When thinking about the most dangerous animals on the continent of Africa, most minds wander over to the big cats and venomous snakes that roam the plains. The lions, cheetahs, and leopards. Or the Black Mamba, the Boomslang, or Egyptian Cobra. Or maybe you think of wild dogs, like the hyena. But the hippopotamus is…
(Video) When Coming Across Those Who Are Unprepared, This is the Best Home Defense That’ll Work:
During a SHTF moment, one of the most terrifying things to consider is your home defense plan. Wherever you choose to take shelter after a disastrous event, whether it is your SHTF cabin out in the woods or your home, you need to consider what will happen if someone breaks in. People will break in…
(Video) Should Preppers Stockpile Money? Check Out One Survivalist’s Take on This Debate:
Money. In our modern, consumer-driven society, it can seem like monetary currency is what makes the world go round. But what happens when that society is completely turned upside down? Do we abandon the ritual of exchanging money for products, supplies, and services? Or do we keep going on, as we always have? In a…
(Video) This Prepper Invented a Bow Blower, a Combination of a Bow Drill and Forge Blower. Now See How to Use This Incredible Tool During SHTF!
While a forge blower is incredibly useful in a blacksmith’s shop, seeing how it delivers a constant air supply to the fire to assist the process of combustion. It isn’t very likely that we will come across one during a SHTF moment. But think about it… with a forge blower, you could accomplish a lot.…
(Video) Making a Primitive Bow and Arrow for When the Grid Goes Down
Choosing the best weapon for your SHTF scenario is important. Many factors need to go into making your decision. Consider the following: what tools and resources do have readily available? What is the purpose of your weapon – is it for hunting? Self-defense? Everything you can imagine? What is your specific skill set? Don’t put…
How to Utilize Banana Peels in the Garden
I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but bananas are wonderful. You can eat them plain, put them in a smoothie, drizzle them with chocolate and put them in the freezer – it doesn’t matter. They’re delicious. And they’re also good for you. They’re loaded with fiber, potassium, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, and Magnesium.…
5 SHTF Items to Never be Without on a Day to Day Basis
Even though you have spent hours and hours organizing your ideal bug out bag, the fact of the matter is this: it isn’t always practical to carry around a full backpack stuffed to the brim with various items. Yes, I know you specifically purchased that light-weight-but-heavy-duty sleeping bag. I know that you agonized over which…
Preparing for SHTF With a Spouse Who Doesn’t Support Prepping
Preparing for the SHTF moment is stressful enough on its own. You’ve got stores of food and supplies to maintain, bug out shelters to build, and techniques to master before it all goes down. But add to the mix a partner that doesn’t necessarily see the point in all of this “extra” work? That makes…
Making it Through a Blizzard or Winter Storm When the Power Goes Out
Getting snowed in might sound cozy and nostalgic to some. Maybe you even wished it would happen as a child! Think about it: having a snow day and being home from school, spending the afternoon warm by the fire with your family, or outside trudging through the snow to sled or make a snowman. Maybe…
10 Significant Differences Between Today’s World and a Post-Collapse World
No matter how many post-apocalyptic films or television shows we consume, no matter how many guidebooks and prepper literature we read, the reality is this: we can only know so much about how the world would react after a major collapse. We might think that our shelter is enough. We might think that our loved…
(Video) Forget Expensive Security! Here’s How to Make an Inexpensive (and Effective) Miracle Safe
Whether you like the taste of it or not, Miracle Whip can be used for just about anything. Yes, it can add some flavor to you sandwich. But it can also remove the stains of cigarette smoke from the walls of a house, remove that dead skin from your feet, polish your jewelry and brass…
How People Live Off the Grid in Slab City: A Look Into Their Lives
Slab City is called many things, from the “Last Free Place in America” to a community of squatters. Formerly a military base called Camp Dunlap; Slab City sits quietly in the desert about 140 miles east of San Diego. After World War II had ended, the military abandoned the camp but left slabs of concrete…
(Video) This Survivalist is Locked Inside a Cage to Face Off a Brown Bear on the Outside. How it All Goes Down? This is Insane!
A brown bear, or a grizzly, can be one of the most terrifying creatures to run into while you’re out in the wilderness. After all, they can range from 5ft to 8ft and usually, weigh about 700 lbs. They are omnivores, and although they often eat nuts and berries, they will occasionally eat animals that…
10 Things Survivalists Will Wish They Had Post-Collapse
When SHTF, we won’t have time to pack. If your home suffers from a natural disaster like a collapse, flood or fire, you aren’t going to have much time to sift through the wreckage and take out the items you need. Even if your home isn’t destroyed in a disaster, you’re not going to be…
(Video) Mind-Blowing Fallout Shelters That Are Strange Yet Incredible
When SHTF, what’s your backup plan? Do you have a bug out shelter tucked neatly away off the grid for your family? Have you got your supplies well stocked and ready to go? Many of us have considered what we would have to do during an EMT or a natural disaster. But what about a…
(Video) 5 People Almost Hit by Lightening Will Make the Bravest of Survivors Awe-Struck by These too Close for Call Encounters
When we are taught storm safety as children, we are often left with an incomplete understanding and half-truths of the devastation that lightning can cause. We know it’s frightening at times, like when it strikes a tree nearby, or we hear about the fire somewhere in the not-too-off-far distance. We might even find a lightning…
How to Successfully Clean a Mattress – All it Takes is One Item!
Oh, the mattress. This can be the most heavenly place in your home. It can beckon you after you walk in the door after a long day, and comfort you with promises of sleep. A good mattress can be just as good as sleeping on the softest cloud (or what we imagined clouds must feel…
(Video) This Man Swims With a Polar Bear. When it’s Time to Witness This Rare Event? Truly Remarkable!
When you think of an ideal swimming companion, I’m going to go ahead and guess that the visual that comes to mind is not big and hairy with impressive canines and four paws. Unless of course, it’s a beloved dog. But a polar bear? Although polar bear attacks on humans rarely occur, they are incredibly…
(Video) How to Turn Styrofoam Into Solid Aluminum. It Sounds Impossible But it’s Not!
Metal tools can be expensive. But imagine being able to construct whatever you wanted, and having it turn into solid metal in about ten seconds. This isn’t some King Midas deal… just good old-fashioned science. Think about what the possibilities! You can make any object you want for survival supplies: a sword, a knife, an…
(Video) How This Bushcrafter Builds a Swedish Stove Is Nothing Short of Amazing
If you’ve never heard of the Swedish torch or stove, now is the time to learn how to incorporate it into your next bug out! The Swedish log stove allows you to have a fire above the ground that is easy manipulated and controlled. It is perfect for those rainy days when the ground can…