By Christopher Nyerges [www.SchoolofSelf-Reliance.com] The world is full of dangers and threats to our existence, both real and imagined. How we respond…

By Allan Smith SHOT SHOW 2024 sure didn’t disappoint and another innovative company exhibited a new product known as the Cupolster from…

79 years ago, the first waves of Marines landed on the shores of Iwo Jima. Those Marines, whose ranks quickly grew to…

SOME POISONOUS PLANTS  OF THE U.S. By Christopher Nyerges [Nyerges is an ethnobotanist who has taught field trips since 1974. He has…

By Allan Smith GROOVE LIFE BELT So attending the 2024 Shot Show, once again it lived up to its hype. This being…

By Christopher Nyerges [Nyerges is the author of over 2 dozen books on survival and self-reliance, the founder of the School of…

By Allan Smith When you live off-grid as we do, the ability to get a fire started for cooking or heating is…

By Christopher Nyerges [Nyerges is the author of “Guide to Wild Foods,” “Foraging California,” “How to Survive Anywhere,” “Self-Sufficient Home,” and other…

By Allan R. Smith Living on a homestead with a long driveway in the woods, we were looking for a good off…