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Category: Survival Skills

Survival skills are essential tools that can help us navigate and overcome unforeseen challenges and emergencies. From natural disasters to unexpected situations, knowing how to handle yourself in a survival situation can mean the difference between life and death. In this blog, we will explore the many different aspects of survival skills, from the basics of wilderness survival to more advanced techniques for urban survival. We will cover everything from shelter building and fire starting to first aid and self-defense. Whether you’re an experienced outdoors person or someone looking to learn how to be better prepared for unexpected situations, join us on this journey to discover the essential survival skills that can help you stay safe, calm, and in control in any situation.

Tater Junction is your Survival Skill How To Home.

I really started a deep dive on this topic because I am super interested in this. I know a little bit about a lot of things. Which in some ways is good. But, when I start thinking about trying to go deeper and learn more and then trying to share it with others I realize that there is so much to learn concerning survival skills.

So, here’s a list of topics I intend to cover related to survival skills, and I know it’s not exhaustive, but truly there is a lot to surviving!

Friction Fire
Tying Knots
Stone Blades and Tools
Trap Making
Rock Boiling
Building Shelter (Skills such as knowing what materials to gather and how to put them together, techniques like ribbing sticks is a great example of this.)
Foraging
Navigation (make and use a compass, sun, stars and shadow)
Fishing
Tracking
Metal Work
Carpentry
Sewing
Gardening
First Aid Focus on simple things like cleaning wounds, preventing infection, setting broken bones, stopping bleeds and CPR.
Communication
Healing
Hunting
Campfire Cooking
bowmaking, basketry, pottery, hide tanning
blacksmithing, canning, gardening, flint and steel firemaking, knife and axe craft
carving
self defense and how to hide (having a plan of escape, staying aware, facing doors)
Read the weather
Simple things like being able to access water, washing clothing, lighting a room and even entertainment would all change forever.
Braiding
Preparedness period
Livestock
Clean food/Preserve (smoking, drying, harvesting, griding, canning)
Clubs, spoons, mortar and pestle, bows, arrows, hoko knives, wooden spoons and many, many more can be made with only a good knife. Sure, in order to make something of quality, you’ll need more than that but, nevertheless, “primitive woodworking” is a great skill to learn
Knife sharpening
Cordage
Estimating daylight

Know the Rule of 3’s: You can survive three minutes without breathable air (unconsciousness generally occurs), or in icy water. You can survive three hours in a harsh environment (extreme heat or cold). You can survive three days without drinkable water.

Is Mud a Good Mosquito Repellent?

April 21, 2021
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Anyone that has ever spent time outdoors understands all too well what a menace mosquitoes can be. Aside from inflicting maddening aggravation, mosquitoes may also carry various life-threatening diseases and parasites. Protecting yourself from mosquitoes will go a long way to preserving your mental health as well as your physical health, but in the middle […]

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Can You Really Eat Grasshoppers to Survive?

April 12, 2021
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The very idea of eating bugs is going to make most people feel queasy from the get-go. And then you go in compound matters by trying to chow down on some of the biggest, beefiest bugs there are, grasshoppers? Good grief! This is a fairly common stunt on certain shocking TV shows, with segments that […]

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Are Tents Safe in Thunderstorms?

April 7, 2021
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When the time comes to camp in the great outdoors, you’ll be exposed to all the splendor, and the might, that nature can muster. When the weather turns bad, this can prove quite a severe test of your ability to endure and improvise. It is important when camping that you know when to pack it […]

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Can You Really Eat Caterpillars to Survive?

March 14, 2021
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Having a contingency plan to supply yourself and others with calories in a long-term survival situation is a cornerstone of prepping. No matter how well stocked your pantry, no matter how many MREs you are carrying, things can always get worse, and running out of food due to consumption, spoilage or loss is a possibility. […]

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Double Constrictor Knot – Step by Step How to Tie It

March 13, 2021
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The double constrictor is a slightly stronger knot with an extra riding turn. This is particularly useful for tying the knot in a slippery line like baling twine, because it adds friction. On the other hand, it can be more difficult to tighten properly. Check out the quick animation below, then you can go ahead […]

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Cheap Knives vs. Expensive Knives – Which To Buy?

March 12, 2021
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A good knife is one of the most important purchases that any prepper will make for their survival kit. The knife is one of the most versatile and elemental of tools, and will be used for all kinds of tasks in all kinds of situations. But most of us have much more to buy than […]

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Top 30 Best Survival Books You Should Have in Print

March 11, 2021
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We are moving to a paperless society, so why keep a bookshelf with survival books? Well, it’s fine to have the digital options, but in case of power failures, or an EMP, the knowledge contained in print can last for generations. Plus, you can access books at any time without having to worry about whether […]

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The long list of things we don’t know about bonefish just got shorter

February 25, 2021
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The first time I ever hit the tropical flats — armed with my finely tuned small-stream trout cast — I didn’t catch a single bonefish. Not one. But my failure started me on an odyssey that will likely never end. Chasing bones on the flats, from the Bahamas across the Caribbean to the Mayan Riviera, […]

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So, Do Bandages Ever Expire?

February 23, 2021
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Any prepper with even a modicum of first-aid training will pay close attention to the status and shelf life of the items in his first-aid kit. These things wear out over time. Ointments lose their potency, medications go stale or expire, and antibiotics can spoil. But what about the other, more mundane supplies in the […]

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Can You Make Emergency Calls Without a Cell Signal?

February 22, 2021
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Most folks, including preppers, are inseparable from their cell phones these days and it is not hard to see why; even now people take for granted just how much capability is packed into such a tiny device. All of the many apps and functions are certainly handy but far and away a cell’s most critical […]

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