Author: Traverse Davies

Knowledge is the greatest survival tool of all Setting the Stage A long time ago I lived in a place where it was hot and humid all the time. The medical was a bit behind the western world as well. In fact,…

The myth of the lone wolf may be the most damaging one we have This story crosses into territory a couple of my publications cover, but since I have been neglecting Dollar Survival it is going to live here. The World in…

A hurricane is coming First, I didn’t take a couple of days off of writing. I wrote both days, I just didn’t publish. Today is about something completely different though. Today is about Dorian. I bought a house in 2003. A small…

Reviewing the Dollarama lantern in comparison to the Costco camping lantern three pack I bought a lantern at Dollarama. It was a simple camping lantern, meant for using while out in the woods. Battery powered, of course. I also bought a pack of…

Finally making Dollar Survival fulfill its original purpose As you read this I am camping somewhere in New Brunswick. I will be starting to fulfill the original mission of this publication as I do. What I Created Dollar Survival For I shop at Dollarama…

How to safely get the water you need in a survival situation I guess I’m doing a rule of three thing right now. I did shelter last week; now I’m tackling water. It wasn’t really intentional, but I was inspired to do…

But what qualifies as shelter exactly? The rule of threes is famous in survival circles — I’ve written about it before — but now I want to narrow in on what is usually the top priority. You can go three minutes without air, three hours without shelter,…

The only gear you can’t lose is yourself This is an update to a piece I wrote years ago for Survivalblog.com. A few people disagreed with some of my points — but survivalblog isn’t much of a forum and responding to them didn’t really work…

What Are Rocket Stoves? Not too long ago I wrote a review of a book and I slammed it. I slammed this particular book because they screwed up rocket stoves. Yeah, petty… slamming a piece of literature for messing up a technical…

Prioritize your survival efforts Priorities mean the difference between life and death The rule of three is simple. You can go three minutes without oxygen, three hours without shelter, three days without water, and three weeks without food. It’s pretty close to accurate. Not…