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American Frontiersman Winter 2018

Survival Traps For Food or Fun: The Figure-Four Deadfall

Primitive traps like the figure-four deadfall not only teach about the natural world, but they can also help us better understand those 190,000 years of history our ancestors survived in.

The New Pioneer Spring 2018

The Pros and Cons of Propane: The ‘Other’ Natural Gas

For many of those backup appliances in and around our homes, propane is the fuel of choice. As it should be. It is safe, clean burning, and portable. And, it...

Survivor's Edge Summer 2018

10 Things You Need to Consider When Buying a Machete

When it comes to buying a machete, it can be difficult to sift out the true working tool from a crowded field of junk blades and exotic-looking offerings that call...

It’s Mosquito Season: 10 Interesting Facts About Mosquitoes

No one can change the temperature or rainfall to control when mosquitoes begin their season, but the start of mosquito season is also the time to begin control methods such...

Survivor's Edge Survival Experts Handbook 2018

The Top-10 Greatest Adventures of Survivorman Les Stroud

The Originator of the Hit Survival Show, Survivorman, Les Stroud Shares His Top-10 Greatest Adventures and How They Changed His Life.

American Frontiersman Winter 2018

Backwoods Skills: Tomahawk Throwing in Three Easy Steps

If something needs to be cut or chopped through, a tomahawk makes an excellent tool. Tomahawk throwing has recently become a popular pastime and sport.

The New Pioneer Fall 2018

Homestead Hiccups and It Worked For Me—Calling All Pioneers

In addition to welcoming your comments on Facebook and Twitter and reading additional stories here on RealWorldSurvivor.com, editor Nancy Tappan is calling all pioneers to share their stories and antics.

Thailand Cave Rescue: Four Boys Successfully Rescued From Cave

Divers in northern Thailand on Sunday rescued four members of a youth soccer team from the cave where they were trapped for 16 days, part of an ongoing operation to...

The New Pioneer Summer 2018

Homestead Hacks: 10 Simple Ways to Improve Your Summertime Bounty

The warm months are busy times on the farm or small homestead. Gardening tasks take center stage with weeds and pests causing a multitude of headaches if you don’t stay...

12 Dehydration Symptoms That Could Save Your Life

Lose just 1.5 percent of the water in your body (the human body is usually about 60 percent H2O) and you've reached the tipping point of mild dehydration.

Red Skelton’s Patriotic Rendition of the Pledge of Allegiance

Though the Pledge of Allegiance isn’t nearly as old as our country—it was written in part by Francis Bellamy in 1892 and not officially adopted by the U.S. until 1942—it...

Deadly Disease Found in Sickly ‘Naked and Afraid’ Contestant

On 'Naked and Afraid,' Nielsen was informed by the medic that he tested positive for malaria, a mosquito-borne parasitic disease whose symptoms include severe headaches, fever, nausea, and diarrhea.

Hailstorm Season is Upon Us: Are You Prepared?

Hailstorms are most common in Tornado Alley — the Midwest and Great Plains areas east of the Rocky Mountains. But they can happen in any part of the country when...

The New Pioneer Summer 2018

Know Your Nonvenomous Snakes: They’re Good for the Farm and Field

Many nonvenomous snakes do so much good that we do ourselves a disservice by getting rid of them, especially those that eat pests no one wants around.

Poison Oak and Poison Ivy: How to Prevent the Rash and Treat It

While your poison oak rash may heal on its own, it’s still likely to be itchy and uncomfortable during the process — sometimes even severely, depending on how allergic you...

Deadly Plants: 13 Plants That Can Literally Kill You

There’s a handful of foliage out there that have the ability to burn you from the inside, blind you, torture you with endless pain and kill you in minutes.

Earthquake Weather: Summer Could Trigger Major Earthquakes

Though earthquakes happen all the time in California, it has been suggested that there is such a thing as “earthquake weather.” One scientist proved that’s true.

Long-Range Crossbow Shooting, Hunting Ethics, aiming

Ballistic

Hunting Ethics: Long-Range Crossbow Shooting Isn’t Easy

While long-range crossbow use has become a craze, considering the arc of a 100-yard shot, it isn't an ethical hunting shot to take.

GunsView All

NRA 2018 Roundup: What’s New at the NRA’s Annual Convention

Yes, You Can Use Surplus Guns for Home Defense

Ranking Hollywood’s Best and Worst Frontier Flicks and Firearms

Ashbury SABER M700: An Everyday Rifle for Hunting, Rural Defense

GearView All

A Quality Machete is a Must-Have Outdoor Tool For Survivalists

A Great EDC Knife: The Donnybrook Knife from Bark River Knives

9 Items on Mel Tappan’s Survival Checklist For a Monetary Collapse

The Foldable, Portable Oru Kayak Gets You On the Water Quickly

LifestyleView All

Solid Tips for Buying an Old Truck for the Farm or Field

10 Lifesaving Plants That You Need to Know

As Hurricane Florence Draws Near, How is Your Water Supply?

Beekeeping: How to Start a Delicious Honey-Producing Hive Anywhere