Are you really prepared to survive anything? Most preppers would have no trouble getting through a simple hurricane and a few days without power. But what about a few weeks without power? Or a few months? What if gangs of looters are going from house to house, taking whatever they want? What if your home has been … [Read more...]
Prepping for Small Children
We can never be certain when the next major disaster will strike, but one thing we can be certain of: disasters do not strike when it's convenient for us. As a parent, I wish I had the power to make sure there isn't ever a disaster that disrupts my children's lives, at least not until they're old enough to handle … [Read more...]
15 Tips For Staying Warm When The Power Is Out
In my last post, I answered an email with the article, 4 Ways To Cook Indoors Without Power, but there was a little more to that question. She also wanted to know about indoor heating without power. There are several ways to keep warm without electricity. Here are the main ones: Generate Heat 1. Fireplace This one … [Read more...]
What If The SHTF Today?
Imagine the shit has hit the fan, and you didn't bother to prepare. A pandemic is spreading across the country like a wildfire, or maybe an earthquake has knocked out the power and water. Perhaps there's been a terrorist attack and part of your town is in flames, or hyperinflation has hit a critical point where prices … [Read more...]
Ragnar’s Urban Survival
I just recently finished reading Ragnar's Urban Survival: A Hard-Times Guide to Staying Alive in the City. This book is a good starting point for people who intend to stick it out where they are if disaster strikes. Ragnar touches on all the basic topics you will need to know in order to survive in the city, and shares … [Read more...]
Top 10 Books on Survival
Update: Since I first wrote this post, many other great books have been released such as Surviving Doomsday, The Art of Eating Through The Zombie Apocalypse, and these urban survival books. So although I no longer consider the list below to be my top 10 books on survival, I still think they're all very good. I … [Read more...]
Zombie Survival Guide
Here's something fun for a change, a video called "How to Survive a Zombie Attack." This is from howcast.com, a site with many entertaining videos on a variety of subjects. Zombies is not a subject I'm going to cover very often on this site as the undead, by definition, is not possible. However, I can see the … [Read more...]
How to Haggle After the SHTF
In first world countries, the prices in grocery and department stores are pretty much set in stone. You can't convince the cashier to give you a better price. My wife and I visit the flea market on occasion, but even there the vendors don't usually like to haggle. With most of them the price is what it is, take it or … [Read more...]
FM 21-76 US Army Survival Manual
I just read FM 21-76 for the first time and now I understand why it is considered a classic among survival books. After 40 years, the United States Military still uses it because the lessons inside are timeless. This book will teach you how to build makeshift shelters, procure food and water, cook a meal, identify … [Read more...]
How Much Longer Until World War 3?
Update 1/7/20: We've published an article on How to Prepare for an Attack from Iran. Be sure to check that out! With the world's economy crashing in slow motion and tensions between the East and West rising every year, I'm starting to wonder how much longer until World War 3. It's been said that history repeats … [Read more...]
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