The second principle of the “Principles of Three” is that you have roughly three hours in severe weather to get yourself a shelter. There is nothing magical about three hours except that in severe elements, that is about the time where your core temperature becomes majorly, negatively affected – either too hot or too cold…

We are going back to an old adage: “A man’s (and woman’s) home is his/her castle!” If we want to keep our castle after a SHTF situation then we may need to do some updating! A lot of you probably already have done so, installing wonderful safes and protection items, but is it enough? Granted,…

We have to be honest with you. When it comes to survival videos we love the ones where we see men and women, who have purchased their own wilderness land, building on it. There is just something immensely satisfying, knowing the land is theirs, and what they build on it is either their own little…

Sadly, given political, religious and social upheaval, worldwide, the world in 2017 is as close to a World Conflict as it was in July 1914; some, given the turmoil in the Middle East, would say we are even closer to the precipice than during that period. There are at least six regions where a minor…

It is called “luxury survival” and while it is much more comfortable than the bomb shelters of fifty or more years ago, it is still a confining shelter! We are reminded of a television show of the 1970s called Space: 1999. In this sci-fi show, the moon breaks free of Earth orbit and the people…

Many of us are not exactly wealthy, even if we do own a small parcel of land we expect to bug-out on. After all, the land itself does not come cheap and then the subsequent building on that piece of earth can also be a costly matter! Over the years we’ve learned many ways to…

  When we think of Native Americans and shelters we instantly think of the Tepee or the Wigwam and that is not being insensitive. The American Indians really did use those famous shelters and it is nothing to be embarrassed about. They were wonderful feats of engineering and imagination! Yet, amongst those were other great…

When we first heard about the “tiny house revolution” we were curious. After we saw our first few tiny houses we wondered how people can live like that. A composting toilet? Really? Then, as the tiny houses became more creative and we heard how a single person to a family was able to organize themselves…

If you were to experience a SHTF situation having to do without a bed, bathroom, or a home can be devastating. That is why preppers pride themselves on having a bug out shelter or cabin ready to flee to at a moment’s notice. It’s just one less thing they’ll have to worry about when a…

It’s always fun to see the planning of a project then watch as its creator gets those first boards or branches in place. Our host decided he wanted to create a group shelter in the middle of the woods, just beneath a Yew Tree. When finished, he hopes to sleep four or more a time.…

When someone mentions a bug-out shelter, most people immediately think of an above ground structure. One obstacle to building an above ground structure for a lot of people is cost. What few people consider is building an underground shelter. If they do, that assumed costs and access to light generally turns them off. By being…