Follow Up to Fire Basics, and Paracord Updates

  Today's post is just meant to be a quick update on the status of the Paracord Project, where we're heading next, and an update on my own personal prepping and survival goals.  I'm also including a follow up to the Fire Basics post as well with a little more information that people may find useful.

The Basics: Fire

     So it has been a little while since I ran the basics of water, so I thought it was about time to run the basics of fire. Fire is perhaps the quintessential symbol of being human and survival. So often it is that image of the caveman creating fire that we often associate as that defining moment when we changed from ape to human. We also often associate the ability to create fire with the ability to survive, because fire is such an important aspect of this.

Canning Basics: Water Bath Canning

     Canning. It is one of those skills that just sounds like it would be hard and complicated to do. Especially if you don't know how it works. However canning is actually very simple, and you don't even need that much equipment to start canning.

DIY: How to Make Natural Cordage

     Rope is an essential survival item, and as a result the ability to make your own cordage is important as well. Once you know how to make cordage, no matter what situation you find yourself in, as long as you can find some kind of plant to get fibers from, you can make cordage.

10,000!

     The Paracord Project has had 10,000 views!  I want to thank everyone who had been to the site, and I hope you have enjoyed the first six months of the Paracord Project.  I'm looking forward to the next six months and I hope all of you will enjoy it as well.

~Sara

Cattail: A Survival Plant

          When surviving out in the wild the smallest things can make the difference between life and death, such as knowing the right plants and how to use them.  Whether your just a regular hiker or camper, a naturalist, or learning skills for survival, cattail is a plant to know.  This is because not only is it edible but it has plenty of other uses as well. 

Book Review: Deep Survival

      Recently as part of my prepping I have been looking for different books that I can add to my bookshelf. Mainly because in the event that SHTF, it is much more likely that my books will survive rather than my internet and all its resources. This has led me into the wonderful world of survival books, both fiction and non fiction.  As I read through these books I would like to give you all a review of what I think of these different books.  The first one I have for you is Deep Survival.