A root cellar is a storage location that is built underground to use the earth and natural insulation. These cellars are perfect for controlling humidity and maintaining temperature to avoid food spoilage over the course of storage. Most of the vegetables that are stored are potatoes, carrots, onions, turnips, and beets. But many people also…

There are hundreds of ways out there to make a little extra “easy money,” some far more effective than others. However, when it comes to finding free food for your family, although there are certainly ways to acquire that too, it is often not as easy. We always consider preppers first because we are the…

If a prepper wants a versatile plant that will be really useful when SHTF, they need to learn about all of the uses of the amazing dandelion! As preppers, you might know tons of information about edible plants in your area that you can use if you are running low on your bug out supplies.…

If you have just started to prepare for an emergency situation, these tips are really helpful and are affordable too! Most preppers when they think of prepping for a disruptive event or collapse, think of buying  all this freeze dried foods and gallons upon gallons of water. However, is that how you started out when…

As a prepper, it’s easy to get caught up in stockpiling all the while thriving in the world. It’s also easy to get caught up in purchasing the latest and greatest survival gear for that potential future when an EMP strikes. Planning for when the collapse takes place is essential, but as a survivalist will…

If you are low on supplies, try cooking these incredible and edible plants that won’t taste bad at all! When the SHTF and you have to live off the land, you might need more than your bug out gear and supplies. If things get really bad, and you are surviving on your own for quite…

There’s no doubt that pine tree is some of the most beneficial trees you can utilize in nature, especially when the collapse arrives. The small branches of a pine tree are ideal to use as kindling for a fire, and you can use the resin as chewing gum and glue. On some pine trees, you’ll…

When SHTF, your thoughts will be all over the place. Even if you’re the type of person that maintains a level head during an emergency situation, there will be so many different things that will demand your attention. Especially if you have a family to take care of! Where you will go for safety, how…

Keeping ample food stored for SHTF situations is extremely high on the priority list for nearly every prepper. What should be even higher, though, is making sure that whatever food you do store can last as long as you need it to. This means storing it in a way that allows it to stay cool,…

It’s endless how many uses you can glean from a single tree. For instance, consider all the uses there are for a pine tree. When Doomsday is here, and you’re short on supplies and come across a pine tree, there are a never ending amount of natural resources you can use from a single tree.…

There are three types who fill out the “survival preparedness” equation. The first is the hardcore survivalist that is getting ready for a long-term, draconian survival incident that changes life as we know it. The second is the person who is preparing for the occasional and temporary inconvenience usually caused by weather. In the middle…

Two ingredient ice-cream bread is an easy way to: A – make delicious bread and B – teach kids about blending ingredients and cooking in a fun and entertaining way! The two ingredients are ice-cream and self-rising flour. By mixing them and cooking the mixture at 35 degrees for about 35 minutes, you have a…

When you’re out in the woods, slowly starving and trying to remember which plants look familiar to the edible listings in your plant reference guide, you can’t afford to be picky. Not in the sense that you should stop worrying whether the plant is poisonous and just eat the plant – please, don’t do that…

Imagine bugging out and trying to find food in the desert. If stranded in the wilderness without food, you could easily die depending on the desert. In the southwest, cacti are frequent in the desert. In particular, one cacti you can locate is the prickly pear, which also happens to be a great source of…