As with all tools you’ll be relying upon, most preppers demand a machete that they know isn’t going to bend, break, or chip when it’s performing the jobs expected of it. However, buying a machete that fills these needs is much easier said than done. Not only do you need a blade that’s tough, but…
When the Collapse Takes Place, Eventually Preppers Will Eventually Run Out of Prescription Medication. Here’s How to Prepare Ahead of Time.
Preparing for the obvious is pretty easy: you want to have plenty of food, water, important equipment and batteries, and a safe place to stay when SHTF. That’s the most obvious stuff. The less obvious stuff is what you will prepare to ensure your long term health when the world goes to crap. Sure enough,…
(VIDEO) With Just a Few Household Items, a Prepper Can Create an Effective and Humane Mouse Trap!
Mice: although they can make adorable pets, they are also one of the last critters you want running around in your home. They can destroy your equipment, wreak havoc on wiring and will taint your food supplies, as well. On top of all that, mice can carry a multitude of diseases, as well as fleas,…
Low Profile Weaponry: Why a Prepper Should Consider Adding to Their Arsenal
You may be looking at this title and thinking it’s going to be all about how to discreetly carry brass knuckles, switchblades, and a pocket pistol. While all are excellent weapons to carry for defense (though their legality is often questionable), the topic discussed focuses on a different sort of “low profile” altogether. In a…
(Video) We Bet Survivalists Don’t Know These Clever Tape Measuring Tricks – They’re Beyond Helpful!
One of the most important aspects of being self-sufficient and being a prepper, in general, is knowing how to use your tools. For some tools, like a saw or a hammer, their functions and how to use them are pretty self-explanatory. For others, you may need a bit of a tutorial to fully reap their…
(Video) Check Out a Review on a Micro Knife Called “The Nug”
What sort of knife are you most likely to carry on an everyday basis? Large fixed-blade knives certainly serve a variety of purposes, but they really aren’t practical to strap on as you go through you day-to-day of work, shopping, recreation and so on. Which leaves folding knives on the table. Many people choose to…
6 Primitive Traps That’ll Make Getting a Tasty Meal a Heck of a Lot Easier When it’s Time to Bug Out
Finding yourself in a survival situation or a societal collapse is a highly frightening and disheartening experience. Hopefully, you’ve prepared yourself thoroughly with months’ worth of equipment and food prep. Even the best-laid plans can go awry, and if you have prepared for months of hunkering down, the situation could take even longer to escape.…
(VIDEO) Giant Spiders Infested This Man’s Home. How He Reacted? Screamer Alert!
Most of us have a deeply ingrained fear of spiders. We all have different levels of fear for this particular creepy-crawly, but it’s generally unpleasant to find one in a place you don’t expect. The bathroom is by far one of the worst places to find a spider (you’re naked in the shower, would you…
A Prepper Gets Lost While Bugging Out. Here are 4 Ways Trees Can Help Him Stay Alive.
Trees can be your best friend when bugging out or if you get stranded in the woods. You may know they’re useful when you need to build a fire to stay warm and for the limbs you’ll need to build a shelter, but these are far from a tree’s only means of aiding us in…
(Video) The 10 Most Terrifying Animals Will Make the Bravest of Survivors Run and Hide!
You may think you have it all figured out. You’ll use a .300 if a wild boar charges you, a .243 for putting down a wolf, and a .500 for a pissed off grizzly. But are you prepared to deal with terrifying animals in the world? And no, the big three we just listed don’t…
(Video) How to Repair a Cut With Only Duct Tape
Duct tape is one of those all around great tools to have stocked up in your survival arsenal and even in your regular arsenal. In fact, if you don’t have at least a few rolls of quality duct tape lying around the house, there are many who would say that you’re just begging for trouble.…
(Video) How to Make a Trigger for a Fish Snare
Of all of the worries that would be floating around your head in a survival situation, getting food is certainly going to top the list. Yes, you may be well-aware that food should be an area of negligible concern. You may even be shaking your head right now at the presence of yet another survival…
7 of the Biggest and Baddest SHTF Weapons Survivalists Can Make at Home
As it has always been throughout history, whoever has the biggest baddest weapons tends to be the person calling the shots. When SHTF, there are going to be a lot of forces, some positive and some negative, vying for power When SHTF, there are going to be a lot of forces, some positive and some negative,…
Off the Grid Internet: How to Successfully Still Get the Internet Even When You’re Living Off the Map
For most of us, going off the grid elicits thoughts of having to live without power, indoor plumbing, and especially the internet. However, in today’s modern age of technology, having to forego the internet is incredibly difficult; nigh on impossible, even. When more and more jobs require a constant internet connection in order to keep…
How to Make the World’s Longest Burning Campfire
If you’re one of those guys who grabs the can of lighter fluid or gasoline every time you’re planning on starting a bonfire, just put that down right now. It’s smelly, toxic, dangerous, and most of all, unnecessary. Plus, to any of your friends who happen to know how to properly build a campfire, it…
Fishing Techniques That’ll Keep You Alive When All Hell Breaks Loose
The art of surviving is different to some people than it is to others. Some will try to keep fairness in mind as they struggle to survive on a meager diet of berries and grubs. They will only try to take what they need, even if the act of doing so means that they fail…
(VIDEO) Learning How to Hunt as a Team Could Make Hunting Post-SHTF That Much Easier. Here’s How:
When SHTF, many preppers will be okay for a little while with the hundreds of pounds of oats and wheat they’ve managed to store. Eventually, though, you will grow tired of eating the same canned junk over and over again day after day. You’ll begin to think about all the things you lost when the…
(VIDEO) Check Out the Top 5 Homemade Weapons and How You Can Make Them…
Of all aspects of a SHTF situation, the one that generally interests most people is the aspect of weaponry. In reality, it will likely be a very small area of concern in most real-world applications, but it’s that one time in a hundred in which not having one is really going to threaten your chances…
(VIDEO) Spending Too Much Money on Air Conditioning? Try Putting Together This Inexpensive Homemade Air Conditioner Instead!
In these hot summer months, there isn’t much more a person can think about except how to get cool. Unfortunately, it can get pretty expensive to run your A/C unit during the hottest days, not to mention the strain doing so can put on the power grid, often leading to blackouts and power restrictions. With…
(VIDEO) Learn an Invaluable Skill of Processing the Mojave Yucca Leaf Into a Yucca Rope
Of all the big survival skills, most people know that fire starting, purifying water, and snaring animals are high on the list of useful skills to know in a rough situation. But what about making cordage? Without a rope, you won’t be able to lash shelters or rafts, make snares, make bows or bow drills;…