Monthly Archives: September 2011

The Flintlock Fallacy: Why Going Primitive Isn’t Your Best Bet for Survival

September 3, 2011

This post was originally written in 2009 for the now defunct American Survival Blog I was reading the current issue of  The Backwoodsman magazine when I came across an article by David Langerman called The Ultimate Bug Out Gun and … Continue reading →

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White Gold: Re-Thinking Wealth in a Post-Collapse Society

September 2, 2011

This post was originally written in 2009 for the now defunct American Survival Blog: Imagine yourself in a rapidly de-industrialized America (or Europe, Canada whatever) due to financial collapse exacerbated by food shortages, disease and a chaotic world exploding in … Continue reading →

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Primitive Jerky Making

September 1, 2011

Hedgehog Leatherworks has an excellent article on their site on making jerky in primitive conditions, which also included this handy video:

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The Unhappy Hunting Ground: Catching Game Post-TEOTWAWKI

September 1, 2011

This post was originally written in 2009 for the now defunct American Survival Blog. There is perhaps no idea that will lead to more starving people after any collapse scenario than the “I’ll just go hunting/fishing” scheme that many inexperienced … Continue reading →

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