Author: Kyt Lyn Walken

Recently back in style – and easily found in all the major food supply stores, nuts are one of the basic food storage items to have when are looking to provide quick proteins to our bodies. We can purchase nuts for surviving in small packages, and stuff them into our survival backpacks, pouches, pockets. They can last for a considerable amount of time, so there isn’t anything wrong with consuming most nuts even after the recommended expiration date. But how much do we really know about the best nuts for survival? The nut family covers a huge variety indeed. There…

“People are being cheated, robbed, murdered, raped. And that goes on 24 hours a day, every day in the year. And that’s not exceptional, that’s usual. It’s the same in every city in the modern world. But suppose we had no police force, good or bad. Suppose we had… just silence. Nobody to listen, nobody to answer. The battles finished. The jungle wins. The predatory beasts take over” – Asphalt Jungle by John Huston, 1950 The pros and cons of living in a metropolis are quite obvious to many of us. What a big city can offer in terms of…

Forget comfort, flare, trendy. Forget your favorite colors and shapes which enhance your feminine form. Forget colors that clash with your favorite palette of eye shadow. Get rid of the unnecessary. Stick to the essentials. Today we are going to discuss the best Doomsday Clothes for Female Preppers. One purpose “Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.” – Richard Bach It goes without saying that being prepared for any SHFT scenario should always be your main goal if you are into preparedness. Doing that changes how you look at the world and having a situationally…

When SHTF strikes, a systematic getaway is what we need the most. When you have to get out of danger quickly, the gear you may find yourself depending on has to be up to the task. This article is intended to be a focus on the best doomsday gear for female preppers, conceived and developed from a female perspective. Before we get into the actual recommendations on gear for female preppers, we should back up and look at what we are trying to do. Being prepared consists of several factors: Having a rational and focused mindset Building an efficient and…

Selecting, testing, and taking care of your bag out backpack should be a real priority when it comes to being prepared. There is a lot of tactical gear out there and bug out backpacks are not created equally.  In this article, we will discuss the criteria for selecting the best bug out backpack for women. Beyond helping you choose the right item, I will share some essential criteria I discovered when selecting my own bug out backpack. Primarily, these are self-awareness and common sense. γνῶθι σαυτόν – gnothi se auton – know yourself This ancient Greek aphorism fits…

A day in the life of Anti-poaching (APU) Rangers Editor’s Note: Another in a series of articles on man-tracking and its utility in prepping as well as conservation, by guest author Kyt Walken Anti-Poaching Units fight to protect wildlife from those who would kill endangered or protected animals to satisfy commercial demand for animal parts. Given their location and unique circumstances, activities carried out by various APU are diverse, and include prevention, deterrence, and operational intervention, and there are others. These are just some of the methods used. The initial employment of microchips pierced inside the horns of the rhinos are intended…

Ancient art comes into use in African Bush and Jungle In previous articles, we looked at the fundamentals of the ancient art of identifying the tracks and following them, and we have discovered several fields in which this skill is still well alive and considered a remarkable tool to come in handy when it comes to understanding, for example, the dynamic of any illegal infiltration. Crime scene investigations, for example, have a lot to do with Tracking, from the initial collection of data until the answer “What really happened?” Paired with standard procedures, Tracking revealed itself to be extremely useful if employed…

In the previous article, we learned some of the “tools of the trade” for the Art of Tracking, and we discovered that proper observation can lead to significant deductions and to the correct interpretation of an entire trackline, either in daylight or night, either in the great outdoors or in an urban environment. Now it’s time to discuss two further aspects: movement and, consequentially, the principles of stalking. Since the ground is “the oldest newspaper in print” (David Michael Hull, 2015), by the correct use of all the tools this Art provides us, we can understand what happened at a certain time and place. Move…

As I have previously written, the fundamentals of the Art of Tracking are firmly based on the use of all five senses and developed in three main stages: observation, examination, and correct interpretation of a specific trackline. Easy to say, but quite challenging to put in action, especially if you find yourself training on the toughest surfaces you can imagine! Tools of the trade Before going into the differences between the various types of soil and environment, let me point out some of the most common “tools of the trade” for a Tracker: a measuring device,  a hand torch (flashlight for us Americans),  note paper along with pen,…

The third installment of our series on man tracking, by tracking instructor Kyt Lyn Walken.

The Power of the Glance “Tracking is an element of scouting that encompasses observation, stalking and the following of a trail.” [Wikipedia] The quote above couldn’t be truer. As soon as we get into the world of Tracking, it dawns on us the certainty that a good Tracker must be, first and foremost, a good observer.  Back in the day, the early leader of the Scouting movement, Francis Gidney (mostly known as “Gilcraft”, author of the remarkable book “Training in Tracking”, 1933) underlined that “…there is no better education than observation, deduction, memory, and ingenuity (…)” laying the foundations of this Art. …

While tracking is often associated with hunting or fugitive apprehension, tracking offers an invaluable skill for the prepper. Knowing whether someone has been in your AO and learning more about them could be a key element of long-term survival.