How to Start a Fire

How to Start a Fire

Battery and foil chocolate wrapper Plastic bottle filled with water Plastic bag filled with water 4. Bow drill 5. Rope Lighter (aka sailor’s lighter, trench lighter) 6. Ferro Rod (aka Fire steel and...
Orienteering Compass – Must Have and Nice to Have

Orienteering Compass – Must Have and Nice to Have

In any SHTF scenario the need for map reading skills and an orienteering compass is absolutely necessary. The tools needed are a good quality map and a good quality orienteering compass. Now you might say, forget all that I’ve got a GPS receiver and Siri. Not so when...
Top 10 Survival Skills

Top 10 Survival Skills

Survival skills will help you, well, survive under hostile conditions. Without these skills you are at a distinct disadvantage. Here are my top ten skills that you must be absolutely good at. So best to learn them, practice them: 1. Shelter Building Being able to...
Emergency First Aid

Emergency First Aid

How to do the Primary Survey – St John Ambulance DR ABC Danger Response Airway Breathing Circulation How to do CPR on an Adult – First Aid Training – St John Ambulance AED – Automated External Defobrillator An equipment used to help those...
Every Day Carry You Can’t Carry in the UK

Every Day Carry You Can’t Carry in the UK

Seems like the UK has very strict control over carrying knives in public places. And I’m OK with that.But it really restricts the every day carry ability to be prepared for when SHTF, right? According to the HM Gov website, here is what you cannot carry in public,...