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Welcome to My Survival Forum
My Survival Forum is a community of like minded people who are here to learn from each other. Our forum is designed to be a hub of information on a variety of survivalist skills, information, stories, and ideas. Please don't be shy, if you want to contribute to our community knowledge please do.
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Latest: Forum Rules. lonewolf, May 27, 2021
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Private Areas
Members Only. You must register to view and post in these forums.
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General Discussions
General discussions and new member introductions. Great place to get your feet wet.
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Latest: Covid Update In Your Area ? watcherchris, Apr 15, 2022
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General Q&A
If you have a basic question and you would like it answered come post here. Fast and simple.
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Latest: Can You Live On Bread Alone? Max rigger, Apr 22, 2022 -
Suggestions and Requests
Share with me some suggestions and feature requests. I will be glad to try and implement them. Lets build this together.
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Latest: A Must Have Survival Item Dalewick, Jan 21, 2021 -
Latest: Surviving a demonic attack watcherchris, May 15, 2022 at 8:09 PM
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The Hangout
Members can come here and just hangout. Can talk about any topic and just get to know each other. Non Survivalist topics allowed.
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Latest: Humor At Its Darkest Old Geezer, May 7, 2022 -
Newbie Corner
This is a great hangout for first timers. If your just getting starting or just curious come over here and post.
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Latest: Campfire Basics arctic bill, Apr 13, 2022 -
Reference Material
A place for experts to come and share their best reference material. Especially important to share good offline resources .
Latest: Survival Us Army Dalewick, Dec 1, 2021 -
Financial Planning
Discuss ways to save money, how much survivalist gear costs, and anything else pertaining to money.
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Latest: Are You Ready For A Financial Collapse? Old Geezer, Apr 17, 2022 -
News, Current Events, and Politics
A place to discuss things currently in the news, world events, and politics.
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Latest: War In Ukraine arctic bill, May 17, 2022 at 4:10 PM -
Latest: Vehicle Crashes Focused To Women lonewolf, Mar 29, 2022
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Basic Survival Skills
Covers some basic and some very serious survival skills. Bring anything to the table here.
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First Aid and Medicine
Will help you survive and function with injuries. Knowing how to do first aid in the wilderness or other away from civilization scenarios can save your life.
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Latest: Are Your Potassium Iodide Tablets Up-to-date? Old Geezer, May 3, 2022 -
Natural, Temporary, and Permanent Shelter
A shelter can be a made made object such as a house or tent or a natural place to find refuge such as a cave or fallen tree.
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Latest: When You Might Need Shelter lonewolf, Apr 18, 2022 -
All Resources About Fire
Making and maintaining fire will greatly increase your chance of survival. Fire not only allows you to stay warm but you can also cook, scare away predators, boil water, etc.
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Latest: Cars That Run On Wood Fire Old Geezer, Aug 23, 2021 -
Finding, Purifying, and Storing Water
An average human being can survive 3 to 5 days without water. Finding a water source is your key to survival.
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Latest: Experimental Filter From Tree Branches Pragmatist, Apr 5, 2021 -
Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Food
Finding edible food that we can digest is a must. Remember ever plant isn't edible. Some will kill you. Learn your basics. All food resources can go here.
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Latest: Sustainable Farming lonewolf, Jan 26, 2022 -
Latest: "earthquake Day" 15 October ...next Week Old Geezer, Sep 6, 2021
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Homesteading
Everything to do with manufacturing clothing, animal husbandry, plants and herbs, and the butchering of animals.
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Animal Husbandry
The management of animals for our use in either farming or for meat.
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Latest: Pygmy Goats. lonewolf, Nov 27, 2021 -
Herbalism - Medicinal, Practical, and other Uses
Using plants and herbs for medicine and other uses.
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Gardening, Plant Propegation, & Farming
Creating new plants for a variety of sources such as seeds, cuttings, bulbs and other. Everything to do with gardening.
Latest: The Survival Garden: How To Start And What To Prep. poltiregist, May 17, 2022 at 6:36 PM -
Community Sharing CSA Ideas
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Latest: Some Disaster Prep Technologies For Community Pragmatist, Oct 13, 2020 -
Food Storage - Canning/Freezing/Butchering/Prep
In here we discuss different ways to prep and prepare our food, how to make it last as long as possible, and unique ideas on long term storage.
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Latest: Canning Food Off Season lonewolf, Apr 11, 2022 -
Other Homesteading
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Latest: Fresh Water Fish Farms Pragmatist, Mar 26, 2021
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Advanced Survival Skills
After you learn the basics it's time to learn some more long term survival techniques. Who said after you meet the basics you couldn't improve your quality of life?
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Mental Preparedness
Being mentally prepared for the survivalist lifestyle is one that most often gets overlooked. What are some scenarios that could happen? How do you handle being alone? How do you keep your family together?
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Latest: Unhappy People Waiting For The Apocalypse TexDanm, Jun 23, 2021 -
Navigation
Using maps, the stars, marking trails, and other natural forms of navigation.
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Latest: Do You Have A Good Sense Of Direction? lonewolf, May 19, 2021 -
Hunting / Fishing / Trapping
Everything from primitive hunting to modern day strategies and uses for weapons.
Latest: A Place For Air Guns??? Max rigger, Sep 21, 2021 -
Cooking and Cooking Utensils
Cooking outdoors, equipment preparation, making utensils and equipment. Modern and primitive.
Latest: Urgent How To Open A Can Without A Can Opener? lonewolf, Oct 15, 2021 -
Going Off The Grid
Finding water, living arrangement, heat and cold, natural energy, and self-sufficient living. Share your setups, how far off the grid you are, and techniques to help others get there.
Latest: Solar Wind & Hydro lonewolf, Apr 18, 2022 -
Other Advanced Survival Skills
Advanced survival skills that don't fit into any other categories.
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Latest: Another Use For A Microwave Oven..... watcherchris, May 14, 2022 at 10:03 AM
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Weapons and Other Useful Objects
Weapons and gear reviews, tell us about your guns and knives, show off survival gear, how to make useful stuff, buy or build?, what do you consider essential items, etc.
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Guns, Knives, Tools, Etc.
Essential weapons, high end guns and knives, home made tools, and anything else related.
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Latest: Firearms Information For New Owners Old Geezer, May 15, 2022 at 12:58 AM -
Essential Items
What are the absolute most important things you need?
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Latest: What to use for future trade? lonewolf, Jan 19, 2022 -
Survival Gear
Backpacks, tents, boots, and more, all about survival gear.
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Latest: The Little Things That Can Give You An Edge Max rigger, May 21, 2021 -
Other Useful Objects
Anything else useful that doesn't fit in a category.
Latest: A Quick Trip To Bj's Early This Morning. lonewolf, Oct 30, 2021
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All Things Primitive
Anything pre-1900s
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Primitive Tools and Weapons
Building and using primitive tools and weapons.
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Latest: Arrowsmiths, Some Other Crafts "dying Out" Pragmatist, Aug 31, 2020 -
Packs, Bags, and Other Craftsmanship
Discussion about handmade bags, pouches, clothing, and other equipment.
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Latest: Foot Wear Max rigger, Sep 8, 2021
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Survival Situations
This covers different scenarios. Some more likely than others but we take them all very seriously. Bring some options and ideas over on how these might go.
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Latest: "earthquake Day" 15 Oct 20 Old Geezer, Jan 27, 2022
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Climate Change
Climate change, global warming, long term and short term preparedness and discussions.
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Latest: Hurricane Henri 2021 Old Geezer, Aug 23, 2021 -
Wilderness
Wilderness survival skills and strategies.
Latest: Find The Snake In Picture Morgan101, May 11, 2021 -
The Apocalypse
If society happened to end, what would it take to survive?
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Latest: The Power Grid. lonewolf, May 15, 2022 at 7:22 AM -
Urban Survival
If disaster strikes in the city, how would you survive?
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Latest: Usa Civil War, Version 2.0 Old Geezer, May 15, 2022 at 12:42 AM -
Other Not Listed Situations
Any other survival situation not listed, popular topics will move to the front page.
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Latest: Emp/solar Flare. lonewolf, May 7, 2022
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DIY - Do It Yourself
Build your own survival kits or maybe turn your house in to a survival shelter. Know how to make things from scratch.
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Survival Kits
General information about what kinds of things people are putting in kits and reviews for premade kits.
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Latest: My Bugout Bag Kit lonewolf, Jan 10, 2022 -
Farming and Gardening
Farming and gardening for the self sustaining prepper.
Latest: Why Knowing How to Farm and Garden is Important Pragmatist, Sep 22, 2020 -
Recrafting and Modifying
Turning something you have now into something else. Modifying an existing item so that it is upgraded or has a new improved use.
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Latest: Natural Barbed Wire-environmentally Friendly To Some TMT Tactical, Apr 30, 2021 -
Woodworking
Building things from wood. Plans, strategies, types of wood, preparation, tools, etc.
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Latest: Woodworking arctic bill, Nov 2, 2020 -
Efficient Living
Improve modern devices with custom homemade version. Better ways to heat your home, more efficient car fuel, efficient cooling, improve tools, save money, build comfort items from scratch, etc.
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Latest: Efficient Living; Whitest Paint Ever Old Geezer, Apr 16, 2021 -
Other DIY
The Do It Yourselfer's Corner - Bring some of your self made ideas to the table.
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Latest: Scooter Repairs...... TexDanm, Jun 1, 2021
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Local Boards
Need information specific to where you live? Visit our local forum and find people and resources for your specific area.
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US States
We will be expanding this to a list of all states. For now you can just post your info.
Latest: "extras" For Filming Needed In Richmond Area Pragmatist, Feb 20, 2021 -
International Countries
We will be expanding to a list of countries. For now you can just post your location.
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Latest: Covid Situation In Australia Dalewick, Nov 14, 2021
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Our Marketplace - Barter Corner
Buy, Sell, and Trade.
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For Sale
List any items you have for sale. Either items you make or commercial items are allowed.
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Latest: Underground Bunker For Sale Skyhorse, Aug 24, 2020 -
Latest: Kevin Wimer's Pending Book Pragmatist, Sep 13, 2020
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