We all use cell phones today. This was never made more clear to us when yesterday, after going into a room and sitting at a table for an important meeting, seeing everyone whip out their phones to gather important information before we got started. Cell phones are simply a way of life and are…
Assembling a Remote Bunker That’ll Keep an Entire Family Save During a Disaster
Bugging out during a SHTF scenario is a must for many preppers. This is chiefly true for those who live in the city where any number of things can happen. Experts say if there is ever a threat of world-wide disaster it will be in heavily populated areas. Interestingly, while speaking with other preppers we…
Common Deadly Water Purification Errors We Must NEVER Make
It seems a given that if a lake is known as “fresh water” the H2O inside of it should be good for drinking. Compared to a river laced with toxic plants and other suspect things, you would be right. However, nature has a way of laughing at us humans when we least expect it.…
Getting Bit by a Brown Recluse is Serious. Here’s How to Treat it Before it’s Too Late:
It is that time of year where, once again, we have to safeguard ourselves from being bitten by many varieties of nefarious insects. Already, we’ve been chewed on by mosquitoes, having to buy a highly popular insect repellent to keep them away from our tender skin. But then we have ants, wasps, and spiders –…
How to Make it Through Civil Unrest, Looters and Riots When Chaos Ensues
A prepper can be as prepared as all get out but when it comes time for the SHTF, if he is not careful, all that preparation will fall apart. Especially if a mob mentality approaches and takes over. Safeguards need to be established! We’ve said it more than once. Do not advertise that you are…
Vital Things to Never Forget When Bugging Out Off the Map
We are not talking about a subject here that we have not spoken about before but a good prepper needs and wants to be reminded of the basics. And if the prepper plans to bug-out far away from home there are things he or she needs to face, logically and seriously. You may have it…
5 Weeds We Should be Eating as Opposed to Killing
Every year, especially around this time when the temperatures are getting warmer when the cold of Winter has melted and new plants start to grow – we get weeds! It’s just natural and we are used to it. How much of our time is used up in our front and back lawns, bending over and…
It’s Possible to Survive an EMP With These 10 Powerful Powerless Tools!
If you ask around, particularly to those who have never prepped a day in their lives, many do not have a clue what an EMP is. So, the fact that an electromagnetic pulse can wipe out anything from radios to cars to helicopters and all computer equipment stuns those not in the know. As a…
Survivalist Constructs and Sleeps in Over 100 DIY Survival Shelters – Incredible!
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…
Farmer Came Up With a Genius Solution to All of His Problems by Covering His Plants With…
Growing a garden is life affirming. Honestly, if you are successful the satisfaction you receive while plucking up those carrots, peas, tomatoes and rhubarb is awesome. You can say: “I did this! I created life!” Admittedly, it’s life you will soon consume but that is the whole point, after all! Still, there are obstacles…
It’s No Contest: Check Out the Best Canned Meat Preppers Can Get to Survive a Long-Term Survival Scenario
Protein is important for any survivor. And, for us, protein means meat. We know you can talk to any vegetarian or vegan who will absolutely tell you that they have developed all the life-sustaining vitamins and minerals a human being needs to eat carrots, beets, and soybean. But, for us, that just doesn’t fly. We…
Vital Prepping Tips All Women Should Take to Heart – #2 is Imperative!
Survival is not just a male endeavor. There is a female population out there. A big one. And they will have to undergo all of the same obstacles as their male counterparts! What’s more, women have certain issues men do not have to worry about. Personal issues that men, quite frankly, do not even…
(Video) The Awe-Inspiring Reason We All Need to Start Cleaning Our Home With Bread
The basis of this hack is pretty sound. We don’t like to think about it but most fresh bread really does have a rubbery consistency. Yet it is also pliant, an odd combination that makes for a terrific hack and a nice sandwich. We remember our brother, way back when we were both in high…
14 Items Preppers Can Stock Up On From a Goodwill Store
While we would all love to buy survival items new, to get them fresh from the factory, and know we are the first to use them, it is not always practical. We know, for the most part, many of the items needed but if we were to buy them all mint it would really cut…
4 Old Wives Tales That Believe it or Not Are… True!
We wonder, fifty or one hundred years from now, will the things we believe in – the sayings we have uttered time and again – be thought of as a sort of indulgent humor? Think about it. Our ancestors have said a lot of things, put them into print, and we now look at a great…
Check Out a Map That Shows Everyone Their Chances of Being Destroyed by a Nuke
Goodwill in the world is not at its best. That rather goes without saying. It may not be too long before we start seeing some signs, more than mere word of mouth, of who our real allies are around the world and who wants to see us annihilated! If we thought the attacks of nine…
Why This Common Item is a Must-Have Survival Tool
There is a lot of survival merchandise out there, made for specific purposes, and we are fascinated pretty much by all we see. Their inventors have wonderful imaginations and we applaud their inventions! However, there are some everyday ordinary items out there, things you may fling over your shoulder or wear around your waist…
8 Seemingly Useful Items We Shouldn’t Pack in Our Bug Out Bags
When it comes to bugging out many preppers will tell everyone the more we can carry with us the better. They figure we do not know how long we will have to live in your bug out location so if we can take it all with us then we are set for a while. That…
Feathered Friends Vireo Sleeping Bag Weighs Less Than a Pound, Making it the Ideal Bug Out Companion
Wandering the wilderness, hiking and climbing up steep slopes and over unforgiving rocks, while satisfying for some can be an absolute pain for others. However, as survivalists, it is the price we pay for the future we are training for and exploring what we love. However, doing all of this does not mean we have to…
20 Affordable Supplies That’ll be Worth Their Weight in Gold After a Disaster Hits
When we encourage preppers to stockpile certain items we don’t suggest it just because it seems the right thing to do but because, honestly, these are the things you really are going to need when the SHTF. Maybe some preppers are hesitant because they feel the expense will just be too much for them.…