Grid Down Intelligence Gathering

by | Feb 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

The grid down scenario is a disaster threat that just wont go away. There are few issues that are quite as terrifying as the lights going out and all electricity will be compromised. When you really sit down and understand … Continue reading The post Grid Down...

Survival Bags

by | Feb 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

Where do you settle when it comes to survival bags? Backpacks, sling packs, messenger bags, commuter bags and so on and so forth. There seems to be no limit to the amount of survival bags that one can have on … Continue reading The post Survival Bags appeared...

The Biggest Threats in Urban Survival

by | Feb 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

Lets get a little dystopian in this post about urban survival threats. We needn’t look very far in history to see what it looks like when an urban sprawl falls apart. Even for a short time things can get dire. … Continue reading The post The Biggest...

When Does a Flu Become a Pandemic?

by | Feb 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

Seasonal flu and pandemic flu are two completely different beasts. There are plenty of factors to consider when identifying a pandemic. Luckily, these factors are tracked by several agencies that can give some advanced warning. Unluckily, our growing urban populations...

The Best OTC Meds to Stockpile

by | Feb 21, 2020 | Uncategorized

While natural healing is taking center stage lately, when you have ailments that are a real problem most people reach for OTC meds. This will be the same when the SHTF. You can stockpile great medicines if you know which … Continue reading The post The Best OTC...

The Vacation Evacuation

by | Feb 21, 2020 | Uncategorized

In America, we are very bad at evacuation. It’s not entirely our fault. The reality is that we turn our noses up at all levels of preparedness and evacuation is a key element of that. The time has come for … Continue reading The post The Vacation...

A Night Out with Situational Awareness

by | Feb 21, 2020 | Uncategorized

Many people understand the concept of situational awareness but struggle with how to utilize it. Its the idea of interacting with the world around you in a way that it barely notices but you notice everything. How do you pull … Continue reading The post A Night...

Costcos 1 Year of Food Storage!

by | Feb 20, 2020 | Uncategorized

Did you know that Costco has entered the world of emergency food storage? Maybe you are a Costco member and this isn’t news to you. However, to many who weren’t paying attention, a few years ago Costco entered the game … Continue reading The post...

Should Preppers have a Whole House Generator?

by | Feb 20, 2020 | Uncategorized

The king of convenience, when it comes to backup power, is the whole house generator. There are all sorts methods that can be used for generating backup power but nothing just clicks on the way a whole house generator does. The … Continue reading The post...

Managing Chicken Boredom on the Homestead

by | Feb 19, 2020 | Uncategorized

If you have ever had to treat a chicken who has been pecked to the point of serious injury, you quickly realize that chickens need something more to do than just focus on the pecking order. Some chickens peck one … Continue reading The post Managing Chicken...

Whats the Difference in Firewood

by | Feb 15, 2020 | Uncategorized

Every year we look outside and consider our wood pile. We concern ourselves with how much we have and if it will be enough if things get really bad. In most cases wood is a supplement of a heat system … Continue reading The post Whats the Difference in Firewood...

Emergency Communications for Natural Disasters

by | Feb 15, 2020 | Uncategorized

Its easy to look at the landscape of America and understand what threats we face. Some of those are things that could happen because of war, social upheaval but one of the biggest threats comes from natural disasters. While we … Continue reading The post...

Is Now the Time for an Off Grid Lifestyle?

by | Feb 15, 2020 | Uncategorized

Off grid living is a growing niche. It would seem many people are looking for the antithesis of a life of sheer convenience. Who could blame them? These things can be a bit much. We lose ourselves in the ease … Continue reading The post Is Now the Time for an...

How a Simple App can Get Kids Prepared

by | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized

What if I told you there was an app that could get kids outside and thinking about preparedness? Would you believe me? For some reason parents think that they should not be part of the children’s relationship with the electronics. … Continue reading The...

Buying the Perfect Bugout Property

by | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized

While its not always feasible for many people to invest in a bugout property we always thing about it. Preppers are looking for that perfect chunk of land that they can both start a new life on and hide from … Continue reading The post Buying the Perfect Bugout...

A 2019 Look at Grey Man

by | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized

One of the long standing tactical and urban survival techniques known as the grey man might be changing radically. It might be a lot different in 2019 and its important that we stay on top of these things. You see, … Continue reading The post A 2019 Look at...

Make Great SHTF Bread with a Homemade Starter

by | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized

Bread has fed the human race for millennia. Whether leavened or not bread has been a staple of society as far back as we have been able to create flour. However crude those first breads were, they were hot off … Continue reading The post Make Great SHTF Bread...

The Quiet Disaster of Student Debt

by | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized

Disasters and emergencies come in all shapes and sizes. Most of the time we talk about the things that hit hardest. Or we talk about the things that might hit even harder! Woven into the society are low level personal … Continue reading The post The Quiet...

7 Items Preppers Neglect to Stockpile

by | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized

Stockpiling is an important part of any preppers plans. Having extra food items and other resources on hand offers up answers in times of disaster. How we store those items is of the utmost importance. A preppers stockpile is only … Continue reading The post 7...

Canning Meals for Preparedness and Convenience

by | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized

Canning is a cornerstone of any food storage program. Chances are if you garden you likely are considering or are already canning some of your produce. Growing tomatoes alone is enough to drive you in this direction. You just cannot … Continue reading The post...