Preparing for emergencies is about accumulating the knowledge, supplies, and tools to handle whatever life may throw at you next. A power outage that lasts a few days, or a flood that requires you to evacuate for several days is just a temporary situation. Temporary emergencies are easier to handle …

If you’re a prepper at any level, one of the major concerns you have is getting others you love, including friends and family members to see the value in being prepared. Figuring out how to convince others to prep without coming off as the crazy uncle or the eccentric grandma …

One thing just about any prepper can agree is necessary to survive an extended SHTF event or economic collapse is the ability to feed yourself and your family especially as your food stockpile dwindles. One great way to do this, of course, is to have a survival garden and grow …

This chapter is part of the Preppers on the Run Series. You can read the rest of the chapters here: Chapter 1:The Escape Chapter 2:The Journey Begins Chapter 3: [currently reading] — Sandra watched proudly as Robby and Susie moved through the woods ahead of her. They had been walking along the …

If you’ve been prepping for any amount of time at all you’ve probably already done some thinking about your choice of bug out vehicle. There are a wide variety of choices and when it comes down to it, the bug out vehicle you choose is a matter of personal preference. …

Many of us in the United States are living in a delusional world. We are caught up in one of the most tumultuous political election campaigns of our country. We are so busy fighting one another, liberal versus republican, rich against poor, black versus white, gay against straight, working mom …

Your bug out bag can’t hold everything you may want to take with you in an evacuation. It is filled with only the items you need for survival to get you and your family through at least 3 days, possibly a week. But do you know what other items you …

Guys are lucky in a way because, from a young age, they are conditioned to carry a wallet, every day, in their pants pocket. They are in the routine of carrying something with them, every day. A man’s wallet many times becomes a part of him, something he never leaves …

One of the things that will threaten the life of everyone during and after a natural disaster or SHTF event will be contaminated drinking water. Because of this, most preppers include one or more types of water filters or ways to purify water as part of their prepping supplies. Those …

Did you know that those cardboard or Styrofoam egg crates can be used for survival purposes? When SHTF there are going to be a lot of conveniences and luxury items that quite simply just won’t be available. At best, they won’t be readily available and trying to get your hands …