A cold snap accompanied by strong winds and heavy snow or ice often results in the power going out. This can be very dangerous for people who rely on electricity to heat their homes in the winter. It's important to have a plan in place to keep yourself and your family warm while riding out a power … [Read more...]
9 Weapons (Besides Guns) That Could Save Your Life
If the grid goes down, the ability to defend oneself will be invaluable. In fact, the importance of self-defense will be right up there with food and water. Of course, a firearm is the most effective way to defend yourself from an attacker, but that might not always be possible. For example, if you find yourself in a … [Read more...]
Urban Preppers vs Rural Preppers
If you haven't already, you should subscribe to Canadian Prepper on Youtube. Go ahead, I'll wait. Every week he makes several high-quality videos covering all aspects of preparedness, especially physical and mental preparedness. Plus some gear reviews. In this video he talks about the pros and cons of being an … [Read more...]
30 Amazing Uses for Wood Ashes
All preppers are bound to find themselves in possession of wood ashes at some point. Whether it's from your fireplace, a campfire, or somewhere else, you're going to end up with a big pile of ashes. So why not doing something useful with it? Believe it or not, wood ashes are incredibly versatile. You can use them to … [Read more...]
7 Things You Can Do If People Find Out You’re A Prepper
You've been outed! Maybe they found you online. Maybe they saw you carrying supplies into your house. Maybe a close friend or family member spilled the beans. However it happened, the word is out and now everyone knows you're a prepper. This shouldn't affect your day to day life too much. You might have to deal with … [Read more...]
15 Skills That Will Be PRICELESS in a Post SHTF Barter World
The main reason preppers learn survival skills is so they won't be helpless if they lose all their supplies. For example, if you don't have a fire starter, you'll need to know how to start a fire without one. But there's another good reason to learn survival skills: barter. In a post SHTF world where money has … [Read more...]
10 Foods You Didn’t Know Were Available In Cans
All preppers have some canned food in their stockpiles, but most of them only have the kind you can find at stores like Walmart or Sam's Club. Things like canned beans, canned fruit, canned vegetables, and mini-meals like soup or Spaghettios. But did you know there are many other foods that also come in a can? You … [Read more...]
3 Ways To Start Your Off Grid Transition
When the subject of off-grid living comes up, the average person pictures guys with scruffy beards living in makeshift shelters in the woods. But living off-grid is simply about liberty, independence, and shunning the corporate/government machine that wants to control every facet of your life. The less you have to rely … [Read more...]
17 Survival Items You DON’T Need In Your Bug Out Bag
A while ago I wrote an article called 50 Items You Forgot To Put In Your Bug Out Bag. Several readers complained, saying things like, "How the hell am I supposed to fit all this stuff in my bug out bag?" Well, you're not. The point of the article is to tell people about any items they would have included but either … [Read more...]
Lights Out Box: Everything You Need for a Power Outage
This week's video comes from the The Peaceful Prepper and her channel, "Urban Prepping for the Single Gal." She has a really great idea that she calls a "Lights Out Box." It's not a full emergency kit; it's just something you can use during ordinary power outages. The box includes things like flashlights, … [Read more...]
10 Things You’ll Regret Not Having When The SHTF
There are so many little things that we take for granted every day. Things like painkillers, soap, and toilet paper. Imagine what some of us would have to go through if it weren't for painkillers. Imagine the spread of disease if it weren't for soap (not to mention body odor). And as for toilet paper... Anyway, … [Read more...]
8 Ways To Cook Food If You End Up Homeless
Almost every major disaster results in thousands of homeless people. Their homes get flooded or destroyed, or their neighborhood is evacuated. In situations like this, churches and emergency shelters are often filled to capacity. And even if they aren't, they can be unsafe (think of the Superdome after Hurricane … [Read more...]
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