gov/
Outdoor
Industry Association
https://outdoorindustry.org/
Black Stump
https://www.blackstump.com.au/index.html
Mother Nature Network
MNN
https://www.mnn.com/
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KNOWLEDGE
WEIGHS
NOTHING
https://knowledgeweighsnothing.com/
Animals and Their Habitats
http://www.dpughphoto.com/index
Smart Power 4 All
http://www.smartpower4all.org/
Readers Digest
https://www.rd.com/
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
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How It Works Magazine
https://www.howitworksdaily.com/
VisiHow
http://visihow.com/Main_Page
VisiHow
http://visihow.com/Main_Page
How Products Are Made
http://www.madehow.com/
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World Economic Forum
https://www.weforum.org/
Inhabitat
http://inhabitat.com/
The Encyclopedia of Life
http://eol.org/
Biokids
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/
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WATER
http://www.waterencyclopedia.com/
APPROPEDIA
SUSTAINABILITY
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
http://www.appropedia.org/
Society for Freshwater Science
http://www.freshwater-science.org/default.aspx
The Plant Encyclopedia
http://theplantencyclopedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
The Self Sufficient Living
http://theselfsufficientliving.com/
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