In a bugout scenario, you are likely to spend a lot of time in your vehicle as you travel from one destination to the next. This means a vehicle well-stocked with survival supplies is one of the most important components in a bugout plan – and food is the most essential supply that you can stockpile. Before you … [Read more...]
How to Make Char Cloth with a Zippo
For those who don't know, char cloth is a useful tool for starting a fire. It is so flammable that you only need a few sparks to create an ember. Then you can use that to get a fire going. Of course, you can start a fire with other types of tinder, but most of them won't catch fire as easily. Although you can buy … [Read more...]
Lights Out Box: Everything You Need for a Power Outage
During the first power outage I can remember, I was in grade school. There was a terrible storm with lightning flashing and thunder rumbling several times per minute. After one particularly loud peal of thunder, the lights went out. Suddenly, the house was eerily silent except for the sound of rain and my parents … [Read more...]
5 Types Of Ammunition To Stockpile For A Collapse
Every prepper knows it's a great idea to stockpile ammunition when preparing for a major disaster. You can use it for hunting, self-defense, or barter. But which types of ammo should you stockpile? If you plan on bartering, then you don't want a bunch of calibers that nobody wants. And that's just one … [Read more...]
7 Signs Civil War Is About To Happen In The U.S.
I don't know about you, but to me, it seems like America is more divided than ever. At least more divided than I've ever seen in my lifetime. And with next year's presidential election, this is likely to get even worse. Is it possible there could be a second Civil War in the United States? Nearly a third of … [Read more...]
5 Ways To Light Your Home After An EMP
Few disasters pose more potential for devastation than an EMP. With just a single nuclear weapon, a hostile force could knock out the electricity over an entire continent, rendering everything from the power grid to small electronic devices inoperable. While you are going to have many problems should your country … [Read more...]
Top 10 Vehicles for the Apocalypse
If you live in the city when a widespread disaster strikes, you may have no choice but to bug out to a safer location. The problem is, everyone else will be bugging out, too. All the roads out of town will become parking lots as everyone scrambles to leave at the same time. In order to bug out, you need a reliable … [Read more...]
10 Things To Do Before The ‘Everything Bubble’ Pops
First, there was the dot-com bubble, crash, and recession. Then, there was the housing bubble, crash, and Great Recession. Now, there's a new bubble that many people are calling the 'everything bubble.' Just how bad will the crash from this one be? And will it result in a mere recession, or will it be the next Great … [Read more...]
What Is The Single Most Important Survival Item?
What is the most important survival item? I regularly see this question on forums and social media sites, both in text and meme form. One of the more common answers is: knowledge and/or your brain. This answer annoys me because it feels like a cop-out. Obviously, you need knowledge and skills to make it through a … [Read more...]
10 Upgrades For Your Bug Out Bag
The thing about building a bug out bag is that you're never actually done. No matter how perfect you think your configuration is, sooner or later you'll find a way to improve on it. Maybe you'll find a better piece of gear, or a lighter alternative to something kind of heavy, or an item you hadn't even considered. … [Read more...]
12 Underrated Prepping Items
There are certain items that can be incredibly useful in a survival scenario, yet they don't usually make it onto people's survival shopping lists. A great example is aluminum foil. It can be used to grow plants, catch fish, start a fire, cook food, collect rainwater, signal for help, and many other things. It makes … [Read more...]
EMP or Power Outage? How to Tell the Difference
One of the most worrisome threats that the United States faces is an EMP. With just a single nuclear weapon, a hostile force could dismantle a majority of the nation’s electrical grid, rendering everything from major power plants all the way down to hand-held electronics inoperable. Of course, an EMP detonation … [Read more...]
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