Bullsh*t Survival Skills?

Dear Hotlist member:

You’ve just arrived at my new “Bushcraft Or Bullshit” blog page.

Forgive the harsh language, but considering the gravity of what we’re trying to accomplish here, I think you’ll agree it’s appropriate.

Because if you’re anything like me, a guy who believes that someday, somehow the world as we know it today will go completely sideways…

…and the lives of you and your loved ones may actually depend on the kind of survival tips and wisdom you’ve gleaned from various sources…

…then calling misinformation and phony survival tips “bullshit” doesn’t seem so extreme.

And there’s a lot of it out there.
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