Survival Skills

How to Handle Your Gun With Only One Hand If one of your arms is injured, or preoccupied by holding essential equipment or even a loved one (like a child or spouse), you won’t be able to use it to load a round in the chamber or to reload a magazine. There are several ways…

How to Apply Facial Camouflage Effectively Since infancy, our brain is programmed to recognize facial patterns – we start with our parents and later on identify faces almost everywhere (even in clouds or trees). When applying facial camouflage, we need to break the T shape pattern that our eyes, nose and mouth create. We need…

How to Layer Up for Below 0C (32F) Degrees The issue of how to dress up, and prepare for cold and harsh weather conditions is something that is not discussed much, so I wanted to touch on that with you in today’s post. One of the first things we learned in military bootcamp when it…

How to save lives using a C-A-T tourniquet The Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T) was developed by the U.S. military to provide soldiers with a small and effective tourniquet in field combat situations. The unit utilizes a windlass rod with a locking mechanism and can be self-applied. Due to its effectiveness, the C-A-T has been adopted…

Israeli vs American pistol holster protocol, which is better? The Israeli pistol holstering protocol states that you need to carry your pistol loaded with a magazine, but with NO round in the chamber – cock a round in only when you draw the pistol, and immediately push the pistol forward, releasing a round into center mass….

How to Fortify Your Homebase In any SHTF scenario, our first priority is a secure location, whether we’re bugging in or out. Before looking for water and food we must have our shelter ready – it’s our first and most important priority! Staying in one location longer than a couple of days will require some…

Would you be able to escape if your hands and legs are bound by zip-ties or duct-tape? Being taken hostage is one of the most frightening situations – would you be able to escape your restraints if both your hands and legs are bound by zip-ties or duct-tape? Duct-tape is the go-to restraint for most…

Would you know how to climb up or down a rope during an emergency? (Survival technique) Sometimes, the only way to safety is by either climbing or rappelling a rope. But doing so using the gym method (i.e. relying solely on your hands’ strength), or using the military technique (i.e. relying on your legs and…

How to Pick a Lock in a Survival Situation Lockpicking is a skill that is sometimes associated with criminals. But when we have to pay a hefty sum to a locksmith when we lose our keys or they no longer work, we realise how important this skill really is. During and after a crisis, the…