A house fire can be a devastating event. Not only is your home likely to be destroyed, but you and your family may also be injured or worse. According to the National Fire Protection Association, there are an average of 365,000 house fires in the United States every year. These fires cause over 3,500 deaths …
If you do not know what bug out bags are, let’s give you a really quick tutorial. Bugging out usually refers to leaving your home, area of residence, or even the town or city where you live due to some kind of threat. Your neighborhood could be going up in flames or drowning under a …
“Duct tape is like the force: It has a dark side and a light side and it holds the universe together.” Carl Zwanzig Duct tape is without a doubt one of the most useful things you can have in a post-SHTF scenario, when a lot of things will NOT be at readily available. There are …
An EMP attack is the most deadly doomsday proposition we could ever face. Few outside of the prepper community are even pondering such an end of the work event – and far fewer still are preparing to survive such a SHTF and the copious amount of domino mega disaster effects it would create. An electromagnetic …
No matter how you look at it, a rifle is your best friend in a survival situation where you face many unknowns. A rifle provides range, power and accuracy. These attributes make it the ideal tool for both hunting and defense. At close range, it will provide far more effective fire than a handgun. At …
Dogs and cats are a vital part of the homestead or when your prepper nightmare come true. Whether you plan to bug out or bug in, your pet may play an important role as a protector for you family, or a great alarm system, in addition to being loving companions. They provide much needed pest …
Self-Sufficient Dog and Cat Food on the Homestead Read More »
Personal hygiene might not seem like a huge consideration when surviving in the wilderness or just bugging out, but if you believe that you are making a critical error. Hygiene is much more than a social nicety and is in fact a critical component to health in a long-term survival situation. Failing to account for …
Whether it’s that time of year again when the cold weather starts to set in, or you are traveling through an area that is cold pretty much all the time, the risk of exposure is going to be a constant if you cannot get warm. No matter if you are lost, camping, trekking, bugging in, …
You can tell a lot about a man by his survival goals. There are lines in emergency preparedness and sometimes you see the tactical bleed in as well. There is great value in studying military operations and understanding how you can be effective using their techniques. Strangely enough I am often witnessing preppers studying how …
Prepping Intel: Collecting Valuable Survival Info In Disasters and Emergencies Read More »
What happens when disaster finally strikes? We spend time preparing our bug-out-bags and survival gear, but a lot of preppers neglect their vehicle. Not only does a van help you get to your bug out location – it can be your bug out location! In this post you’ll learn what your car needs… and what to …
