Ammo storage is just as important as food and water storage. If you don't stockpile ammunition, your firearms will be completely useless. This is why an ammo stockpile is a vital and critical component of any SHTF plan. Having no ammo, or at least having very limited ammo, would mean that your ability to defend yourself, your home, and your family … [Read more...]
10 Improvised Weapons for Urban Survival
Wilderness survival is about man versus nature. You have to survive no matter what weather events, dangerous terrain, or frightening creatures you encounter. Urban survival, on the other hand, is more about man versus man. There are a limited number of supplies in the city, so you have to get what you need before it's all gone and defend yourself from … [Read more...]
Disaster Survival: How Many Firearms Is Enough?
To answer the question in the title of this article, you can never truly have enough guns. This is true for most everything that you stockpile for survival. Since an apocalyptic disaster is always a possibility, you can never truly have enough food, water, medicine, ammunition, or guns. So don’t think that there’s a limit to what you should … [Read more...]
9 Improvised Hunting Weapons for Fish and Game in the Wild
We always assume we’ll have a rifle when hunting, but in a survival situation, we may be lucky to have a pocket knife. A rifle is the standard, contemporary tool or weapon for almost any hunting situation. It’s a highly sophisticated weapon customized with scopes and by caliber for a variety of game species and sizes. But hunting without a rifle is a whole … [Read more...]
8 Secret Gun Safes You Can Hide Around The House
Previously, when it came to gun storage, you had to choose between keeping your guns secure (by keeping them in an actual gun safe) or keeping them concealed somewhere in your home. But as the firearms industry has grown, so has the number of firearm storage options, and today you no longer have to choose between those two. Now you can keep your firearms in … [Read more...]
Home Defense Debate: Handgun or Shotgun?
Should you use a handgun or a shotgun as your primary home defensive firearm? Short answer: Both, if you can. Just have a shotgun under your bed and a pistol on your nightstand. But if you don’t own any firearms yet and don’t have the budget to buy both, you will have to choose between one or the other. To help you decide, we will cover the pros and cons … [Read more...]
11 Best Knives to Have in a Disaster (and Why)
A tool that has been around since mankind first began chipping rocks into weapons, few items are more essential to an outdoorsman or survivalist than a quality knife. As with any versatile tool, though, knives serve a wide range of purposes – some better than others, depending on the blade you choose. From skinning an animal to chopping up kindling for a … [Read more...]
6 Survival Guns You’ll Need After The End Of The World
With all the different makes and models of guns, it can seem impossible to decide which ones you need in your disaster arsenal, especially if you're new to guns or prepping. But in reality, selecting the right guns doesn't have to be difficult. Not all guns (or calibers) are created equal, and the result is that there are several factors to keep in mind … [Read more...]
11 Great Self Defense Weapons That (Probably) Won’t Kill Anyone
The most popular self-defense weapon is a firearm, but that doesn’t mean it's always the best self-defense weapon. Many people are uncomfortable carrying a gun (as it is a major responsibility) and would prefer a non-lethal weapon instead, or they may live or work in an area where carrying firearms is not allowed. If either of these applies to you, you'll be … [Read more...]
15 Improvised Weapons You Can Find Around the House
When someone breaks into your home, you don't usually get a five-minute warning. Oftentimes, you won't even see the intruder until he's already inside. If that happens, you won't have time to run to your room and get your gun out of your safe. You might be forced to defend yourself with something that is only a few feet away. In this article by Rusty … [Read more...]
3 Best Ammo Calibers To Have After SHTF
There are many reasons to be armed when a disaster strikes. Hunting food could be the difference between survival and starvation. A defensive weapon could prevent death by predators, both four-legged and two-legged. On the other hand, not all guns are created equal. Each caliber has its own advantages and drawbacks, and you need to have the right weapons … [Read more...]
3 Types of Guns Every Prepper Should Own
Every prepper knows that disaster could strike at any time – be it nuclear war, asteroids striking the Earth, or simply Mother Nature going haywire. Regardless of the method, we are definitely on a path towards fundamental destruction, and if we want the human race to survive in a post-apocalyptic world, we need to be prepared. Besides the usual supplies … [Read more...]
8 Types Of Knives Every Prepper Needs
The knife is one of the most important, versatile, and practical tools ever invented by man. As such, it is an invaluable item to have for survival and disaster preparedness. In fact, a case can be made that if you could only have one tool in a survival situation, a knife would be the one to have. That being said, not all knives are created equal. … [Read more...]
10 Questions To Ask Before Buying Your First Firearm
Purchasing your first firearm is a very big decision. Not just the type of gun to get, but the very decision to purchase one in the first place. Owning a gun, regardless of your reasons for owning it, is a major responsibility. It’s not a decision that you can make lightly or on a whim. Before you buy a gun, you need to ask yourself these 10 questions and … [Read more...]
Is a Concealed Carry Weapon Really Necessary?
January 2017: 39 people were killed and 70 wounded in a nightclub in Istanbul. Things have changed. Methods have changed and we have learned so much about the threats we face. There are instances when, in hindsight, we can place a concealed carry weapon or a CCW into a situation and proclaim, “it would have stopped it.” Yet there are countless other … [Read more...]
6 Guns to Buy Before a Gun Ban or Civil Unrest
Guns are an issue. They have always been an issue and they will always be an issue. There is always someone out there with the great utopian idea that if we simply take away all the guns we will eliminate all the crime. This idea has been proven to fail for many reasons. And yet it still might happen. So what guns should we acquire before then? This video … [Read more...]
