The 5 Kinds of Guns You Should Avoid Like the Plague
by Tom M. It’s true that having a gun beats no gun at all, but that does not mean that any gun will do as well as another. In fact, guns, as with all tools […]
Raising Pigs for Long-term Survival
by Tara Pigs (or hogs as we call them where I live) make a great survival livestock choice. Unless you live in an urban or suburban area, you most likely have plenty of space to […]
How to Pick and Choose AR-15 Magazines
by Charles The AR-15 is America’s most popular centerfire rifle by an enormous margin, and befitting its status as the once and future king of semi-auto rifles it enjoys correspondingly enormous first-party manufacturer and aftermarket […]
11 Personal Safety Odds & Ends
I learned from a young age the world was not a safe place. There were people who were not just willing, but eager to hurt you. Some of them were your own family. Others were […]
How to Pre-filter Water (and Prolong the Life of Your Water Filters)
by Megan There’s nothing worse than coming down sick from drinking unfiltered or poorly filtered water. The average water filter, depending on the water filtration method, lasts anywhere from 3 to 6 months or as […]
The Future of Money
by The Preppy Prepper The advent of debit cards, credit cards and online banking began in the 1980’s and has progressed at an exponential rate in recent decades. Cash it seems, is at risk of […]
How to Make Your Bug-Out Bag Modular
by Contributing Author Ah, the BOB. The prepper standby and source of constant tinkering, consternation and much discussion. There are a 1,001 ways to choose, fill and pack a BOB, but one method in particular […]
20 Ways to Secure Your Gun
by Charles Gun ownership carries with it many responsibilities. The responsibility to be safe, be effective, and always know the status and condition of your firearms to prevent tragedy. A significant part of the latter […]
The Top Bartering Skills to Have Post-Collapse
by Tara When preparing for a doomsday disaster, we must also prep to survive (perhaps even thrive) during what comes next. Stockpiling items for bartering purposes is a common prepping practice, but thinking beyond what […]
How to Survive as a Young Conservative in a Socialist America
by The Preppy Prepper Many survivalists are interested in preparing for a variety of apocalyptic scenarios. Are you ready if the electric grid goes down? Have you stockpiled enough goods and ammo to resist a […]
Scavenging for Supplies Post-SHTF
by Charles The image of a rugged and ragged survivor picking their way through the charred, ashen corpse of society after some pivotal and epoch changing catastrophe is an enduring one in apocalyptic fiction of […]
5 Firearms for People Who Don’t Like Them
by Charles As hard as this may be to believe for some of you, not everyone likes guns. I know, I know, sit down if you feel woozy. It’s true, though: some folks do not, […]
Signaling 101 for Survival
by Nick O’Law In a survival situation communication can be vital and proficiency in signaling could save your life, or at least make it a lot easier. Anybody who works in the outdoors learns at […]
The Best of the Best .22 Pistols
by Charles There is no such thing as a gun suitable for one and all, for every shooter. But if there was, if there was one gun that damn near everyone in the world could […]
A Rant about Political Correctness
by Derrick Krane The following is all my opinion so I could be wrong about some things Opening thoughts: Here we are:: Radical Islamic terrorists driving trucks or vans into crowds, or stabbing people. If […]
Basics of Homeschooling for Preppers
by Tara The vast majority of preppers homeschool their children instead of sending them off each day to government school. In fact, there are now more American families (preppers or not) educating their children at […]
The Top 10 Handguns under 500 Bucks
by Charles Handgunners today enjoy a market crowded with excellent options. Some writers and experts have dubbed the current era of firearms a second golden age at least so far as refinement, if not innovation […]
Top 7 EDC Mistakes to Avoid
by Charles EDC is more than just an acronym for a collection of stuff you choose to carry around; EDC is now shorthand for a lifestyle choice, one in which a selection of carefully chosen […]
Try These Shotgun Drills on Your Next Range Day
by Charles My readers know that I am a proponent of shotguns, so long as one understands their limitations and trains to mitigate them. One of the biggest general limitations compared to other types of […]
Review of Smith & Wesson M&P9 9mm
by Steven If you are in the market for a new handgun, you will notice that there are many polymer guns on the market. With the success of the Glock, most major manufacturers now offer […]
The 5 Best Shotguns for Home Defense
by Charles If there is one type of long gun that never goes out of style through the decades, it is the shotgun. There is no more ubiquitous gun across America, and much of the […]
How to Heat Yourself in an Emergency
by Tara Staying warm during a long-term disaster will be as essential to your survival as having access to water and food. Failure to stay warm can lead not only to the obvious frostbite and […]
9 Essential Pieces of Gear for Any Disaster
by contributing author Discussions or guides that offer recommendations about what supplies and items you should have in what quantities in to order to survive a given type of disaster are common. No two crises […]
Fly-Tying 101
by Derrick Krane I went through a rough period financially after getting out of graduate school. I could not find work in my chosen field, criminal psychology. I worked per diem (as needed/as available) at […]