What Type Of Survivalist Are You?
If you’re going to prepare for a disaster, you need to know exactly what type of disaster you’re preparing for. This will help you to focus.
The Survival Acronym
If a disaster strikes your area suddenly and you find yourself frozen in place, unsure of what to do next, you can use the letters in the word “survival” to help. This is known as “The Survival Acronym” or “The Survival Memory Device.” S – Size up the Situation (surroundings, equipment, physical condition).U – Undue Haste Makes Waste and Use Your Senses.R – Remember Where You Are.V – Vanquish Panic and Fear.I – Improvise.V – Value Life.A – Act like the Natives.L – Live by Your Wits or Learn Basic Skills. S – Size up the Situation. This means you … Read More
5 Survival Lessons from the Zombie Apocalypse
What can survivalists learn from a TV show filled with corpses and drama? If that show happens to be “The Walking Dead,” the answer is “plenty.”
Newest and Best in Survival Technology
Must Have Survival Gadgets Whether you’re a die-hard survivalist at heart, someone that enjoys camping in the great outdoors, or just someone that wants to create a survival kit in the event of a disaster, then you’ll want to get in on the action and learn about the latest and greatest gadgets in the survival market. Every day it seems that companies come out with more and more brilliant survival technologies and gadgets that a survivalist just shouldn’t live without. Lighting If you’re lost in the woods after dark, camping out or the power is out, then you’re going to … Read More
What Goes in a Bug Out Bag?
Although this site is geared toward people who intend to ride out disasters at home, there may be instances where you need a bug out bag.
What Will You Eat After The Economy Collapses?
My wife was living on the coast of Mississippi when hurricane Katrina struck. I’ll get into the details of her experience in another post, but for now I want to talk about what they ate in the days after the hurricane passed. They were without power for two weeks, but fortunately her father had a generator so they were able to keep the refrigerator and the microwave going. But since there was a limited amount of fuel, they had to start grilling the food in the freezer before it went bad. Over the next several days they ate steaks, hot … Read More
6 Ways to Communicate During a Disaster
After a disaster you can expect the power to be out and the phone towers to be jammed. Fortunately, there are many ways to communicate during a disaster.
5 Survival Cooking Tips
Survival cooking is a lot different from everyday cooking. When the power is out or you have to abandon your home, you’ll no longer be able to throw food into the microwave or oven. You’ll have to use a grill, a camping stove, or maybe even an old-fashioned campfire. But if you don’t have a lot of experience cooking without power, you’re going to run into problems. These 5 survival cooking tips will make cooking easier while preserving resources and maintaining your health. 1. While cooking, keep the lids on pots and pans. This will make your food cook faster … Read More
Survival Mindset
When preparing for the worst case scenario, most people focus on storing food, water, medicine, fire starters, and other survival gear. They prepare themselves in every way imaginable, but they never stop long enough to prepare themselves mentally. You might have a year’s supply of food and water along with all kinds of solar powered technology, but if you are not prepared to face the end of the world as we know it, if you are not ready to see the system you’ve always relied upon crumble around you, if you are not strong enough to both witness and endure … Read More
20 Ways To Save Money On Food
Prices are going up fast and they’re liable go up even faster. Everyday people need to save money anyway they can if they’re going to get by.
