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How To Make A Survival Whistle From A .223 Case

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Yelling is not always going to get someones attention plus it may make you lose your voice, it’s important to carry a whistle just in case you get in a jam. For example: When I went mountain biking with a group of friends I crashed plenty of times. Luckily, none were serious. However, if I had a bad crash, I would of had to wait until someone pedaled back to me. Unless that is, I could signal them somehow. Make a whistle out of an old .223 case and be the envy of all your prepper friends

To signal for help with a whistle you sound three blasts. Do this in a consistent interval until help comes. The plus side to this whistle is you’ll have a conversation starter when help finally comes.

How To Make A Survival Whistle From A .223 Case

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Originally posted 2013-05-05 18:44:57.

How to Build a Survival Fire in Bad Weather

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The ability to start a fire when things are less than perfect. Considering how important the warmth from a fire can be when the temperatures drop, we should prepare spark a flame. Your chances of success will come with practice and perseverance. Attempt fire starting right after rainfall, or snow. Mimic possible environments you could possibly confront during a camping trip or bugging out or even if you find your self in a natural disaster.

If you are wet you could get  hypothermia and die, with a fire you will keep warm, and hopefully dry off so take in the skills from this article and keep it for a later date, but best of all try your skills out for real.

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How to Build a Survival Fire in Bad Weather

Originally posted 2013-05-03 16:27:09.

3 Different Ways To Make Survival Smokers

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If you found your self in an emergency situation or you were out camping or even bugging out and food is sporadic, the  purpose is to preserve these protein-rich foods, which would otherwise spoil quickly, for long periods.

You can smoke pretty much any red meat and fish. I found a great article showing you how to make 3 different styles of smokers, dependent on what you have available. Obviously there are other ways to smoke meats too but this is great knowledge to have stored just in case you need it.

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3 Diffent Ways To Make Survival Smokers

Originally posted 2013-04-30 19:48:11.

Start A Fire With A Gum Wrapper And A Battery

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Starting a fire with the primitive way is hard work and time consuming. If you chew gum and have a flash light in your pack you could start a fire and have a way to cook, keep warm and boil water. So maybe consider keeping a pack of gum in your pack for this and to keep moral high in times of need.

I found this great article that explains how to do this and has a video to watch too.  It’s not as easy at it looks so  I would recommend watching the video before you try this. This may not be a practical way to start a fire but in an emergency situation, anything is better than nothing. This is so simple, why didn’t I think of this.

Start A Fire With A Gum Wrapper And A Battery

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Originally posted 2013-04-28 16:15:45.

New Prep On The Block – ArrowCards

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This is a handy prep to have in your bug out bag or “Altoid Tin” everyday carry. This card has  4 arrow heads, a scraper, saw blade, and knife blade cut into a credit card sized piece of steel. There are other designs available too.

These will be great to just snap of an arrow head,  lasso it to a stick to get an instant spear / instant food killing machine. Alternately,  strap it to a small piece of bamboo or stick for an improvised arrow for a bow.  These can be bought in singles and placed in a dog tag also. To order yours you need to email the maker – [email protected] To see more pictures and a great review click the link below

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New Prep On The Block – ArrowCards

Originally posted 2013-04-24 19:48:55.

Fire: Creating the Perfect Tinder Bundle

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Whether you are catching a spark from a metal match striker or creating an ember from a bow drill kit, a properly prepared tinder bundle can mean the difference between the warm glow of success and cold sting of failure with fire!

I have tried many different tinder bundles and failed making fire because of it, the article below tells you all the tips on making the perfect tinder bundle you could ever need. Remember to bookmark the article so you can come back at a later date.

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Fire: Creating the Perfect Tinder Bundle

Originally posted 2013-04-21 19:20:11.