It’s official – the RUMORS are true!  Willow Haven’s very own Clint Jivoin will star in Discovery Channel’s most real survival series EVER! If you watch Discovery Channel then you’ve probably seen the previews for the most highly anticipated survival television series of all time – NAKED AND AFRAID.  Here’s the show description from the [...]

It’s impossible to be perfectly prepared for an imperfect world. Sometimes you just have to go MacGyver and solve common problems by using the resources you have on hand – combined with a little ingenuity, of course.  I’ve always said that the ability to improvise is one of the most important survival skills. This article [...]

WARNING:  Do not read this if you are hungry or if it’s around LUNCH or DINNER! I’ll be the first to admit that I am not the most adept person in the kitchen.  I’m working on it!  It’s actually been one of my resolutions for 2013 – to taking cooking more seriously – especially when [...]

Is there a special graduate in your life?  A brother, niece, son, daughter, wife, mom, dad?  Looking for a unique graduation gift?  Consider a survival and preparedness themed gift that will pay life-saving rewards.  Who knows, your survival gift just may save a life one day.  Below are some useful, cool and affordable survival themed [...]

I just wanted to write a quick post to say THANK YOU to so many of you picked up a copy of The Unofficial Hunger Games Wilderness Survival Guide.  The launch week has been a huge success!  As I’m writing this message, my books currently sit in spots #1, #2 and #3 on the Amazon [...]

Dear Self Reliant Friends, I am humbled and excited to tell you about the release of my new book, The Unofficial Hunger Games Wilderness Survival Guide.  It is my first primitive skills survival book and has consumed much of my free time during the past year, which has been evident by my infrequent articles here on [...]

Sorry, no flashy pictures with this post – just a good solid discussion about Survival Mentality. The 80/20 Rule The 80/20 rule has been a popular buzz phrase in the business and self-help realms for many years. But what if I told you that understanding this rule could actually save your life? A quick history [...]

Let’s face it, finding another survival-minded partner isn’t the easiest task in the world.  Sometimes it can feel like trying to start a friction fire with water soaked wood.  Or, like trying to find the one edible cattail in a marsh of poisonous water irises – darn near impossible! And let’s face it, survival-types aren’t [...]

If given the choice of eating naturally grown veggies or those that have been unnaturally genetically modified to withstand massive doses of pesticides, I think any rationally minded human would go the natural route. The proponents of GMO foods are fighting against GMO labels on food products for that very reason – they know people [...]

If anyone is interested in a quick Backyard Chickens Primer, check out my guest article at: ART OF MANLINESS In this post I cover the basics of getting started with Backyard Chickens, or as I refer to them – My Lovely Lady Lumps.   Full article at: http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/03/26/how-to-raise-backyard-chickens/ Do you raise backyard chickens?  If so, I’d love [...]