Survival Training Ideas: 4 Life Saving Skills That Don’t Require A Formal Class

There is so much knowledge and information in the preparedness community. I love listening to experts speak from their experiences because I never want to...

Is Stocking up on Gold and Silver Smart?

  There is a strategy among some survivalist and preppers that is included in their preparations. It’s the accumulation of gold and silver for use...

Providing Hospital Care in SHTF

  I have three decades experience in trauma ICU care at a level three trauma center (used to be level one was the worst category....

Self Defense Options: More than Just Guns

  Imagine being in the middle of a crowded festival, enjoying your time with your family.  All of a sudden, you find yourself near some...

Stay Dry, Safe in Camp in the Rain

Even though my fascination with the natural world didn’t start until I was in my late 20’s and stressed out from work and responsibilities, I...

How Important Is an Air Mattress in Your Survival Gear?

Smart preparation means to think in advance and to make strategies for all possible scenarios. Having a good plan for any situation is the wisest...

Plan Your Survival Shelter: 5 Stages to Building a Survival Cabin.

As Preppers, we have already prepared for this eventuality. We already have our emergency supplies packed, it’s likely we have a plan in...

How to Make Your Garage The Ultimate Prepper Storage Unit

Thanks to the media, prepping gets a bad reputation. Those who prep — collecting food, water and equipment to prepare for the inevitable — are...

Buy-it and Forget-it: Six Prepper Supplies that Require no Skills!

That said, as a budding young prepper a few years ago, I found it completely overwhelming having to not only purchase so many...

Indispensable Wallet EDC Items

There are only three items that I grab every single day when I walk out the front door. My keys get me in and out...

Introduction to Nuclear Survival

When I was growing up, nuclear war was a “real thing”.  We practiced getting under our little school desks, because they apparently had built in...

Tips on How to Care For Your Plants During Winter

Surviving in cold geographical areas can be challenging even to plants. No season is as harsh to both indoor and outdoor plants and flowers as...

How to Cope With Temper for a Happy Life

What comes as an uncanny fact is that anger is socially frowned upon. When we talk about anger management, it’s different from that of stress...

Five Alternatives Weapons

If firearms are causing a fight in your family, if you have a legal record, or if you live in an area that disallows firearms,...

Storage-Friendly Survival Gardening

How We Set Up “Our” Outdoor Shed!

Our family just moved into a new home. It’s in a great neighborhood but is rather small in size with only two bedrooms. In addition...

Hardscaping Projects for Your Backyard

Your home should be your castle. For all the talk in the preparedness community about bugging out and heading for the country, unless your home...

Surviving an Avalanche

In a past life I was involved in the Avalanche Survival Classes The Sierra Club taught. This was back when their ranks were filled with...

How to Use Vodka as a Prepping Supply

Vodka is one of the highest concentrated alcoholic drinks available. Its relative tastelessness makes it a favorite for combining into mixed drinks, and it’s possible...

The Best Preps for ANY Budget

Get In Shape No, really. With absolutely nothing to your name, you can be better off than a quarter if not half the preppers with...

Makeshift Grill Ideas: Cooking When the Grid Goes Down

I was inspired to write this post while watching my favorite TV show, the Walking Dead. My wife and I only watch one TV show...

What You Don’t Know Can Harm You – Plant Safety

Whether strolling through the park or romping in the backyard, there are a number of things that parents and caretakers should know and pass along,...

Practical Preparedness: Sanity Savers

Sanity is important. Really. It’s easy to think that in a disaster we’ll just make do because we won’t have any choice. That’s adding a...

How Satellite Internet Can Save You in a Disaster

The internet has become an indispensable part of everyday life. In a disaster scenario, though, it may be one of the first utilities to go....

Chronic Pain – In Every Preppers Future?

Living with chronic pain, caused by any medical condition whatsoever, is an experience that nobody wants to go through. Unfortunately, there are millions of people...

Simple Steps to Raising Healthy Backyard Chickens

The explosion in popularity of backyard chickens doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon, and it’s no wonder why. They are cheap to keep,...

5 Ways to Turn Ordinary Land into a Thriving Garden During the Winter Season

As the temperatures begin to fall, now’s the perfect time to garden. Yes, you read that right. Winter gardening is feasible and simple to achieve!...