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I have tried to make a bow out of a skateboard. Skateboard decks are made of maple plywood sheets put together under the pressure of 40 something...
MODERN SELF DEFENSE WEAPONS 1. Tasers View attachment 3522The police use tasers to apprehend criminal suspects. Civilians use them for self...
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My Brother in law was an avid bow hunter. My wife had a strong interest in archery thru her brothers passion. A couple years back I bought her a...
If the shtf in a big way, you will need to bug out of the city in order to survive. Many of you will already know this & are prepared with...
For those of you who have prepared to bug out if necessary, how much of your gear is sustainable? Do you carry any equipment that is not...
We all know that regardless of the choices we make regarding a safe place in a TEOTWAWKI situation, we may need to leave at some time for a safer...
Personally I prefer a smoothbore flintlock pistol of a large caliber. It is easy to load, can digest various sizes of shot or round ball or a...
It pays to think carefully about what your main aims are in survival before purchasing equipment. Sustainable is the main thing, no point in...
In a major SHTF situation, your knowledge & experience of using primitive gear will be of the utmost importance, so I suggest that you add...
I know most of us would use a survival knife or any type of tool when going into the wild.But I was thinking, what would happen if we were forced...
I was surprised that while searching the forum, I can find only off-hand mentions of the term "every day carry" and no thread dedicated...
View attachment 835 http://joeoleary1.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/building-long-term-shelter-part-2.html; Show us your equipment. This is for...
How & Where do you carry your blades? Obviously they need to ride comfortably on the trail, but more importantly they need to be easily...
Food Bags & Containers. Water Bottles. What Skills Will Allow You To Do & Not Do. The debate regarding equipment versus skills is...
Does your choice of weapons reflect the area you live in? Assuming that if it all went to hell in a hand cart, the city would not be a good...
An 18th century bullet crossbow (this uses a lead bullet as a projectile instead of a bolt). An 18th century crossbow from the second quarter....
Hey pals. The following is another vintage, but informative, Civil Defense video. This one covers an attack with biological weapons. Just...
IEDs are very commonly referenced in context to insurgent tactics in avid war zones. Especially in a fourth generational warfare situation, the...
A throwing knife designed to be used for skinning & butchering as well as throwing. Keith.
The tomahawk is one I made from a modern hatchet head. I changed the shape to an 18th century tomahawk head & gave it an oval eye so that it...
Fairly easy to make with common hand tools. The Rifle Stock War Club. An 18th century Woodland Indian weapon.
This is an 18th century design, made for me as a hunting sword with a shorter cutlass length blade. If you can fight properly with a tomahawk,...
Long Term Wilderness Living/Survival. After the dust has settled & the survivors have left the cities to live in the bush, they will have to...
I prefer to call this equipment tools rather than weapons, though of course they can all be used as a weapon. The flintlock is not as slow to load...
When it comes to items that you will want to have in your survival gear kit, there are some basics, and then there's some that are quite...
When a weapon is being used usually the person behind it is doing harm or trying to defend themselves. There are two different ways weapons are...
There is only really one use for a weapon, and that is to inflict damage or block an attack. In a situation where a weapon is needed weapons can...
In an urban survival situation, you may find yourself needing weapons. If you are trying to defend yourself in an immediate attack and you are not...
View attachment 116When it comes to making weapons in a survival situation, this can be a factor in determining more than just your safety....
Some ask what do you need weapons for in survival. Obviously, one of the main purposes is to hunt and defend yourself from wild animal attacks....