If you are just getting interested or involved in preparing for a survival situation, you probably are overwhelmed with all the choices you have. There are so many items to select from it’s nearly impossible to know what essentials you need the most. Preppers are likely telling you what to get, but it’s best not…
7 Aspects of Survival You Must Consider
No matter how much you prepare for a survival situation unless you manage to pull off “blind luck,” there will items or areas you discover you could have planned and prepared for better. That reality, by the way, applies to much more than just survival – it also applies to just about every event we…
DIY PVC Pipe Longbow for an Affordable Price
Depending on the type and duration of the survival situation you face, you may need to use your surroundings to make weapons for hunting food and possibly for protection as well. If the SHTF situation continues through an extended period, you may even have to resort to hunting with traps and a bow and arrow.…
The Differences Between an Urban Prepper and Rural Prepper
Most survivalists live in a more rural environment and consider many survival skills – like hunting, fishing, using alternative heat or electricity sources, growing our own food, etc., to be part of “normal life.” A few have experience living in both urban and rural environments and know the skills of the rural survivalist (although we…
CPR Fundamentals a Prepper Should Know
As most of us know, CPR is an emergency response to someone who has stopped breathing or who has had their heart stop pumping blood. The principle behind it is to mimic the natural movement of the heart and lungs thus artificially introducing oxygen and blood flow to a person until either they revive or…
4 Clever Ways to Re-Purpose an Old Refrigerator
Re-purposing old and broken down stuff and recycling what is practical to recycle is part and parcel of being a good survivalist. It comes with the territory that people who want to be prepared for life after a survival situation are mindful. They desire to use whatever is at their disposal, save what they can…
How to Act if You Feel a Terrorist Attack is Eminent
Unfortunately, terrorism has become a central concern for most of America. Realistically, terrorism has been with us for the entire history of our country, but recent years have brought the random nature of it closer to home. The Boston Marathon bombing, San Bernardino, 9-11, a host of loan wolf attacks and several attempted terrorist attacks…
Want to Bow Hunt in a Survival Situation? Learn How to Make a Bamboo Arrow
In a survival situation, chances are you will have to use a weapon to protect yourself or to hunt for food. There are many weapons to select from, but one of the weapons you should own is a bow hunt that you can make from bamboo. One way of doing that is to construct your…
Bug-Out Vehicles – What you Need to Consider and How to Enhance Them
The decision to purchase a bug-out vehicle should not be taken lightly. There are a ton of variables you have to consider or you will end up with a vehicle that does not meet your needs or is more than you need. There is also the issue of expense. You could spend a small fortune…
Don’t Forget to Stockpile These Essential Items for a SHTF Moment
Not every survival situation is a SHTF moment – the difference is immediacy and potential dangers. Preparing for each is very different as well. While there is a lot of overlap, a SHTF moment has a lot of immediate and dire requirements, including dealing with the shock of having your world turned upside down. A…
[VIDEO] Make a Tiled Roof Hut in the Bush That’s Perfect for Your Survival
If you find yourself in a situation the guy in today’s video is emulating, you indeed have run into a pretty significant survival situation. That type of situation will require you to build a more longer-term type of shelter – one that can do more than protect you from the elements but actually becomes a…
[VIDEO] Survival Preparation – Realism Versus Romanticism
In any invested community – be it politics, sports, the Kardashians – you name it, one of the toughest things to do is take a position that rubs against the grain. Unless you enjoy looking for confrontation, which most do not, even if they have no problem defending their position, speaking out can be a…
9 Things You MUST Have to Barter in a Survival Situation
Bartering in a survival situation or SHTF moment is more than just a way to get stuff you want or to sustain the lifestyle you are accustomed to living. Sure, it could be just a matter of trading for what you want versus what you need. In a survival situation, though, it could also be…
Garage and Yard Sales – Why They’re Your Secret Survival Source
It’s a tradition that millions do each weekend, starting in spring and lasting until late fall – and it is not baseball. It is cruising yard sales looking for hidden bargains of other people’s stuff that they no longer want or wonder why they ever had them to begin with. One man’s junk is another’s…
[VIDEO] Cattails – The Unsung Superfood
Whether your situation is one of self-sustainability, where you want to use every available food source you can find, or are facing a survival situation, where food is a vital element of the Principles of three, one easy to find and harvest food source is the Cattail. Cattail, or Typha, is a genus of 30…
Critical Ways to Purify Your Water to Stay Alive
Whether you are hiking and get caught in a survival situation or in the aftermath of a storm or floor or your local infrastructure is compromised, pure water is a must and in a dire situation, usually one of the first necessities of life to get compromised. In a survival situation, you have about three…
[VIDEO] How to Properly Stay Hidden in a Survival Moment – Don’t Give Your Location Away!
Depending on the survival situation or SHTF moment you face, stealth could easily be the most critical element of your existence, particularly if the situation is severe to start and rapidly declining. For example, suppose you experienced a grid failure and as the days passed, the predictable and predicted civil unrest became standard as opposed…
12 Challenges a Prepper Can Overcome in the New Year
No matter how much you prepare for a SHTF moment or survival situation, there will be some aspects that surprise you, something you overlooked or forgot and something that does not perform as you expected it to in the heat of the moment. That is just a reality, and there is not much you can…
[VIDEO] Incredible Uses for Vaseline During Any SHTF Situation
Petroleum Jelly is one of those substances that everyone has, but few realize that it has dozens of survival purposes. From fire starter to skin protector to lubricator and much more, Petroleum Jelly is one of the most versatile products on the market today. Because it is very inexpensive as well as long-lasting, stockpiling a…
[VIDEO] Water Purification Techniques You Must Know
Purifying your water in a survival situation is paramount to your safe-keeping. Water is a necessity to live – you can survive about three days without it. But apart from a dire situation where consumption is more important than it being pure, drinking tainted water can cause almost as many problems for you as going…