The Modern Survivalist

Survival and Bushcraft go hand in hand with knives! This group is about anything survival/bushcraft! Show us your videos...what's in your Altoids survival kit? What kind of paracord wrap do you prefer for your neck knife? That kind of stuff...


  • KnifeMaker

    Bushcraft Bowie

    I've always had a thing for a frontier knife and a thing for a Bowie.  A few years ago I took interest in the Mountain man look and really started pursuing making a functional blade that had that look.  Then the Bushcraft bug hit me and I combined them.  I've been experimenting with two different…

    By James McClendon

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  • Wildlife recipes you wouldn't normally know

    Rattlesnake Skinning and DiningIf you live in the country there’s a fair chance that you live with rattlesnakes. Some folks kill them and throw them aside, but…

    By Jan Carter

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  • Emergency radios..A little help??

    I have recently been looking at emergency radios and I find myself a little lost.  Here I was thinking you just get one with a crank, store it until needed and done.  HA!!!Being right at the tip of NC/GA border, a hurricane following us up here, was something last week were rather joking that we…

    By Jan Carter

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  • Featured

    Looking for a Bushcraft knife

    I am looking for a knife that I can take on camping trips and do some bush crafting. I would like to get some input from all of you, on what you think would be the perfect knife. I have had a few suggestions already, but I am not set on a specific knife yet. So far some of the better choices I have…

    By Jeremy B. Buchanan

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  • WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO BARTER ???

    I have a friend that lives off grid. He is solared up, he and his wife grow and preserve thier foods. They hunt together, preserve the meats and use the other animal parts for what he calls "trinkets and such" that they sell at local craft fairs.I was pretty facinated when we first met and after a…

    By Jan Carter

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  • Bug out vehicles

    Think shelter you can pull behind a bicycleThe first one gives you a pull around shelter but not much moreThe next…

    By Jan Carter

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  • Featured

    Don't get bitten by a dead snake!

    I just discovered this bit of information."And a side note—a dead rattlesnake can still bite you long after it’s been squished on the highway. The bite reflex within the nervous system is still intact for several hours after the snake’s demise so don’t pick one up lusting after a cool snakeskin…

    By Charles Sample

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  • How to Survive the Next Ice Age

    I seem to read a lot of articles when things slow down here on the site.  This was one I had not thought about.  even after reading it I am still not sure I have thought about it LOL How to Survive the Next Ice Age Throughout the history of the planet, the world periodically experienced ice ages…

    By Jan Carter

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  • ISIS is here in the USA. What is your plan if confronted with an ISIS attack in a public venue?

    ISIS is here in the USA. What is your plan if confronted with an ISIS attack in a public venue?Your at the mall with the family or just the wife. You hear two...then three more gunshots. No doubt they are gunshots. Then you hear screams then multi-pal screams. There are more shots coming your way.…

    By Clint Thompson

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  • Survival Books

    What books would you recommend to someone if they talked to you about survival?

    By Steve Hanner

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