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NEWS
How These Elections Will Affect Preppers
There was never a time when emergency preparedness was on the minds of so many Americans. In fact, you might argue that the world's...
The Police and Military when SHTF – Friend or Armed Foe?
It is difficult to plan to live in a post-SHTF environment. More than anything, we have to know we're making blind plans. We don't...
PREPAREDNESS
We do a lot of talking about electrical power in the prepping and survival community: specifically, how we can survive without it. But surviving without electrical power isn’t the only way that we should be concerned about it. Electrical power production can be dangerous in and of itself, especially...
What’s one thing you used to purchase but now make at home?
DIY All Purpose Cleaner
How many of you have a cabinet FULL of cleaning products?
I’m talking all kinds of products, each with a specific cleaning purpose: Kitchen de-greaser, Stainless steel cleaner, window cleaner, bathroom tile/soap scum remover, floor cleaner…...
For many people, a fitness routine oriented around traditional forms of weightlifting and cardiovascular exercise is an unchanging part of their life. However, those who are currently working out and those who are seeking a more appealing way to get back in shape should consider one outdoor activity proven...
Those of us who are part of the prepping and survival community tend to look down our noses at the government’s emergency response agency, FEMA. Granted, there’s plenty of reason for this, as FEMA doesn’t exactly have an exemplary record for quick response and cutting through government red tape....
HOMESTEADING
ECONOMICS
Why Are Food Prices Increasing One Month into the Corona Virus...
After one month of lockdown, here in the United States, COVID-19 has radically changed the way we live our lives. Our routines have been...
SHTF
How to Use Acorns as Survival Food
Spring's fresh growth attracts aphids in their thousands-sucking plant life, stunting their growth. Fortunately, aphids love new nettle shoots, which has many benefits for the garden – meaning you can use them as sacrificial...
How to Consume Oak – Nature’s Powerhouse
Man is inextricably tied up with the great oak tree and its many varieties. In the most bleak times of our early history and even in more recent years, this great tree has given...
REMEDIES
9 Natural Remedies for Faster Wound Healing
We can all agree that as we age our skin goes through a lot. In fact, some of us have the scars, wounds, and blemishes to prove it! Maybe an old scar from a...
Just Like Doxycycline: The Antibiotic That Grows in Your Backyard
Overuse of antibiotics has been a cause of much concern in recent years and the dangers that overuse can bring, even to a normally safe person. While prescription antibiotics certainly have their place and...
DIY
3 Non Lethal Booby Traps From An Army Vet
Protecting your property is a challenge especially if you live in a rural area. The police might take a long time to respond if...
How To Seal Food Without A Vacuum Sealer
You probably already know that vacuum sealing your stock is the best, easiest way to keep your food storage fresher for longer. When frozen,...
The Lost Pioneer “Flu Shot”
Are you familiar with camphor and the healing properties of this essential oil?
Used for its medicinal and aromatic properties since time immemorial, camphor's health...
How to Dry Can Beans and Rice for a Shelf Life of 20 +...
Beans and rice, that should be an essential staple in the pantry of a prepper. And, if the 2020 pandemic showed us anything, it's...
9 Beneficial Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate
As you already know, prepping is also about using what’s at hand. But a real prepper, knows what to store in order to have...
Survival Uses For Drinking Straws You Normally Throw Away
While the western world seems to be moving away from the proliferation of single-use plastic drinking straws, they are still commonly used, and in...
How to Start a Fire Flint and Steel Vs Ferrocerium
Fire Starting: Flint & Steel Versus Ferrocerium Key Differences – Intro
Nothing sets the tone of a survival situation or emergency in the woods like...
Outrageously Loud DIY TripWire Alarm (High Security Perimeter)
Whether you want to protect your home's perimeter, your bug-out spot, or a campsite, this DIY tripwire alarm (if properly placed) will certainly expose...
BUG OUT
If You See These 6 Signs It’s Time to Bug-out
The overwhelming distance between these two.
The Bag.
The Location.
In prepper lore, the bug-out plays an enormous role. A bug-out seems to be the solution to...
SUPPLIES
What Foods Can You Bury Underground For Winter?
Would you know the word 'starving spring'? What about “the hungry gap”? Okay, those were two words that reflected the average person's struggles to...
GEAR
12 Things You Forgot to Add to Your Stockpile
Building a survival stockpile is a never-ending task. No matter how much you have, it always seems there’s something more to add. Stockpile a...
Five Emergency Survival Tools
As preppers we strive to acquire skills, knowledge and yes tools that can assist us should we ever be faced with dire circumstances. The...
8 Silent Weapons To Have Against Intruders
Generally speaking, protecting your home and family is a very important activity, but today it seems to be more important than it has ever...
PLANTS
Delicious Recipes Using Cattails – “The Supermarket of the Swamp”
Cattails (Typha latifolia) are among Earth's most versatile plants. With good reason it is called the "Supermarket of the Swamp," because it can be...
DIY Mini Greenhouse For Year-Round Vegetables
To those with a love of growing plants or for those who enjoy living a healthy life with little to no effort, building your...
Post Apocalypse Gardening: Living From a Small Piece of Land in Tough Conditions
What do you do, in a world where you can’t go to the supermarket and pick up a can of Campbell’s Chunky Soup? Where...
LATEST ARTICLES
10 Good Spots To Hide Your Food In A Crisis
For when SHTF, we all have our food storage. Without outside interference, some of us can survive on our supply for years. What happens, though, when our supply is threatened by an outside interruption? Hungry neighbors can try to force their way in to...
Top 6 Popular Types of Guns Not Suitable for SHTF
Choosing a good gun to protect your family and property is one of the most important things you can do to prepare for a SHTF scenario. There’s no use spending months or years preparing for your survival if a small, even unarmed mob or...
What the Pioneers Stockpiled To Survive Winter
What does your food supply mean for winter?
Likely not much.
You won't see any fresh produce supplied locally, but modern global supply networks can cope with that. If it is too cold to grow local fruits and vegetables they can simply be imported from warmer...
How Long Can You Store Food In The Freezer? (Infographic)
A freezer is one of the best ways to store food, as long as you have power available. Meat, vegetables, dairy products, bread and most other staples can be frozen for just about everything.
Your freezer isn't a machine for miracles, though. You need to...
Easy Way to Prep For a Power Outage
According to the US Energy Information Association, in 2015, the average power outage is no more than 5 hours. (Source: EIA) These are the local weather or downed power line incidents, the random day to day power outages that affect everyone. Of course, extreme...
How to Prepare Your Mind For The Coming Crisis
Coping With Negative Feelings: Loneliness And Boredom
Today, I’d like to talk about two of the worst feelings in the world: loneliness and boredom. Now, we’ve all experienced each of these emotions at least one in our lives… and I’m sure you know just how...
How to Make A Cool Rocket Stove For Free
Rocket stoves are easy to bring around while you're camping, as a small camp stove. They are powerful and long burning, so you'll need less fuel to keep the fire going.
The log rocket stove has limited uses, however makes it the simplest and faster...
