Near Death Experiments

Is this your first time visiting us or would you like to know what makes us tick, why we’re here, what we’re about or why in the heck we chose such an odd name for a survival and preparedness forum? The info you seek is right inside this forum category. New users, be sure that this area is your first stop! Our Rules and Regulations can be found within.

This area is reserved for announcing events, news and announcements pertaining to the site!.

This is the area for members to report breaking news concerning world stability, disaster situations or civil unrest.

Feel free to discuss nearly anything you like here, remember to keep it clean and honest and abide by the rules.

Having an issue with the forum software or want to inquire about a feature? This is the place to ask.

This area is for the general discussion on the topic of survival and preparedness. Basically, if it doesn't fit into one of the other more specific areas and it's about survival, it would go here.

Have a specific survival scenario that you've dreamt up and would like to get some feedback on? This is the place to post it. Please try to keep things as grounded in reality as possible.

Have a true story about surviving a particularly dire situation? Post it here and let's see what we can all learn from your experience.

This area is for the discussion of training courses you have heard of, are interested in, have taken or personally offer as well as discussion on the merits of such instruction. Also included here would be any specialized skills and the discussion thereof.

Release your creative energies here with fictional stories about survival situations (disasters, zombies, isolation, extreme weather, alien invasion, civil unrest, giant flesh-eating bugs, war etc…).

Post your complete Bug out Bag system for feedback and discussion and also review the set-ups that other members have posted as well.

Discuss foods, water supplies, containers/utensils, cookware, preservation, gathering/procurement and processing here. We want to expand our knowledge on where to find it, how to get, what to do with it and how to preserve and transport it.

Discuss the various aspects of shelter here. Relevant topics include; tents, sleeping bags, makeshift shelters, cabins, how to locate shelter, how to build it, where to erect it etc....

Discuss packs, LBE, LBV's, Vest Rigs, rucksacks, bags and anything else used to hold, transport or organize your gear here.

Discuss any piece or type of gear that does not fit into one of the other better-defined categories here. Examples of such gear would be clothing, fishing gear, parachutes, SCUBA gear etc...

Discuss knives, edged weapons, hand tools, bows, spears and any other type of survival tool here.

This area is for survival and preparedness-related links.

Moderator: Syphonius

Our online list of survival and preparedness-related books and references.

Moderator: thereisnospoon

Links to reviews on survival and preparedness-related gear. We prefer for reviews to be done in-house by our members, but some exceptions can be made.