The Survivalist

Making some chestnut shingles using hand tools including froe and side axe. In this film John shows you two different methods for making roofing shingles or shakes, and goes into some detail. He is an expert on this having made more than 2,000 for his woodland building alone!

Building Your Own chainsaw mill for $200

learn how easy it is to make a crossbow at home. It is quite powerful and accurate. You can make it with a minimum of effort and cost for tools and materials.

making a crossbow from a leaf spring. It has a draw weight of 400+ lbs. using a simple two brick forge to forge the crossbow trigger and the bodkin tip for the bolt

Trigger Design for Homemade Guns

If you had to live off of your garden...could you? Here are 7 of the top picks for crops to grow for calories.

Wish you could plant once and harvest the same plant year after year? Well you can if you plant perennial vegetables.

How much could you slash off your grocery bill by growing your own vegetables? Find out which crops are the most beneficial for your wallet as Ben counts down his top 5 crops that are the easiest to grow, most nutritious and the best value for money.

building a secret underground dugout cabin with a door with a large window and incredible view

Building a warm teepee shelter from natural materials found in the forest, plus a rope.

this videos will give you practical information you can implement today to harvest 450 lbs. of potatoes at home.

Ship's biscuit was a staple food for sailors and soldiers for centuries. Join us as we take a journey back in time to learn how this simple, hard, and durable bread sustained armies and navies during long voyages and battles.

Winter survival was incredibly difficult for many people in the 1700’s. Food storage was absolutely critical for making it through. Sometimes there was an opportunity to have a wonderful savory meal to brighten the bleak winter. This French Onion Soup was incredible

Bread was extremely important to folks in this time period. It was very regulated, and at times difficult to obtain and quite expensive. You wouldn’t find many folks in the 18th century willing to go without bread if they were able to get their hands on it at all. This is the poor man’s bread.

Top 9 crops for survival: 1. Beans 2. Corn 3. Squash 4. Cabbage 5. Potatoes 6. Kale 7. Sweet Potatoes 8. Lentils 9. Herbs

Get Home Bag Set Up using the Roaring Fire Brushfire Backpack.

10 Steps to Survive Martial Law 1. Curfews / Limited mobility 2. Massive Surveillance 3. Gun/Ammo Confiscation 4. Media Censorship / Restrictions 6. Food Supplies, Drugs, Medications Confiscation 7. Political Affiliations : Model Citizen 8. Loose Lips about Preps: Be the Gray Man 9. Model Citizen 10. Pretend Support of Regime

Surviving the Civil War tips and tricks

Top 25 Items that every prepper should stockpile and have on Hand.

Top 15 Foods/ Items that every prepper should stockpile and have on Hand. The Most Bang for you Buck Emergency Food Supply - Food Shortage Preps

Pemmican is and has always been the ultimate survival food. Pemmican revolutionized trade in the 18th century by giving travelers a new compact source for energy. Originally used as a food to help Native Americans make it though harsh winters, pemmican turned into an entire industry by the late 1700s.

This is an old school DIY Tent heater from years ago that can be safely used indoors.

this forge design is so simple that anyone can build it.

Making an outdoor blacksmith shop - show the build from start to finish. using recycle materials and hand tools, and no power tools.