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Survival Survey: How to re-purpose containers
I got this question from one of my readers and thought it would be great as a Survival Survey question. Every time I empty a container of some sort, i.e. milk, soda, cottage cheese, salsa jar, [...]
The 80/20 Rule & Your Survival (VIDEO)
When I was a classroom teacher, I could always spot the troublemakers no later than the second day of school. They were the ones who didn’t bother trying to make a good impression, while everyone else [...]
Survival Survey: What is your weekend prepping project?
Sometimes my weekends fly by and in spite of good intentions, Monday arrives and the projects I had hoped to tackle remain untouched. Not this weekend. I’ve been on a de-cluttering rampage over the past few [...]
Coming to a Location Near You: Civil Unrest
It’s not my imagination. Angry groups of people are gathering together more and more often, protesting perceived injustice, failure of leadership, the financial malpractice by our government and banks, and just about any unpopular decision made [...]
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: The Stockdale Paradox
By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template photo by marksontok Coined by Jim Collins in his book, Good to Great, the term “The Stockdale Paradox” has come to describe then mentality of one of the [...]
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Improvised Water Filter
By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template photo from AFR 64-4, Figure 19-15, page 189 A variety of events can contaminate ordinary, working sources of water. For example, rainstorms, or even worse, hurricanes, can pollute [...]
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Firewood Tricks
By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template photo by jennaddenda Early Spring can bring spectactular Family time! The following tricks for finding and gathering dry firewood are extraordinarily practical and work great when approached as [...]
Survival Survey: Advice for a teenage prepper
I got this email a few days ago from Jackie: I was wondering if you had any advice for a teenage prepper? I’m 17 years old and I’ve been prepping for about 5 months now. My [...]
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Multi-Use Birch
By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template photo by MSBarrows Birch trees are both elegant and useful, especially in the Springtime, and can be utilized in the following ways: 1. Treatment for Poison Ivy – [...]



















