About Us

Howdy, and welcome to one of the biggest (and I dare to say oldest) survival websites!

Dan Sullivan with backpack in field
Dan Sullivan with backpack in field

I’m Dan, and when I was really young, around 5, I would spend 3-4 months a year living in the countryside with my grandparents, away from the noise of the big city I was born in. The fact that we were 90% self-sufficient had a huge impact on my life.

See, when you spend your entire day planting potatoes, mowing the grass with nothing but a scythe, or entire days out in the woods among cattle, you make a lifetime connection with Mother Nature.

This is why, when I first learned about prepping although I was skeptical, I wasn’t against it. I always knew deep inside of me that the direction we’re being led by our politicians is wrong.

After the initial resistance, I was hooked. I started reading like a madman every piece of information I could find, then I started putting it into practice.

It didn’t take long for me to become a prepper. After all, I “survived” the 1989 Romanian revolution. I was 5 at the time and didn’t fully understand what was happening, but luckily I made it out alive.

I wish I could say I was in the army, that I’m a certified survivor, or that I have any of the other fancy credentials other prepper bloggers have. But the reality is that I’m self-taught. I got where I am today educating myself, testing, failing, and eventually succeeding. Yep, I’m stubborn…

Dan’s Experience

I’ve been an active prepper since 2014 – almost ten years at the time of writing this – and I’ve learned and experimented with a ton of things over the years – everything from stockpiling to bug-out plans to security… and much, much more.

Since my dad was in the military, I had the opportunity to learn a lot about how fragile our world is, about what goes on behind the wars and the mainstream media news that cover them.

Once I started prepping, I realized I’d already been doing this to some degree. Only problem was, I wasn’t doing it to get the best results possible. I didn’t have my priorities right.

Now, I’m not by any means an advocate of wild theories and conjectures, nor a believer in the Zombie Apocalypse. There are other, smaller-scale events and disasters that can occur and my philosophy is to prep for those first.

The great thing about prepping is that doing the basics will prep you not just for one, but for most disasters and emergencies. Things like having a water stockpile, some food, and some basic gear could save your life no matter what happens.

My blog is like no other. Chock-full of informative, high-quality articles, you will learn about every possible aspect of prepping and survival.

In the beginning, I wrote all of the articles myself but as soon as we started generating some money, I made the decision to hire other preppers to give you as much information as humanly possible… and make this blog truly great.

If you want to get in touch, you can use this contact form here.

The Team

Let me introduce you to my amazing team…

Tom Marlowe

Tom Marlowe

Tom is my main writer and my right hand. It’s hard to write about all of the things he’s experienced in a few paragraphs. He’s been living and working on farms and homesteads ever since he can remember.

He’s an expert in personal security and home defense, which makes sense since he helped build and remodel so many. Whether you’re looking for info about installing irrigation or rainwater harvesting systems, or for someone to spot holes in your bug-out perimeter or location, Tom is your guy.

He’s done a lot of site penetration testing, meaning analyzing site security for potential gaps and flaws, or for failures in procedure policy.

He’s also growing veggies and various herbs, which he then preserves by canning or dehydrating them for himself and his aging mother.

I think you’ll like his witty writing and subtle jokes in his articles that are otherwise jam-packed with valuable info. Start reading them here.

Perrin Adams

Perrin Adams

Perrin is a Canadian living a nomadic life exploring the vast wilderness. A survivalist at heart, he loves to test his limits against mother nature. Having gone to school to be an expedition guide and photographer, Perrin gained a lot of experience and exposure to the natural world. His specialties are wilderness survival, wildlife tracking, and teaching people how to have fun camping.

Perrin is a Leave No Trace expert, and can tell you the most random facts about trees. His time as a journalist gave him the skills to effectively communicate while making survival accessible to anyone. In the end, he wants people to go out and have safe adventures on the roads less traveled. Read his amazing articles about wilderness survival here.

Megan Stewart

megan stewart

Having 4 children and 6 grandsons, Megan has a lot of offline responsibilities as well. She’s an active prepper and soon to be completely off grid. You can see a list of all of Megan’s articles here.

Tara Dodrill

tara dodrill

Tara Dodrill is a homesteading and survival journalist and author. She lives on a 56-acres homestead with her family in Appalachia.

She has been both a host and frequent guest on preparedness radio shows. In addition to the publication of her first book, ‘Power Grid Down: How to Prepare, Survive, and Thrive after the Lights go Out’, Tara also travels to offer prepping tips and hands-on training and survival camps and expos. For the past few years, she started her own bootcamp event with dozens of presenters and hundreds of attendees called Old School Survival Bootcamp.

The most amazing thing about Tara is the way in which she manages her homestead and her survival mutual assistance group. Some of the things she’s done and written about include:

  • raising a variety of livestock such as chickens, goats, horses, and more
  • protecting and securing her large homestead and the various houses and constructions that are on it
  • practicing various survival and homesteading skills such as embroidery, tree tapping etc.
  • making DIY Christmas gifts, furniture, toys and many more

Read Tara’s articles here.

Charles Yor

Charles is a firearms instructor with strong pro-2nd Amendment views. His firearms knowledge is unmatched. I won’t brag about him any further, I’ll just leave you with his amazing articles.

Jack Woods

Jack is a true survivalist. Not a prepper, because he spends most of his time in the bush, away from people, enjoying nature and the safety it brings. The only time he comes to town is when he can’t upload his articles with his satellite connection, or to get supplies.

Brea Miller

Brea Miller

Brea is a stay-at-home mother to her two toddlers and newborn baby girl. She works from home as a writer and virtual assistant. She was raised by prepper parents who instilled the importance of self-reliance at a young age and now continuing that tradition with her own children.

Brea lives on a homestead in Appalachia where she is always taking care of her farm animals or the crops. She doesn’t get much free time but when she does, you will be able to find her out in the woods on the back of a horse, hiking, or hunting.

Chad Nabors

Chad Nabors specializes in firearms, with a strong focus on concealed carry and pistols. His background is in commercial sales and training, and armor development and testing. He has trained many citizens on the pistol from basic to advanced skills. He is a vociferous proponent of the 2nd Amendment and believes that defense of self and family is a moral obligation.

Ryan Dotson

Ryan Dotson

Ryan is an avid prepper, living on a farm with his family, always practicing his survival skills. A gun enthusiast, the most compelling thing about Ryan is the fact that he does survival challenges every year. His knowledge and experience are priceless.

Karen Hendry

Karen Hendry

Karen is probably the person on our team who’s been prepping the longest. Over 10 years! That’s even longer than me…

Karen lives in London, Canada and, as far as I can tell, her passion is gardening.

You can see a full list of all of Karen’s articles right here.

Nicholas Oetken

Nick Oetken

Nick is a prepper, outdoor enthusiast, and passionate writer who equally enjoys sharing his skills and knowledge with others and gaining new ones every day. You can read Nick’s articles here.

I’m so excited about this blog and the wonderful writers and preppers who help that it’s hard for me to describe how energized I wake up every morning, looking forward to publishing another article. We have almost 2,000 at the moment, so this should keep you busy for a while!

Stay safe,

Dan