In today’s world it is easy to get fooled and think that all media is there for us, to help us, to keep us updated, to make life easier or whatever. Some 20 years ago, I was lying in improvised shelter on side of the street, behind big iron garbage truck that was rolled over … read on →

Some call it 72 hour bag, Get Out Of Dodge Bag, Get Back Home Bag or however. Making the perfect bug out bag definitely can mean difference between life and death, and there are many philosophies about what should be in it and what not. This is my take on it. It is a budget … read on →

Imagine this: Last thing that you remember is that you were standing with few of your friends in street, now you are laying on ground and looking around you and there is blood running next to your leg, there is something in your throat and it suffocates you, you are trying to remove it with … read on →

In last article I wrote about surviving combat and how I experienced it during my year in war. Today I write about the aftermath. Survival is not only hard on your body but can also kill you inside. So you survive but you are just empty shell. You all heard of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress … read on →

When SHTF nobody told me how hard is gonna be and what things I will have to do to survive, there was no training or simulations, through most of the stuff I was going for the first time in my life, and I was hoping it is only temporary situation, it is not going to … read on →

Dealing with everyday problems when SHTF meant that you have to face whole new set of situations, from how to „take shower“ with few liters of water to how to use pure violence when violence was not part of your life before. As I mentioned many times people used to find all kind of solutions … read on →

Just quick reminder in this series of posts I write about typical types of survivalists I came across during my time in war. I speak in detail about complete time in my online course. Today is about typical leader who knew how to handle our survival situation during war. He was police officer, we called … read on →

I mentioned several times in last few days that we do not need to label everything, all that matters is what impact it can have on us. What I meant is we do not need to know why something is happening right away but know something is going on and definitely we need to be … read on →

Drug dealers, prostitutes, thieves, addicts, homeless, family people, believers… good people, bad people… we like to call people by names in order to judge them and live our life easier. Most of the time we judge them so easily, and form our opinion about them „as we go“ without too many thoughts. It is easier … read on →

Most of the folks who have been through some serious and life threatening situations and survive gonna tell you one thing: they survive it with mental strength. Also all survival instructors gonna say that first thing in any survival situation to have is will to survive. It is easy to say today “I will survive!” … read on →