Seeing the Future by Looking Into Our Past
It’s times like these that people worry about the future. What will happen? When will this end? When can we come out, when will things ease up, when will things get better? What will things […]
These 11 Plants Are Good Toilet Paper Replacements
Growing your own toilet paper is far less expensive than stockpiling copious amounts of commercially manufactured toilet paper for use during a SHTF. Not only will you save money by growing or foraging your own […]
How to Store Water in Your Car for Emergencies
Storing water in your vehicle is a great idea no matter where you live. After all, chances are you keep some other survival supplies in there, including a get home bag if you are like […]
How to Survive a Street Fight Like a Man
A street fight, a real one, has very little to do with a sparring match in the dojo or boxing gym, and almost nothing to do with the theatrical chest beating that accompanies egotistic displays […]
Don’t Be Cheap – Get These 7 Quality Survival Items
Every prepper knows that having the right survival gear can spell the difference between living to see another sunrise, and embracing oblivion during a SHTF situation. Having the right tool for the job can help […]
How Many Calories per Day Do You Need to Survive?
How many calories a day does a person need to survive? It’s a serious question. Chances are if you’re on this website, you’re not looking for diet advice. You’re probably wondering how low you can […]
How to Start Seeds Indoors – A Prepper’s Guide
Starting seeds indoors should be a vital part of any prepper’s food security plan. You do not need a greenhouse nor a lot of expensive equipment to successfully provide all the plants you will need. […]
Critical Survival Info to Keep on your Phone
Preppers have always been divided on the use of advanced electronics in emergency preparations. The preppers in the “Nay” camp claim that advanced electronics are too frail, too dependent upon incredibly intricate and complex infrastructure […]
7 Mental Tricks to Survive Quarantine and Isolation
With pandemics sweeping the globe and governments responding more and more frequently with total societal lockdowns that stifle all civilian movement, non-essential businesses and much of the comings and goings of commerce… …many citizens are […]
City Lockdown Survival and Preparation
Getting put under lockdown is certainly no fun, but can also be very unsettling, and can seriously cramp what survival plans you may have for dealing with the event that caused the lockdown in the […]
24 Jobs That’ll Put Food on the Table Post-SHTF
Putting food on the table during a SHTF event is the motivation behind why many folks start prepping. But, we must think ahead to how we will all continue to do the same post-SHTF as […]
The 20 Best Survival Movies You Can Watch
It is no secret that serious prepping is hard work, and maintaining personal readiness is a never-ending task. That being said, all work and no relaxation makes for frayed nerves and grumpy attitudes. One traditional […]
10 Dangerous Things to Never Do in a Survival Situation
Preppers always talk about disasters and misadventures as if it is something that happens to you. I bring some sobering news: turns out you can make a rough situation bad and a bad situation terrible […]
Survival Hygiene:The Complete Guide
Staying clean is not just a good idea in kind times in order to remain socially acceptable and claim your seat at the lunch table. Cleanliness is crucial to maintain good health even if the […]
Tinder vs. Kindling. Here’s How They Are Different
You’ll learn plenty about starting a fire in all kinds of ways when you hang around preppers. In fact, you’ll likely learn more than you wanted to know! Building a fire always starts with a […]
5 Survival Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Survival is rarely a matter of having the perfect plan that will magically make all of your problems go away, but planning is nonetheless an essential factor in surviving the complexities of major crisis events. […]
How to Prep if You Don’t Have Any Money
There are some obstacles to prepping that are not commonly discussed. If they aren’t being ducked entirely, they are at least being sidestepped. The most common among these, and certainly the most pertinent for quite […]
How Much Range Can You Get From a Ham Radio?
The expected effective range of ham radio is a subject that is constantly talked about but poorly understood among many preppers not specialized in radio communication skills. For all but the shortest-ranged line-of-sight broadcasts there […]
Here’s What to do When Someone Knocks on Your Door Late at Night
A late night knock on the front door. It is the classic beginning to so many Hollywood and real life horror stories it has turned into something of a cliché. But cliché or not, this […]
10 Things Old Timers Did that You Should Do Too
The Generational Battle seemingly never ends, and while often well-intentioned and good-natured, it seems to have reached a nasty fever pitch these days. The older post-WWII generation constantly berates the younger ones for their seeming […]
What To Do If You Get Lost: Urban, Rural and Wilderness Scenarios
I had moved to a new city about two weeks prior. I worked in another new city about 15 miles north. I had two established routes to and from work, but I wanted to find […]
Top 10 Urban Survival Kit Items You Should Have
Most survival priorities apply in any kind of environment you happen to be in. You’ll always need shelter, you always need food, water and a way to protect yourself. Urban environments offer their own share […]
What Would Happen After a Nuclear Terrorist Attack
Preppers planning to survive what would happen after a nuclear terrorist attack must consider not only the breakdown of both society and government, and the collapse of the nation’s food supply, but also the dire […]
Emergency Communications from A to Z
Having an emergency communications plan is an essential part of being prepared for short and long-term disasters. The ability to network and transmit information about changing situations and new threats is invaluable. Establishing and maintaining […]