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21 Brilliant Uses for Bacon Grease

Bacon is trendy, fatty, and fantastically delicious (if you eat meat, that is). Bacon and eggs and BLTs, quiches, and salads are yummy opportunities to make bacon for dinner. Adventurous chefs are coming up with all kinds of new ways to eat bacon, especially combined with chocolate. Inevitably, when you cook with … [Read more...]

7 Trees Every Survivalist Should Know

When it comes to preparedness, we often think about the items we need to purchase and stockpile. We may not consider what's growing right on our own property or within a short distance. Trees not only provide oxygen, shade, and firewood, but they also offer many other benefits. Knowing about them could save your life … [Read more...]

Lights Out Box: Everything You Need for a Power Outage

During the first power outage I can remember, I was in grade school. There was a terrible storm with lightning flashing and thunder rumbling several times per minute. After one particularly loud peal of thunder, the lights went out. Suddenly, the house was eerily silent except for the sound of rain and my parents … [Read more...]

If I Could Only Have One Firearm…

If I could only have one firearm in an SHTF grid down disaster scenario, it would be… … a Glock 19. A Colt 1911. A Ruger GP100. An AR-15. An AK-47. A Mossberg 500. A Marlin 336. A Winchester Model 70. A Ruger 10/22. A Barrett .50 caliber rifle. A muzzleloader. Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin … [Read more...]

How To Make A DIY Solar Reflector Oven (With Pictures)

All You Need is a Mylar Blanket, a Knife, and Mother Nature’s Hardware Store. A small, pocket-size Mylar blanket is a standard item in any survival kit. You can do a lot of things with them, even make a reflector oven. All you need are straight branches, some twine like your shoelaces or sturdy grasses, and some basic … [Read more...]

5 Types Of Ammunition To Stockpile For A Collapse

Every prepper knows it's a great idea to stockpile ammunition when preparing for a major disaster. You can use it for hunting, self-defense, or barter. But which types of ammo should you stockpile? If you plan on bartering, then you don't want a bunch of calibers that nobody wants. And that's just one … [Read more...]

15 Survival Uses for Rubbing Alcohol

It's inexpensive, easy to store, and you can use it in many survival scenarios. Rubbing alcohol is a powerhouse multi-purpose liquid that you should stock up on for emergencies. Rubbing alcohol is a mixture of denatured alcohol, water, and other agents that are added to make it unpalatable to drink. Although it is … [Read more...]

How People Survived The Jewish Ghetto in WWII

World War II and the holocaust serve as terrifying reminders of how ethnic persecution and totalitarian regimes can lead to some of the worst atrocities humans are capable of. Each theatre of the war and each city occupied present their own collection of horrors, heroes, and stories that we should strive to remember … [Read more...]

7 Signs Civil War Is About To Happen In The U.S.

I don't know about you, but to me, it seems like America is more divided than ever. At least more divided than I've ever seen in my lifetime. And with next year's presidential election, this is likely to get even worse. Is it possible there could be a second Civil War in the United States? Nearly a third of … [Read more...]

5 Ways To Light Your Home After An EMP

Few disasters pose more potential for devastation than an EMP. With just a single nuclear weapon, a hostile force could knock out the electricity over an entire continent, rendering everything from the power grid to small electronic devices inoperable. While you are going to have many problems should your country … [Read more...]

Where To Hide Your Survival Supplies During Martial Law

If and when the government declares martial law following a major disaster, it will always be under the pretense of safety and security for the general public. What this really means is the government is going to cut off all the roads, suspend your Constitutional rights, spread propaganda, arrest those who resist or … [Read more...]

Top 10 Vehicles for the Apocalypse

If you live in the city when a widespread disaster strikes, you may have no choice but to bug out to a safer location. The problem is, everyone else will be bugging out, too. All the roads out of town will become parking lots as everyone scrambles to leave at the same time. In order to bug out, you need a reliable … [Read more...]