I feel like one of those Capital One Credit Card Commercials – “Who wouldn’t want to save 50% more cordage?” If you have ever built a semi-permanent to permanent bushcraft shelter, you’ll find that each joint takes ALOT of cordage. A secure lashing requires...
Today I led a teaching session on “better” survival knots at our Meetup.com group – Cincinnati Survival/Preparedness group. We had about 42 people RSVP, had a lot of fun, and learned a lot of knots. Below is a download of the presentation I delivered which...
The next knot in my “Better” Survival Knot Series is what I call the double slip square knot. Once you try out this knot, you’ll never tie your shoes the way you were taught by mom and pop.
If you’ve ever set up a tent, rain fly, or tarp, you’ve probably used a taut line hitch (or similar plastic device) that keeps the line taut but adjustable. However, the taut line hitch is NOT the best hitch for securing rain tarps because...
You all know the saying… You can only survive 3 minutes without air, 3 hours without shelter, 3 days without water & 3 weeks without food. If you are caught in extreme weather conditions, you have a very short amount of time to get...