During a long-term TEOTWAWKI disaster, all of your attention and energy will be focused on surviving each day. Now is the time to prepare, not just for an SHTF event, but for what comes after. Survivors will be tasked with rebuilding their communities, and ultimately society as a whole. After a mega disaster, the dollar bills in your pocket will be as … [Read more...]
Daily Life After The End Of The World As We Know It
We self-reliant types spend a significant portion of our lives prepping for a long-term disaster. We grow our own groceries, cultivate backyard apothecaries, hone our shooting skills, preserve the garden harvest, hunt, fish, and harden our bug in or bug out locations. But how many of us have really thought about what daily life would be like during a … [Read more...]
9 Ways To Stop Looters From Driving Down Your Street
So here's an interesting topic that I almost never hear preppers discussing: How do you deal with unwanted traffic to your street or neighborhood during a long-term grid-down scenario? Imagine you and some neighbors live in a cul-de-sac and are all hunkering down, trying to ride out the disaster until help arrives or things return to normal. You want to … [Read more...]
10 Scary Things That Would Happen If The Grid Went Down
You may have already read or seen a variety of articles about what would happen if the grid went down or how 90% of people would die. You may also think that many of those articles are far-fetched and designed to instill fear in readers rather than seriously discuss the issue. If that’s the case for you, then you may think the same about this article … [Read more...]
17 Things People Will Wish They Have After The SHTF
This post is a little different from my usual posts. If you're already a prepper, I don't expect this article to teach you anything new. Rather, I expect it to serve as a reminder of why we prep. I also hope that it can serve as a warning to those who don't prep. For example, you might think it's unlikely that your home will ever be damaged or destroyed, … [Read more...]
15 Rare Skills That Will Come In Handy When SHTF
If you’re familiar with the world of prepping for natural disasters and other life-changing, cataclysmic events, you probably have some provisions. You’ve decided that having a bug out bag is a good idea; you’ve stocked up on nonperishable items; you have a plan for where to go and what to do when the SHTF. But at some point in a survival scenario, there … [Read more...]
This Will Be The #1 Killer After The SHTF
Large-scale disasters present a lot of big and scary dangers that get plenty of attention in the survival community: riots, gangs of looters, mass starvation, collapsing buildings, and so forth. However, the number one killer that comes with almost every type of disaster is something so small you need a microscope to see it. I'm talking about infections. … [Read more...]
9 Deadly Infections People Will Get After The SHTF
There are plenty of threats that people associate with a major disaster. Infection, however, is rarely one of the first threats to come to mind. Nevertheless, it is one of the most dangerous. In the absence of modern medicine and modern conveniences, deadly infections will run rampant, potentially killing millions of people. Below is a list of the most … [Read more...]
13 Scary Things that Happen When an Economy Collapses
In modern days, economic collapse is one of the most likely disasters that people all over the world must contend with. Even in an economic stronghold such as the United States, the possibility of economic collapse looms large. In fact, many experts predict that the U.S. is due for an economic downturn, the severity of which is yet to be seen. But … [Read more...]
Fortitude Ranch: A Survival Community For The Rest Of Us
Do you have a place to go in case of an apocalyptic disaster? Most of us don't. Now what if I told you that for a $1,000 a year, you could have a bug out location that is built to withstand doomsday, loaded with plenty of supplies, and populated by dozens of survival experts? It might sound too good to be true, but I assure you it is, and it's called … [Read more...]
10 Inexpensive SHTF Barter Items To Get Right Now
Many preppers like to hoard cash and precious metals in case of an economic collapse. The cash is in case of a deflationary collapse where banks run out of money and cash is hard to find. And precious metals are in case of a hyperinflationary collapse where banks print too much money and cash becomes worthless. But what if things get so bad that people … [Read more...]
The Government Will Help These Cities First After The SHTF
Whether you clicked this article out of curiosity or are looking to find out whether you have hit the lottery on location, there are some things to consider. 2017 taught us a lot about the resilience of communities and the response of the government to disasters. In fact, regarding disaster response, it was probably the most telling year in modern … [Read more...]
50 Places to Search for Supplies After SHTF
A while back, I wrote about places to scavenge for supplies in a post-apocalyptic scenario. I thought I came up with quite a few ideas, but Reality Survival & Prepping made a list that's over twice as long. When thinking about scavenging, everyone's first instinct is to head for grocery stores and restaurants. But if you think outside the box, you'll … [Read more...]
Rationing Food After SHTF: Who Eats Last?
Here's an interesting question that I don't hear very often: If you start running low on food, how do you ration what's left? Hopefully, you won't ever run low on food, but there are plenty of scenarios where it could happen. So in the interest of preparedness, I think it's important to think about this question. You might think the fair thing is to … [Read more...]
19 Best States To Go To When SHTF
If you live in the United States, which state do you live in? If the grid went down nationwide and society as we know it collapsed, would be people be escaping from your state, or escaping to your state? Hopefully, you live in one of the latter states. If not, you might want to think about moving. Of course, it really depends on what type of disaster … [Read more...]
10 Reasons Why Building a Community is Key When SHTF
This article is several years old, but I just came across it recently and the advice is timeless. There's a reason John Donne said, "No man is an island, entire of itself." Some people are more independent than others, and some people might be capable of surviving a very long time on their own. But the fact is, the more people you have in your survival … [Read more...]
11 Home Security Tips for Life After SHTF
I've said it before and I'll say it again: one of the biggest threats during any type of disaster is people who are unprepared. At first, they'll stay in their homes and wait for the government to send help. But after several days, when they start running out of food and realize no one is going to save them, you'll have to be very careful. Even the friendly … [Read more...]
27 Hygiene Products You’ll Need After The SHTF
A few years ago, the New York Times published an article about how a third of people don’t wash their hands after using the bathroom, not even when they're out in public. It’s pretty gross thinking about some stranger's germ-coated hands touching the same chairs, doorknobs, and banisters that you touch, but it's okay since we live in a relatively clean … [Read more...]
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