Let’s Test This Out Have you ever heard about people waterproofing matches with wax? It sounds like it’d make a mess of your backpack, so I thought we’d try a few alternative methods of waterproofing matches instead. Dorothy is our resident amateur survivalist, so we thought we’d let her take a crack at this one: Read More

In the video below we demonstrate how to make a last resort tent out of nothing more than a heavy duty trash bag and some string. Every survival kit should include some kind of string/rope commonly referred to as cordage by survivalists. I also strongly recommend carrying a heavy duty trash bag because it is Read More