There are a lot of things we feel we need to have should a chaos situation ever present itself. Just think of the grid going down, all the power in the house is off, and it’s time to pull out your candles and flashlights. If you hadn’t thought ahead of time, you might have to…
Do You Have These Critical Elements in Your Bug-Out Bag? This Prepper is Well Prepared…
Your bug-out bag is the key to your being able to respond properly to a SHTF moment or survival situation. It should include both life-saving items and other supplies that make life on the move less stressful, and these supplies must be able to sustain you for up to 96 hours at a minimum. Opinions…
Essential Storage Tips Every Prepper Needs to Know
Anyone who is survival oriented knows the importance of staying organized. Everything you prepare for – your gear, equipment, food, materials, supplies – everything has to have a place, and it has to be coherently stored with ease of access and use in mind. In many ways, having an organized survival cache is as important…
7 Alternatives to Toilet Paper When You Run Out
It’s rather odd how we have all come to rely on toilet paper. It’s not something we think about often, but if it were to disappear we would really miss it. Just think about those times when you are sitting there, and you reach over only to discover that a family member did not replace…
Live in a Small Space? Here are Some Prepper Must Haves While Living in Smaller Quarters
One of the most pronounced challenges faced by any survivalist is finding the space for all the materials, supplies and equipment that is needed to ensure a smooth ride through a survival situation. A person could fill a small barn if they got everything they conceivably might need (as well as spend a small fortune),…
Check Out These Useful Items to Add to Your Bug-Out Bag
The supplies covered in this post is not necessarily “survival” related, but there are a few items you can add to your survival cache or bug-out kit that will make life a little more pleasant if you find yourself in a survival situation. In a survival situation, your psyche, or morale, is almost as important…
What Bushcraft Clothes Are Appropriate to Wear and Why
Some preppers, those who often find themselves walking about in the wilderness, will tell you to wear what you’re comfortable in. While this is probably good advice for a day trip or two, any real time out in the woods is a bit trickier. In other words, you might want to wear something a little…
5 Things You Should NOT Stockpile for SHTF
Most crisis preparation conversations cover what you should stockpile to prepare for a survival situation or SHTF moment. As in sports or politics, regarding survival stockpiling, almost everyone has an opinion as to what is the most important and while most agree on some basics, each view comes with particular preferences. Very few discussions, however,…
Survival Tips You May Never Have Heard of Before
Here is an informative video that provides you with fifty survival tips you may never have heard about before! It’s fast moving as it quickly jumps from one new topic to the other, so you may want to take notes! Pinecone collecting? Stuffing leaves in you jacket? Crabapples?! What in the world can they do…
Essential Items a New Prepper Needs and Why
If you are just getting interested or involved in preparing for a survival situation, you probably are overwhelmed with all the choices you have. There are so many items to select from it’s nearly impossible to know what essentials you need the most. Preppers are likely telling you what to get, but it’s best not…
[VIDEO] Outstanding Survival Items That Can Help During a SHTF Moment
Survivor Lilly is an internet sensation and one of the smartest people we know when it comes to showing how to live in the wilderness! We all recognize that a well-stocked backpack when walking in the wilderness is important. But what if you are in a situation where only a few items are available to…
9 Things You MUST Have to Barter in a Survival Situation
Bartering in a survival situation or SHTF moment is more than just a way to get stuff you want or to sustain the lifestyle you are accustomed to living. Sure, it could be just a matter of trading for what you want versus what you need. In a survival situation, though, it could also be…
[VIDEO] Incredible Uses for Vaseline During Any SHTF Situation
Petroleum Jelly is one of those substances that everyone has, but few realize that it has dozens of survival purposes. From fire starter to skin protector to lubricator and much more, Petroleum Jelly is one of the most versatile products on the market today. Because it is very inexpensive as well as long-lasting, stockpiling a…
[VIDEO] Essential Gear for Bushcrafting
Any time you venture out into the bush, or even if the “bush” to you is a weekend camping trip or day hike, being prepared for the anticipated and unanticipated is critical. All too often, though, we over-load with gear, trying to anticipate everything, when in reality, survival in all but the harshest of conditions…
What Essential Items Will Vanish First During a SHTF Moment
Ted Koppel, award-winning journalist, television presenter and author, has recently written a book that highlights how vulnerable the US electrical grid is. In his scenario, those wishing harm, could shut off the power for entire swaths of the country and as a nation, we are utterly unprepared for subsequent weeks, maybe even months of no…
[VIDEO] Nitecore Lumen Headlamp Review
One challenge in any camping or survival situation is light at night. The right angle HC-30 Headlamp, made by Nitecore goes a long way to alleviating that problem. It puts out an amazing 1K Lumens of light when used in Turbo mode (one of five modes: Ultra-Low, Low, Medium, High, Turbo and then three specialty…
Tactical Gear – Why We Need it and How to Get it Without Breaking the Bank
Part of any complete preparation for a survival situation or SHTF moment includes tactical gear. With civil unrest seemingly on the rise and the reality that in a severe survival crisis, most people are thoroughly unprepared, unless you live deep in the woods, chances are if the situation is dire enough, tactical gear will come in…
[VIDEO] Urban Survival Kit – A Realistic List To Keep To Maintain
Every survivalist knows that when they head out into the great outdoors, common sense demands they carry a survival kit. Less understood, however, is the need to carry one or have access to one in a suburban or urban environment. Chances are much greater, however, that a survival situation or SHTF moment will arise when…
More Uses for Paracord than You Will Ever Need!
Paracord has garnered a collection of hardcore fans who use it dozens of ways related to survival and not. In terms of practical application, paracord is one of the most versatile materials ever developed by our military and pound for pound, one of the most durable survival supplies you can own. It is a good…
[VIDEO] Tips For Successfully Bugging-Out On A Budget!
I don’t know about you, but a lot of time I see articles and videos offering advice on what to include in a bug-out bag or survival kit and think to myself “That would be really cool. If only I had a few thousand dollars hanging around that I did not know what to do…