I Am a Survivalist

I happen to be both of the above. But I hate when people think that prepping for the end of the world is an impressive survival skill.. It's not. It's an economic skill. The people you see on Discoery's show Preppers aren't really all...

im the crazy guy that everyone knows that takes off into the woods for a week with just the bare-essentials. i can show you how to fish, hunt, start fires, find fresh water, use natural herbs as remedies, build shelters, and signal for...

I've been a survivalist for about 6 years now, and am in no means an "expert" on the subject, and still feel like a newbie, but due to hard times, and an uncertain future, I've been kicking the practice into overdrive lately, preparing...

I was on some medicine and I got high and hallucinated off of it. I took my bible and my social security card and ran away from home in the middle of winter. I ran into the woods. I ran deep deep into the woods. Cut my leg on branch...

I'm really surprized there are not any survival stories in here yet.
Being poor has it's benefits. Learning survival tactics is one them. I knew I was going to remain poor due to a health condition. I was a single parent as well and...

The title says most of it, as  I have been a member of this group for about 2 minutes, & of the site for about 5. I feel a bit of a fraud making an entry here, because I have not had any of the type of experiences I have been reading...

I am the kind of person that would survive a zombie apocalypse. I know how to survive with nothing in the wilderness, and have done it before. I can also fight very well. Always alert, always ready. I have spent over 15 years on...

considering all the issues going on in society, only the prepared have a really good chance in disaster situations. What with all the human idiocy, natural disasters and bad luck that has been thrown our way you'd think that people...

I was a boy scout for a long time and i have learned to survive but im lacking some skills im looking to talk with others who are interested in same thing and see what all we can teach or learn and talk about things

I have yet to gain much practical experience and hope to make some like-minded friends to teach me how to survive in my new environment, south FL.

( this was intended predominantly for a supervolcano event, but there are other references as well ) article by ME
The Psychology of Survival
 
One would ask what psychology has to do with survival? Everything. Your life depends...

To add a few comments to what I already posted.
In an emergency you must remember safety above all else, especially if you have children with you. If you have a bad feeling then you're probably right. React to it, don't dismiss it. In...

Another single mom raising a child here. I always wondered if I had what it took to survive in an emergency. Hurricane IKE answered that question for me. IKE hit the Gulf Coast with a vengence. Most of my neighbors evacuated and stayed...

My grandmother once told me that before her family could afford a window watercooler or even a modern air conditioning unit that they figured out how to stay cool at night using only a small fan. If you're like me, it's really hard to...

It started with a book. Well a series of books. John Marsden's 'Tomorrow When The War Began' novels had me hooked when I was sixteen. I began writing my own fictional survival novel three years after that. I am constantly learning new...

My grandmother shared many stories of her growing up during the depression and here is some of what she remembered. Luckily I was a curious child that was VERY interested. I've learned alot from her.
Her family slowly lost everything...

My personal interest in survival and independence, with all the associated fields of avoiding disasters, frailty of existing systems, and off-grid infrastructure, started before I even began high school. The details I prefer to keep to...

I decided to see what I could do to create an ac that would run from dc power, either a battery or a solar panel. I ended up creating two different homemade air conditioners. These were very simple to create and they are listed...