Food

One of the smartest things any prepper will do is assemble a stash of survival food. Whether you’ve got a 3-day supply, 30-day supply, 3-month supply, or even a year’s worth, once you’ve got all the boxes checked and the food packed away, your job isn’t done. You’ve got to stay on top of inspecting

Every prepper understands the value of personal readiness, particularly when it comes to food on hand. When the big one happens and the balloon goes up, grocery stores will empty out in no time flat and there won’t be any more food coming. Accordingly, it’s up to us to be ready to feed ourselves, our

A reflector oven is a great way to cook food with more efficiency and control than you normally would with fire alone. They also happen to be very easy to construct using common materials and just a little bit of DIY ingenuity. Highly adaptable and very portable, they’re a great option in a variety of

Sometimes the humblest foods are the ones we depend on in times of trouble. Consider the humble cracker. In everyday life, crackers are a snack, an accompaniment to soups and stews, or sometimes topped with meat or cheese. But did you know crackers have a long and somewhat distinguished history as survival rations, even in

Iconic foods have been a part of our culture for so long that multiple generations are able to recognize brands decades old. Spam is an example of a pantry staple that is consumed in both lean and rich times. Preppers and survivalists include Spam into their food supplies as a shelf stable, long-lasting source of

The necessities of survival, both short-term and long-term, might force you to do things that you would otherwise never consider doing, and eat things that you would otherwise never consider eating. We are fortunate, then, that there are all kinds of animals in the wild that are truly edible and even quite nutritious even if

Survival is a brutal business, assuming you are really surviving and not just camping. If you want to keep on living, you must fuel your body with adequate food, and if you’re carried or stored food supplies run low or completely run out, you’ll be forced to supplement with wild-caught game and other foods. Compared

Anytime you are in a survival situation you probably aren’t going to have the same choices that you usually do. You might not get to pick where you sleep, what you have to do, or even what you get to eat. Some foods that you don’t like will definitely be on the menu, and even

When you are in a survival situation, keeping enough food on hand is going to be difficult, no matter how much you have stockpiled. And that assumes you even have access to your stockpile! No matter what you are going through, your body will need a ton of fuel to keep doing the work that

The question of survival is one of true necessities. Things like water, shelter, security, air, and of course food. Preppers like to focus disproportionally on stockpiling and obtaining enough food for a long-term survival situation, but we sometimes forget that it is possible to live for quite a while without it. This is possible thanks