Tag: survival skills

  • Skills Every Homesteader Should Master

    Skills Every Homesteader Should Master

    Homesteading is more than just what you do with your land or in your home, it’s a way of life. And with that culture comes a certain set of skills that every homesteader should learn to master. Modern humans have forgotten so many of the specialized skills our ancestors relied upon for daily life. But…

  • How Americans Survived the Great Depression

    How Americans Survived the Great Depression

    A very good touchstone for both how to survive with very little and how precarious our comfortable, modern lives are is the Great Depression. As the economy took a downward turn and hundreds of thousands of lives were turned upside down, farming families were forced to migrate and city dwellers had to do what they…

  • Survival Skills You Need Now

    Survival Skills You Need Now

    Do you have all the survival skills you need? Would you be able to survive if the world as we know it were to implode tomorrow? While you might have some skills that others are lacking, you might not have everything you need to survive. Just because you know how to read a compass and…

  • 5 Pre-Industrial Skills Everyone Should Have

    5 Pre-Industrial Skills Everyone Should Have

    The modern era has many advantages. Modern technological advancements have made daily life much simpler and less labor-intensive. No longer do we need to spend hours hand-washing our laundry, hauling water from streams and creeks or pumping it from a well, harvesting and grinding grain. etc. However, modern life has also made us very reliant…