Most people can barely be bothered to carry their wallets all the time, let alone a survival kit. When they're all dead from a massive natural disaster or terrorist attack, you'll know you were right to watch this video and prepare an every day carry (EDC) kit that ensure you will have the tools you need to survive with you at all times.
Originally used by Spanish cowboys for rounding up cattle, the bola is a simple and effective hunting tool. This video shows how to construct and use this weapon so that you can defend yourself, or hunt something, while trying to survive in the wild. You'll need a piece of cord and two equal weights, like some heavy lug nuts.
In this tutorial, learn how to beat the fifth and final frontier in Fallout 3. This level is in space and you will need to take down the all-powerful Mothership Zeta and beat her alien protectors. Check out this clip from IGN to learn exactly how to beat this level and rule the new universe!
Ray Mears from the BBC demonstrates how to make a snow shoe and explains the vital importance of improvisation in making snow shoes. Any wood will work, as long as it is flexible. How far could you walk in deep snow?
Shaun of the Dead's Nick Frost faces an ornery alligator and learns a few useful tricks in the process.
Learn about how you lose heat in a wilderness survival situation. This is part one of a series on survival shelters and skills by Ron Hood of survival.com. Defeat heat loss by understanding how you lose heat, building shelter and a fire.
In Terraria, you have to be able to fend for yourself, by chopping wood, clearing space, and constructing your own shelter. If you want to make it through your first night in Terraria, watch this video. Don't let the slimes get you!
Of course there are hordes of necromorphs hiding in the factory... of course there are. This tutorial shows you how to avoid them and get to the other side of the factory without either getting crushed by machinery or killed by necromorphs.
Finally! This tutorial shows you how to get the solar arrays up and working, after accomplishing everything else you needed to do first. Of course, it gets worse... this walkthrough by NextGenTactics shows you how to survive this part of the game.
Without power, you won't be able to survive the rest of the game! This walkthrough shows you how to get to the solar arrays in Dead Space 2 and reactivate them to restore power to the rest of the station.
So you've survived to the end of Chapter 1, and now it's time to gear up for a pretty nasty boss fight. This video demonstrates a few good strategies you can use to bring this monster down. Make sure to stock up on armor and ammo beforhand!
These are the most important tools in the beginning of the game, since it will help you survive your first few nights on your island in Minecraft. This tutorial shows you how to make sticks, picks and workbenches as your first tools.
If you're going to survive in the wild you're going to need something to eat. This video shows how to build what's called an Asian monitor trap, ideal for catching small animals. With a few tree branches, some cord and bait, you could be dining on squirrel tonight!
More likely than not this holiday season you'll either be buying a poinsettia plant or will receive one as a hostess present. Rather than letting yours wither away and die as you forget repeatedly that it may need a little water to survive, check out this gardening tip video to learn how to take care of them year round.
Single player survival is the mode in Minecraft where you will have to worry about zombies and monsters, and your first night can be the scariest. This tutorial gives you some useful tips and tricks on how to get through that difficult first night.
You don't have to start your first night hiding in a cave on Minecraft! This tutorial shows you how you can get started on your first night in Minecraft by building an easy, zombie proof shelter that will help you survive your first few nights.
Your first night in Minecraft is the most perilous one, and you don't have to build just a simple shelter. There's enough time to build a complete house out of twenty-three logs, twenty-three blocks of sand, four blocks of coal and eighty-one blocks of stone.
Survive to Round 40 and beyond! This tutorial focues especially on the Kino Der Toten map in Call of Duty: Black Ops. If you're fond of playing either one person or two person games, this video was made for you!
Your family and estates have come under attack, and you must defend them! This walkthrough for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood shows you how to get through this part of the game, in large part by manning the cannons against your enemies.
Fresh herbs are some of the most manageable and useful things you can grow in your garden, but what to do when the harsh winter arrives? Many herbs can survive inside in pots, and this video will teach you how to prepare your herb garden and transfer it into pots for indoor storage during the winter, which when done properly will keep it protected, alive, and flourishing
During the winter the humidity goes way down and the air outside is nippier, not to mention indoor heating sucks all the living moisture from your skin and hair. This means that hairstyles have to survive both dryness and extremes of hot and cold.
The X-Wing might be the single most famous spacecraft ever depicted on screen. This two-part video explains, in great detail, how to make a 3D model of the iconic starfighter using the 3D modeling software Blender. If you've ever wanted to make a digital recreation of the epic space battles from the Star Wars films, watching this video is one important step on your path to success.
In this Outdoor Recreation video tutorial you will learn how to mount a fish finder on your kayak. There are many ways of doing this. All the methods work. It’s just a matter of personal choice where you want to mount it. Some boats are designed for a through hole transducer and have a space for it to mount it in a hole. Take a piece of foam, trace out the transducer and cut out the foam. Now open the front hatch of the boat and glue down the foam on the flat surface of the boat. Once that ...
This video gives us a step by step guide on how to deal with a crashed RC plane. 1. Salvage whatever survives the crash.
Games are essential to surviving the family car trip, and this one, perfect for younger kids, also helps them learn about our fifty, nifty United States.
There's nothing to fear about a trip to the mall—as long as you plan ahead and shop smart. This video demonstrates the best way to budget your money, make the most of your time at the mall, and shop smart, budget conscious. Good instructional video for your upcoming Christmas shopping & holiday sales.
Getting out of the wilderness alive is a matter of knowing what to do-and what not to do. This how-to video shows how to stay alive in the wilderness when stuck. Make sure to always have a way to stay warm and don't eat anything unless you know it is safe.
Are you young, educated and broke? In this video tutorial, Better TV gives financial tips on how to survive a tight time after graduation.
Strike a fire with a battery. "Sticks and stone may brake your bones, but they will take forever to start a fire!" This is a good video if you need to survive in the wild by creating a fire.
Learn the first rules of survival and avoid panicking. Ray Mears from the BBC gives rain forest survival tips including how to use a machete and to build a shelter from available materials.
Watch Ray Mears from the BBC explore the most dangerous threats in the desert--spiders, snakes, and scorpions--with a desert ranger. Learn how to avoid black widows by observing an area before you sit down! Do not "mess with any animals you know nothing about." If stung, stay calm.
Learn what to do when you find yourself lost at sea, including how to gauge your rate of drift and make a sextant (a reflecting navigation instrument) in order to locate yourself and--hopefully!--find your way back.
Where's the best place to take a bullet? Probably not something you want to experience, but if you have to ask to be shot in the arm. Head, stomach, crotch, leg are all worse ideas and could cause greater vital damage.
Description of contents and usage of Preparedness-In-a-Box Kit. Be prepared when disaster strikes with the right materials to survive.
When you are in a car sinking below water quickly, you only have a few minutes to free yourself and get above water. Watch these survival techniques - they may save your life!
Heading to college? Check this out and save your life during an earthquake.
Worried about a zombie apocalypse? Of course you are, we all are! This tongue in cheek video divulges the steps you'll need to take should zombies begin roaming the earth. Using clips from horror movies, this video shows you the right way to hide from zombies and even explains who you can trust. Learn what weapons work on zombies and how to cripple them and most importantly, destroy their brain! Nobody wants to get bitten by a zombie, learn how to escape, travel and even how to recognize if o...
Call them what you will—moss piglets, water bears, or by their real name, tardigrade—but these intriguing tiny creatures can come back from the brink of death. They can survive boiling, deep freezing, UV radiation, completely drying out, and even a trip to space—without the benefit of being in a spacecraft.
Whether you call it a survival backpack, bug out bag, get home bag, or 72-hour kit, having a backpack full of survival gear is a must for anyone concerned about disaster survival. This video series will show you how to pack an ideal survival backpack that contains everything you need to survive for 72 hours or more in an emergency in a package you can carry on your back.
If you find yourself in a wilderness survival situation that demands a high degree of mobility, you're better off with a load-bearing equipment (LBE) system than a traditional survival backpack. This video will teach you how to assemble an LBE that will allow you to survive on the move for 1-3 days until you can find a more permanent solution.
