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How To Make A Monkey Fist Knot For Survival and Preparedness

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Monkey FistThe Monkey Fist – A Badass Knot For Survival

There’s no telling when or where you’ll fall into a bit of trouble.

  • It could be while you’re walking home from a friend’s house late at night.
  • Or maybe it’s while you’re wandering around a town on vacation.
  • It could happen when you’re walking back to your car in a deserted parking lot.

Wherever you are or whatever you’re doing, you need a means of self-defense.

Something to protect yourself from an attacker.

One who pops out from the shadows and demands your wallet, or threatens your life. [Read more…]

5 Best Survival Bracelets For Those Who Take Survival Serious

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Survival BraceletHelping You Find the Best Survival Bracelet For Survival and Preparedness

Few fashion accessories can save your life.

Survival watches and survival belts are two that come to mind.

But there’s one survival accessory I like even more.

It’s the mighty survival bracelet.

Survival bracelets are typically made from paracord, and most include useful survival tools.

But survival bracelets have only recently gained popularity for civilians while the military’s been issuing paracord for a very long time. [Read more…]

5 Best Survival Knots – Strong Life Saving Knots You Need To Know

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Survival KnotsThese Five Survival Knots Can Save Your Life in the Wilderness

Whether you’re an avid camper, a determined mountaineer or a wilderness explorer, there’s one critical skill you need to have in your repertoire

It’s something you did as a kid for fun and now it can save your life as an adult – tying knots.

Various expert sources place emphasis on the same types of knots as lifesavers in outdoor situations.

Well, today I’ll tell you about a few of those important knots and show you how to tie them like a pro.

Here are the top five survival knots you should master: [Read more…]

Paracord Uses: How To Actually Use Your Survival Paracord

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Paracord UsesThe Ultimate Guide to Paracord Uses For Survival

Name one survival item with more uses than some high-quality survival paracord.

Go ahead, I’ll wait…

Done? Well, I bet the first items that came to mind were a good survival knife, a survival hatchet, multi-tool or duct tape; and you’d be right.

However, today I’m going to argue that paracord belongs in this “many uses” category as well.

When left intact, paracord has lots of important survival uses and if you unweave the threads of the cord, the number paracord uses grows.

Honestly, the real number of paracord uses is only limited by our lack of imagination. [Read more…]

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