Most people, such as people who like to do DIY projects or live at a homestead prefer to heat their home the old-fashioned way via a wood stove. It’s true that a wood stove can make a home warm and cozy. Plus, it also has the advantage of not utilizing fossil fuels. With just a…
Why Everyone Should Consider This Sustainable Septic System for Survival
It’s easy to overlook sewage and sewage disposal when preparing for a survival situation. If we think about it this is actually odd because we all need a way to get rid of sewage every day. And since we’re not like a wild animal the areas we can get rid of sewage is limited –…
11 Incredible Everyday and Survival Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide
Even though we’re often tempted to call something a “miracle product” if it meets or exceeds our expectations, we are hard pressed not to consider this certain item just that. And the good news it can be found under most kitchen sinks! This is yet another important product to stock up on for a survival…
Military Veteran Who Lives Complete Off the Grid Was Asked to LEAVE His Land
Living off the grid is a dream for many, and this is particularly true since the cost of living and living continue to rise. While many survivalists enjoy developing their off grid land for use to be prepared for survival situations that will take place in the future, there are still many people who make…
3 Things to Never Do When a Home Invasion is Taking Place
Home invasions and robberies take place frequently; in the United States alone, around 8,000 home invasions take place daily. That means there are over 2.5 million home invasions that take place yearly. In addition, that statistic will only increase if we have to deal with a long-term collapse. As the people who are unprepared get…
(Video) Genius Home Fortifications We All Should be Taking Advantage Of
While many of us who are prepared are going to be ready for a disaster, the same can’t be said for everyone else. We’re constantly learning from other survivalists that it’s easy to forget that there’s a huge population of people who aren’t preparing for survival scenarios. They’re just normal people who unfortunately are going…
We Can Now Purchase Tiny Container Homes on Amazon
There are many different types of survival shelters. There’s a bug out cabin where you can head to to either just relax and enjoy nature or hurry to when a natural disaster takes place. Then there’s underground shelters that protect people from a variety of disasters from tornadoes to possibly even a nuclear disaster! Another…
Survive an EMP With These 10 Powerful Powerless Tools
It’s true that most people don’t know what an EMP is, especially if they’re new to preparing for a survival scenario. What many people don’t realize is that an EMP is an electromagnetic pulse and it can wipe out just about anything from cars to radios to even computers in the blink of an eye.…
Home Security: Common Sense Steps to Take to Keep a Home Safe
One of the “givens” in a large scale natural or man made disaster is that eventually, the desperate or the opportunistic will start looting. In many cases, looting is the last thing a person wants to do, but when your very survival depends on finding food, water or survival tools, someone’s property becomes fair game.…
Basic Home Security Every Survivalist Should Implement
It seems no matter where we look, examples for civil unrest abound. Our cities have been beset with violent political protests, riots, and looting. Natural disasters have yielded small, medium and large scale looting. Home invasions, while down numerically, seem to be on the increase outside of just the cities and suburbs. Everywhere we look,…
(Video) Woman Lives in Drafty Old ’93 RV That Has Zero Insulation. See How She Stays Warm When It’s Freezing
When we are cold we do what we need to get warm. For most, that means turning up the heat in their apartment or house. But what if we are living in an area where that is not so easy? Let’s say a hand-wrought bug-out home or an RV? People who have been living in…
Bug Out Locations to Consider When the World is Ending
Imagine this scenario. You live in a beach community and there is a hurricane heading straight for you Emergency officials have been warning for days that you need to evacuate and if you wait much longer, there is nothing they could do to help you until the survival crisis has passed and you are mired…
Is Off-Grid Living a Good Idea? Here’s One Family’s Story:
The decision to move to an off-grid lifestyle often is constructed in the abstract. It is a dream, sure, maybe even a realistic dream, but much of that dream relies upon the romantic aspects of being independent, self-contained and free to pursue a life external to the chaos of the world around us. What is…
3 Important Differences Between Llamas and Alpacas
Truthfully, we never really thought about the differences between llamas and alpacas. We know they look alike and both come from South America. And, as a survivor, if things get really bad, they can both probably be eaten and their skins made into warm clothing. We do know that Alpacas have a slightly sarcastic look…
Using This Building Style, NASA Wanted to Colonize Mars. Here Are 7 Reasons We Should Utilize This Style Ourselves.
We’ve been hearing a lot about colonizing the planet Mars these days, despite the fact the planet’s atmosphere could kill us! Still, once scientists get their acts together, funds and expertise are allowed – we are talking years and year from now – there may one day be a potential home away from home on…
Why an Outdoor Boiler is More Effective and Beneficial Than a Wood Stove
When we were little we visited our Aunt Molly. She lived in the mountains of eastern Pennsylvania, in a little house, and she had an awesome wood stove. This stove did everything. She cooked in it and it warmed her house. People always gathered around her wood stove! This was real camp-out type living for…
What Our Great Grandparents Knew and What We Need to Relearn Today
In our online, always connected, technology driven society, we have forgotten a lot about what a less connected time offered. This is true in almost every aspect of life – good and bad – and particularly if the topic is how to make it through a survival crisis! Generations past had to know many more…
(Video) 5 Inventions Everyone Should Have in Their Home
We like new and groundbreaking things, seeing inventors take a stab at their dream(s) in very creative ways. When they do it they inspire those of us who would love to come up with that one great invention but cannot find the motivation. Hey, if Tom Smith over there can do it, why can’t we?!…
Ways Heat and Humidity Can Damage a Home and What to Do About It
It is August and so many states are having horrid heat waves and humidity. It seems like we hear about this year after year, how this is the worst it can possibly get then, after another year, it is just as bad or worse! The thing is, while it is physically uncomfortable for ourselves, it…
How to Go About Stocking Up on Water and the Mistakes We Must Avoid
Storing water for use in a survival situation is one area that almost every survivalist falls short – we simply do not store enough or stored properly and that can be a major impediment to making it through a long-term survival situation. Because for most of us, water is all around us, we tend to…