If you are preparing for a major survival incident and its aftermath, unless you live on a property that is in and of itself completely self-sustaining, you will need a vehicle to get around with. You may have to bug-out to safety, or get to the grocery store if the survival situation you face is…
Preppers Who Know What They Are Doing Have These Excellent Habits
Like any specific pursuit in life, there are certain traits that a successful person possesses. That is not to say those without these traits cannot be successful, but their path is much more difficult than if they possessed those traits. Stephen Covey covered them in his 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and they apply…
Three Threats Every Survivalist Must be Ready to Face
As if there were not enough dangers and obstacles in preparing for and facing a survival situation, there are also dangers you must be aware of from angles you may not have thought of. A normal survival scenario has a lot of ways to make your life miserable – broken stuff to injure you, lack…
(Video) Never Try Wearing THIS During a Collapse or There Will be Serious Consequences
We have already talked about how, during a collapse, you do not want to stand out. We’ve tipped that it might be a good idea to not just keep a low profile but wearing dark clothes, a hoody, or anything normal that does not scream “I have money and provisions!” is the best idea. Yet,…
Why it’s Vital to Secure the Garage Door
We all know that we need to take extra precautions to make sure we keep ourselves and our homes safe. We might often overlook simple things that can make our homes vulnerable to theft. One of those things can be locking our garage doors. If you have a tendency to leave your garage door unlocked…
How to Prepare in Case of a Nuclear Attack
A lot of us thought after the Cold War that fear of a nuclear strike was more than just remote – it was no longer a threat. Then came several developing countries bent on getting nuclear technology and using it to make nuclear weapons. There were also rumors that “tactical nukes,” smaller weapons that delivered…
Wanted: Vital Skills Needed if TEOWAWKI Happens
It goes without saying that in a severe survival scenario – where life as we know it was altered permanently – that adaptation would be the key to making it through. That type of scenario would likely mean the traditional infrastructure we have come to rely on would be severely restricted or even destroyed. In…
(Video) Grasshoppers Are for Dinner (and Why That is a Good Thing)
Finding food in a survival situation is not your number one priority, but eventually, if your situation lasts long enough, it will become a key to your survival. There are many stories of people in a survival situation (whether they knew it or not) who ended up essentially starving to death, even though they had…
Radiation Sickness and How to Deal With It
One thing we do not talk about often enough is the potential of radiation sickness after a collapse. It would not surprise us at all if, when the SHTF, a part of the problem will be a radioactive meltdown. It may not happen right away but, eventually without electricity, without a “cooling” effect, something has…
Man Who Was Missing for 30 Years Found Alive
When a man, woman, or child suddenly disappears there are usually two schools of thought: 1) Foul play or 2) They want to be missing. Sadly, you only have to listen to the evening news to find out how so many who have vanished are rediscovered as bones in a shallow grave. We do not…
(Video) 10 of the Safest Locations to Head for if WWIII Breaks Out
Will there ever be a time when there is no war in our world? It’s a nice thought; a wondrous utopian society where everyone gets along together, sharing freely, without a single bad feeling between brothers and sisters. Sadly, considering the current political upheavals we’ve been hearing about and experiencing today, this does not look…
(Video) Survival Skills Frustration and How to Deal With It
When discussing survival topics, the tendency of many is to make it sound really easy. It is not. That is why they call it “survival” and not “a lazy and fun-filled day in the country!” Whether you are looking for fish or trying to start a fire or building a shelter, none of it is…
Hiker’s Body Found – Lessons to be Learned
This is a tragic story about an experienced hiker who ran out of water on a trail in the Grand Canyon and paid for that with her life. Luckily, her daughter and a nephew were found by another hiker, given water and escorted to safety. The Mom probably got lost in 80+ degree heat and…
(Video) Basic Survival Skills Everyone Should Know
No matter what survival situation you are facing, there are a “certain set of skills” that every survivalist must know to make it possible to make it through. These skills will not always be used or in some cases, used at all, but they will be necessary in particular situations and if you do not…
(Video) A Quick, Easy Way to Start Getting Into Survival Shape
One of the great delusions of some survivalists is that if push came to shove, they are ready for anything a survival situation can throw at them fitness wise. They assume that because they are active in and around their property, that they can take on anything. The reality is that in an actual survival…
5 Individual Skill Sets Every Survivalist Group Must Have to Ensure Success
Every group of survivalists is like a miniature Unit in an Army; that is how the leaders of a survivalist group need to look at it. That does not mean you have to start imposing military law or 4 a.m. drills or live-fire exercises, but in terms of your hierarchy and the roles each member…
Bug-Out Trailers: Balancing Need with Storage Availability
One of the realities of survival preparation is that as more people have gotten involved in it and ensuring you can make it through comfortably through most survival situations, there has been a dramatic increase in survival materials, supplies and equipment you “must have.” That has taken the concept of a simple bug-out bag and…
Man Missing for 30 Years Found Alive
We’ve heard odd stories about men and/or women, waking up from comas, not knowing who they are or where they came from. Even with fingerprints, it takes a long time before they discover who they are. And, let’s face it, there are times when that amnesia is voluntary. They hated their past lives and decide…
(Video) Horrifying Plane Crashes Caught on Camera
We recently came back from a flight to New Jersey and, not being the best flyer in the world, every manner of potential crash-landing came into our mind as we flew. Nothing happened, of course, because it seldom does. Flying, they say, is one of the best and safest ways to travel! That may be…
(Video) Bear Opens Passenger’s Door, Child Responds by Screaming
If you take anything away from the following article it is to never underestimate the intelligence of wildlife! Although we have never gone through one of those wildlife drive throughs, the ones where you stay in the car but, driving slowly, you can see animals, anything from wild cats, moose, to bears close-up. While it’s…