Recycling Codes

Recycling Codes Decoded

Recycling Codes Were Created to Simplify the Recovery of Plastic Polymers to Remove Them from Landfills The Recycling Codes are normally on the bottom of plastic and other containers in a triangle along with letters. […]

Useful Information - Reference Information

Useful Information

The articles in this section are intended to answer relevant questions regarding topics common to wilderness, outdoor adventures, urban and suburban survival as well as disaster preparedness and survivalism. The information and data are intended […]

Leadership Skills

Team Building

So many prepper and survival websites and talking heads. They push the idea that they would survive on their own. Many are tough guys, etc. Although such a feat is possible for the short term, […]

Leadership Skills

Leaders Need Sociology Skills

Political and social leaders would be well served to acquaint themselves with the complexities of the theory of Mechanical and Organic Solidarity. But it should not end there. There are other theories that enhance, extend […]

Perspectives

Survival Mindset™

If you wish to survive a serious challenge or threat, the most important tool you will need is a Survival Mindset. “Survival Experts” push people prepare with things; weapons, food, and gear. The fact is […]

Sociology

The Hawthorne Studies of 1924

The Discovery of Informal Organization Once you have familiarized yourself with the theories proffered by Durkheim, Tönnies, and Lenski another piece in the puzzle is the Hawthorne Studies of 1924. The Hawthorne Studies of 1924 […]

Leadership, Philosophy, Psychology, & Sociology

Gerhard Emmanuel Lenski

Gerhard Emmanuel Lenski Lenski Ground Breaking Postulates in Sociology Lenski tracked history, attempting to apply the theories of others that came before him. The following were his findings: Societal extinction indeed occurs The process of […]

Sociology

Pitirim Aleksandrovich Sorokin

Pitirim A. Sorokin was a notable sociologist who lived from 1889–1968. He was one of the first social scientists (sociologists) to raise the alarm about what he saw as an emerging modern materialist culture. Sorokin […]

Sociology

Ferdinand Tönnies

Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft Your understanding of Durkheim’s theory should be melded with what is learned in the concepts of German sociologist; Ferdinand Tönnies and his two conceptual models for types of human association: Gemeinschaft and […]

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Fire Building

Building a Fire

Fire Building is a Series of Actions Not One (Choose the Site, Safety, Type, Gather Fuel) (Choose Firestarter, Tending, Extinguishing) Learning the process of building a fire correctly allows the maximum result for the minimum […]

Fire Science

Fire Science

You Must Understand it if You Hope to Control It (Knowledge is good but Wisdom may save your life) There are several methods of utilizing friction to start a fire. We will cover the most […]

Fire Skills

Fire Starters

The Number of Ways That You Can Start a Fire Are Many Now that we have covered fire building, we need to cover the way that we start a fire. Every person who was a […]

Core Skills

Field First Aid

Learning How to Treat Injuries in the Field is a Crucial Skill Your physical health is the most important component of your survival. Under normal conditions, you would go to the doctor. But when you […]

Core Skills

Core Skills

Core Skills are applicable for every day life, dealing with hard times such as income interruptions, emergency expenditures for car or health problems, and of course in times of Disaster and SHTF or TEOTOWAKI situations. […]

Core Skills

Fire Skills

Basic Skills – Fire Making & Handling (Cooking, Pasteurizing, Heating) Fire is a basic life giving element of your survival. You need to learn how to make fire in multiple ways. Matches and lighters are […]

General Skills

General Skills

Skills A Strong Base of Knowledge Creates a Foundation for Creative Problem Solving The articles in this section are intended to answer relevant questions regarding topics common to wilderness, outdoor adventures, urban and suburban survival […]