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How To Prep Your Home
Purchasing sandbags have always been sold in late summer early fall as a preparedness product that is associated with the flooding attached to the...
How to Make A Primitive Fish Trap
If you ever find yourself in a survival situation, it is important to try and use as little energy as possible. It may happen...
PREPAREDNESS
You’re driving home from work, something “big” just happened and you’re completely stuck in gridlock on the highway. You heard the news – it’s really bad and folks are panicked.
But, you’re prepared for this scenario. You abandon your car, grab your Get-Your-Ass-Home backpack out of your trunk and start walking. How do you...
Over the last year, I have really started to notice a growing trend. At first, it was a news story here or there, usually talking about someplace far off. The news was disturbing, of course – people being forced to do this or that for violating some rule against...
There is more to prepping than simply stocking up on bottled water (though that is a big part of it). For the serious prepper, getting ready for a disaster also involves activities like building emergency shelters and storage spaces and outfitting them properly. Here’s how to build an emergency shelter that...
Instead of turning to that cuppa or a sugary snack the next time you need an energy boost, how about turning to essential oils? That's right — there are essential oils for energy and we're going to be talking about how to incorporate them into your life for better...
HOMESTEADING
FOOD
How to Make A Primitive Fish Trap
If you ever find yourself in a survival situation, it is important to try and use as little energy as possible. It may happen...
SHTF
FARMING
How to Create a Science Nature Journal with Kids
Making and keeping a Science Nature journal is a fun way for kids of all ages to study nature. I did one in College...
DIY
How To Prep Your Home
Purchasing sandbags have always been sold in late summer early fall as a preparedness product that is associated with the flooding attached to the...
30 Survival Items To Get In The First 30 Days Of Prepping
Welcome to the prepper world! Today we face the most possibilities of SHTF than ever before: WWIII,
EMP, power grid down, civil unrest, and economic collapse are...
10 Places to Find Water in the City Post-SHTF
When it comes to a post-SHTF situation, one of the most critical resources you will need is fresh water that can be filtered for...
17 Survival Uses for Safety Pins
Did you know that before the Winchester repeating rifle was invented, Walter Hunt patented the “combined piston breech and firing cock repeating gun”?
Not only...
Fish Antibiotics for Survival and How to Store Them
When you find yourself in a survival situation there are a lot of hacks or alternatives that you can use to get the job...
SUPERGLUE: YOUR SURVIVAL SECRET WEAPON?
Applications That Could Save Your Life When...
What if the one thing standing between you and disaster was sitting in your junk drawer right now?
Ever...
Is Homesteading the Best Way to Prepare?
Homesteading and prepping are not the same thing, not exactly anyway, but they definitely can and should be linked. Homesteaders and preppers stockpile food,...
Are You Making These 15 Common Canning Mistakes?
Canning is an amazing way to preserve the flavors of summer and enjoy your favorite fruits and vegetables all year long. But while the...
BUG OUT
How to Backfeed after SHTF
Earthquake, Southern California, sitting in my kitchen at 5:25 am I felt the roll, heard the house creek and crack and through my dining...
FOOD
How to Make A Primitive Fish Trap
If you ever find yourself in a survival situation, it is important to try and use as little energy as possible. It may happen...
Foods for Emergency Situations
We have been covering a host of different disasters and scenarios for preps. One thing we have not mentioned is the need for food...
Are You Making These 15 Common Canning Mistakes?
Canning is an amazing way to preserve the flavors of summer and enjoy your favorite fruits and vegetables all year long. But while the...
GEAR
Tips – Urban camouflage after a disaster
You’re driving home from work, something “big” just happened and you’re completely stuck in gridlock on the highway. You heard the news – it’s really bad...
3 Ways to Safely Store Your Firearms
In this guest post, Richard Douglas offers a guide to safely storing your firearms, specifically addressing:
Training your family about firearm safety.
Three different...
Review – Semi-Automatic Handguns for Women
Women are the largest growing demographic of handgun owners for self-defense. More women than ever are also starting to carry concealed pistols for protection,...
Essential Prepper Skills For The Wilderness
Every year dozens of people die in wilderness settings because they were completely unprepared to face the dangers that lurk in nature. Thinking about...
Review – KRISS USA Sphinx SDP Compact
I have seen a lot of the big Gun YouTuber’s: Sootch00, Mr. Guns n’ Gear, and even Military Arms Channel, talking about this pistol...
HEALTH
31 All-Natural DIY Remedies for Arthritis
Arthritis is one of the most common problems that affect the bones and joints in the human body. A huge number of people develops...
The Hidden Survival Skill That Could Save You During the Next Crisis
Why Your Grandparents' Secret to Survival Is More Important Now Than Ever
The economy today is teetering on the edge, and food prices...
How to Stress Less in Emergency Situations
A catastrophic event can be extremely hard on the body; mentally and physically. Since not all emergencies are the same, it is important to...
SUPERGLUE: YOUR SURVIVAL SECRET WEAPON?
Applications That Could Save Your Life When...
What if the one thing standing between you and disaster was sitting in your junk drawer right now?
Ever...
What You Should Know About Stockpiling Antibiotics
Responsible Antibiotic Storage for Home Emergency Preparedness
Medical self-reliance represents an important aspect of comprehensive family...
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Uncommon Items For Your Bug Out Bag
We all know what our bug-out bag essentials are, right? 90% of the items we packed are pretty much the same for all of us… but what about the other 10%?
In this article I want to give you a list of “uncommon” survival items...
Are You Making These 15 Common Canning Mistakes?
Canning is an amazing way to preserve the flavors of summer and enjoy your favorite fruits and vegetables all year long. But while the process may seem straightforward, small mistakes can lead to spoiled food, poor texture, or even health risks. Whether you’re new...
How to Make A Primitive Fish Trap
If you ever find yourself in a survival situation, it is important to try and use as little energy as possible. It may happen that you get stranded in an area near a water body that has fish. Well, you can eat the edible...
How To Get To Know Your Neighbors
How well do you know you know your neighbors? A few years ago I had a mini-flash flood in my backyard. We had torrential rains and several homes were flooded. We were okay, but some of our neighbors’ homes were flooded with water and...
How to Backfeed after SHTF
Earthquake, Southern California, sitting in my kitchen at 5:25 am I felt the roll, heard the house creek and crack and through my dining room window saw the transformer a few blocks away blow. Spectacular. It was over quickly, family was fine, house had...
How to Survive an EMP
All of our lives would be drastically impacted if either a man-made or natural EMP disaster happened. It would not take weeks, or even months, to repair the power grid and all aspects of modern life, but years! If the vital piece of United...
Tips – Urban camouflage after a disaster
You’re driving home from work, something “big” just happened and you’re completely stuck in gridlock on the highway. You heard the news – it’s really bad...
