SURVIVE

“Being unexpected adds to the weight of the disaster, and being a surprise has never failed to increase a person’s pain. For that reason, nothing should ever be unexpected by us. Our minds should be sent out in advance to all things and we shouldn’t just consider the normal course of things, but what could actually happen.”

– Seneca

The hardest part of facing a survival situation is being in the correct mindset. All of a sudden something didn’t go as planned and your life may be in danger.

The biggest advantage you can have in a survival situation is not being surprised. You may not have expected it, but regardless here you are.

If you prepare and visualize what to do and what you need ahead of time, it completely changes your mindset and you have clarity. It exponentially increases your chance of surviving whatever it is your are facing.

This is why we believe that going through the preparation for a survival event is just as important as reading about it. By putting together your own survival gear and plan, you are visualizing it as well.

Each week we give you practical tips to help you mentally prepare for difficulties, from small setbacks to full blown survival situations. These are unique each week and best of all, it is totally free!

We also include links to any new guides or content and also keep you abreast of what we are up to.

Start Here to Learn How to Survive

In order to better understand the priorities of survival, start with our guide detailing the Survival Rule of Three.

Putting together your own survival kit is the best way to prepare mentally for a survival situation. As you run through scenarios, you will know what each item is used for.

Start with out multilevel Survival Gear List guide will help you with only what you need without gimmicks or cheap pre-built kits.

Also review these specific survival gear guides:

Best Survival Water Filter – Always have a way to get clean water
Best First Aid Kit for Camping, Hiking, & Survival – First aid should be a top priority
Best Survival Multitools – Find out our favorite tool to keep on hand
Best Swiss Army Knife for Survival – Don’t forget this classic
Best Survival Compass – These are critical for finding you way to safety
Best Survival Watch – These can save your life
Best Survival Fire Kit – These items are must haves to start a fire
Best Survival Food Bars – These are an easy option for your survival kit.
Best Survival Lighter – These are the easiest to use for starting a fire
Best Survival Flashlight – These flashlights are our favorites, some have multiple uses
Best Survival Blankets – These blankets will keep you warm when getting cold wasn’t the plan

Also be sure to check out our list of Survival and Preparedness Deals for sales and discount codes to save on everything from Survival gear to Ammunition.

Outdoor Gear Reviews

Some of the outdoor gear we have tried and recommend. The subscription boxes are fun and a great way to save money. See our full analysis if they are worth the money!

The Nomadik Review – One of our favorite outdoor subscription boxes
Battlbox Review – Our favorite survival and preparedness subscription boxes
Haven Tent Hammock Review – One of my favorite ways to camp outside – includes a discount code!
RBM Outdoors UP-5 Tent Review – Includes a tent stove and a discount code!
Suunto Vertical 2 Review – Our favorite survival watch with offline maps!

Survival Shelters

Learning how to build an emergency survival shelter is a great skill to learn. Review these guides to understand all the options.

Bushcraft and Survival Shelters – Our Ultimate Guide
Best Survival Tarp – A versatile item to have to build a shelter
Best Survival Tents – We included a multiple options here
Best Tent Stakes – We included a unique option that helps with starting fires

Survival Skills

While bushcraft and survival are a different experience, review our guide to Bushcraft Skills. You can learn a lot from primitive survival methods, and we threw in some modern ones too. Also check out our favorite Bushcraft and Survival Books to further your skills. Also see our Wilderness Survival Guide, and How to Grow a Survival Garden!

Survival Navigation and Tracking

Our full guide on Survival Navigation goes through not only what you need to know to not get lost in the wilderness, but also skills to navigate during an emergency no matter where you are.

Tracking expert Kyt Lyn Walker gives her expert advice on how to track other humans through all sorts of terrain and how it relates to our everyday lives.

The Stoic Tracker – Applying Logic and Discipline to this Fieldcraft
Urban Tracking and Awareness Part 1 – How to read the concrete jungle
Urban Tracking and Awareness Part 2 – Applying situational awareness and observations
How to Backtrack Your Own Tracks When Lost – Find your way back to safety if you become lost
Mantracking and Foraging – How these important survival skills overlap and why you should learn both

Our Analysis of the Survival Gear used on the series Alone.

This is one of our favorite shows that puts contestants out in a remote area alone to see who survives the longest. See our analysis of the items used and lists of what each winner chose to take with them in our Alone Gear List guide.