Other than a full-blown nuclear war, a widespread EMP (electromagnetic pulse) is probably the scariest thing that could happen. The whole world would be plunged into darkness, followed by months--if not years--of anarchy. Your best chance of surviving such an event is to hole in a shelter or bug out retreat that you can defend. If you do this, you'll … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Potatoes Are The Best Survival Food To Grow
In the Andy Weir novel, The Martian -- which was made into the movie of the same name starring Matt Damon -- the main character, Mark Watney, is stranded on Mars for months. When his supply of packaged food runs out, he grows and eats only potatoes for several weeks and is able to survive until his rescue. Potatoes may be the ultimate urban survival crop. … [Read more...]
12 Survival Uses for Vaseline
Vaseline (the most popular brand name for petroleum jelly) is surprisingly useful when it comes to disaster preparedness and survival. As Sensible Prepper demonstrates in this video, there's at least a dozen survival uses for Vaseline. Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It on Pinterest! Here's his list: Moisturize dry, chapped, … [Read more...]
Urban Survival Gardening: A Guide for Beginners
According to a 2015 survey, 62.7 percent of people in the United States live in the city, despite US cities taking up just 3.5 percent of the total land area. No doubt, living in a city provides plenty of advantages, from dining and entertainment options to proximity to your place of employment. One advantage that it does not provide, however, is easy … [Read more...]
11 Highest Calorie Crops for Your Survival Garden
Right now, most of us live in a world where the fewer calories a food has, the better. Should the day ever come when food is in short supply, though, that trend will reverse. When preparing to grow a survival garden, the number of calories a crop offers is an important consideration. Although veggies like tomatoes and cucumbers are nutritious and easy to … [Read more...]
How To Make a Gas Mask From a Two-Liter Bottle
Although a gas mask is a great thing to include in your preparedness supplies, it's usually not a top priority for most preppers. There are only a few specific scenarios where you would need one, each of which isn't very likely. Still, I think we should be prepared for as many scenarios as possible. But if for some reason you don't have access to a gas … [Read more...]
Quick Trick for Keeping Your Feet Warm in Freezing Weather
Are you sick of your feet freezing every time you go outside in the winter? Sometimes even multiple socks won't stop your toes from going numb, especially if there's snow on the ground. There's a really easy way to keep your feet warmer that only costs a few dollars (if that). I learned this trick a few years ago, but for the life of me, I couldn't … [Read more...]
25 Survival Uses for T-Shirts
Survivalism isn't just about gathering supplies. It's also about making use of everything around you--or on you--in a survival scenario. As you'll see in this video by Sensible Prepper, even a simple T-shirt has at least a couple dozen survival applications. Here's the list, but I recommend watching the video below so you can see how each usage is done. … [Read more...]
How to Make a Soup Can Stove in Just 5 Minutes
Here's a quick and easy DIY stove tutorial by NightHawkInLight. All you need is a soup can and an old fashioned can punch opener like this one. The great thing about this video is he actually tests out the stove by cooking a full meal on it. For those of you who prefer written instructions, here's what to do (use punch can opener for every hole): Make … [Read more...]
How to Make a Biogas Generator In 7 Easy Steps
In poorer countries, where blackouts are common and supply lines are tenuous, people have to be inventive if they want to heat and light their homes. One way they do this is by building their own biogas generators. You would think this would be very complicated, but it's a lot simpler than you might think. Biogas is great because it's made from things … [Read more...]
12 Surprising Uses for Super Glue
Some products are famous for their versatility. For example, both duct tape and paracord come to mind as items with an almost unlimited number of uses. However, another product that falls into the category of surprisingly versatile and useful is super glue. In survival and emergency situations, super glue is definitely something that you want to have on … [Read more...]
8 Survival Hacks Using Safety Pins
There are a lot of items you may start reaching for when SHTF – a gun, a HAM radio, even duct tape and its seemingly endless list of uses may come to mind. One item that probably doesn’t come to mind is the lowly safety pin. It turns out, you can do a lot with these pointy little clasps. To be clear, stockpiling a bunch of safety pins probably isn’t sound … [Read more...]
101 Paracord Projects
If you're a paracord enthusiast, then I have the ultimate article for you. PrepperZine made a list of 101 paracord projects complete with a table of contents, instructions, pictures, and videos. He even lets you know the difficulty level of the project and how long it should take. This is pretty much the best paracord article on the Internet, in my … [Read more...]
DIY Emergency Heater for $5
It's getting cold out, which means it's time to make sure you're prepared for a winter power outage. If you don't want to spend money on expensive propane space heaters and the like, you could try making your own space heaters, like VP Prepping & Survival does in this video. All you need to make this emergency heater is: An empty, clean small paint … [Read more...]
17 Things Preppers Should Do Around The House
If you've been prepping for a long time, you might feel like you're running out of things to do. Once you've gathered plenty of disaster supplies and learned all the most important survival skills, what else is there? A lot, it turns out. Ask a Prepper made a list of 17 things you can do around the house. Here are some of the projects he lists: … [Read more...]
25 Survival Uses for Ammo Cans
Old ammo cans are incredibly useful if you're a prepper. They're designed to be sturdy, stackable, waterproof, and easy to transport (with handles on the top and the front). That's why militaries have been using them for decades. There are several sizes and shapes, but they all have the same basic design which hasn't been modified since the 1950's. If … [Read more...]
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