Whatever way you manage to find and buy one, a shipping container makes sense to a survivalist. Shipping containers were built to haul and keep the things inside safe! Why could it not do the same for human beings with all their survival supplies when it came time for the SHTF? It truly does…

One of the most difficult questions every person interested in preparation for a disaster or survival in a doomsday scenario is how far to go. Do you go all out and plan to be one of the only surviving humans on earth after stuff hits the fan? Or do you figure if it gets that…

Every once in a while a story emerges of homesteaders, survivalists or off the grid folks who have created an oasis that is nothing short of Utopia, or at least as close to that as we can get here on earth. They almost always have a story that is rife with challenges – such as…

When out in the wilderness we often have to ask ourselves what we plan to do for shelter. If you are smart you already have a method chosen before you take your great hike. Even if you merely brought a tarp with you the seeds of shelter building have been born. Still, with our knife…

If you have ever camped in the rain, you know how awful it can be if you are unprepared. About the only thing worse is having to bug-out or finding yourself in a survival situation, without adequate weather protection when the weather is bad. A long night can seem like decades when you are cold…

If you’ve been wondering how to set up a tarp in less than favorable conditions like rain or snow, we got something you will find useful. It’s a video from Wilderness Innovation and in it, he shows us how to set up PTSL Tarp. Although there are roughly 50 ways to set it up, this…

These men have done something we have all wanted to do at one time or another. Purchase a nice plot of land in the middle of nowhere (Ontario, Canada) and build a terrific house/shelter! It does help that they seem to get along well and have a great idea where it should be located and…

When the going gets tough and you don’t have a lot of options, it’s time to get a little creative. We’re about to show you how to get creative with basic trash bags and how to use them during an emergency situation when you have no other shelter options. This may not be the absolute…

If we can say anything good about the Norwegians, and there are some good things to say, it is that they understood and probably still understand their underground bunkers. The huge abandoned bunker displayed on the next page was built in and around the early 1980s and the builder was ready for anything! With covered…

In our view, any shelter you have near your home should serve more than one purpose. It can be a root cellar, for your veggies and fruits, a weather shelter, if tornadoes and/or hurricanes are your worry, and a bug-out shelter in the event of SHTF scenario. In all cases, the shelter should be well…

Initially using a shipping container as a shelter may seem like a great idea. After all, it’s a very resourceful way to use something, re-purpose it, and use it for a SHTF situation. Preppers are all for the idea of multi-purposing tools and ordinary everyday items and transforming them into whatever else they need them…

It is always fun to watch a prepper or builder take on new projects. They are excited and it is motivating to see them plan and proceed with a project. They often inspire us to take our own bug-out ventures to a new level! This is what is happening over on the next page. We…