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...]
10 Prepper Items Everyone Forgets
If you've been a prepper for a long time, you might feel certain that you have everything you need to survive a disaster. But do you? There are literally hundreds--maybe even thousands--of prepper items that you need to acquire if you want to be ready for anything. Chances are, you overlooked a few of them. In this article from Apartment Prepper, Kylie … [Read more...]
20 Emergency Supplies for Your Children
For most parents, keeping their children safe in a disaster scenario is a higher priority than even their own safety. However, small children can be a major liability in disastrous situations, so it’s important to thoroughly consider them when stocking up on emergency supplies. In this article, we’ll look at 20 emergency supplies for your children as well … [Read more...]
11 Spare Parts for Your Preps
Everyone has spare parts around the house, even if they're just simple things like screws, light bulbs, and batteries. No one wants to run to the store every time a light burns out or the remote batteries die. Of course, you could do that if you had to. But after a major disaster, running to the store might not be an option. When the SHTF, you need all … [Read more...]
80 Last-Minute Items To Get At The Supermarket
I want you to imagine something for a moment. You wake up tomorrow on what seems like a typical day, go to the bathroom, get your coffee, or do whatever you do in the mornings, and then you check your phone or computer or TV... and discover that it's happening. The shit has officially hit the fan. Nukes have been launched, EMP's have taken out power … [Read more...]
TSA-Approved Travel Kit for Preppers
If you're planning on doing some traveling by plane this summer, you should put together a small travel kit to make your journey more comfortable. I'm not talking about a full-blown survival kit. Just something that contains items you might want while sitting around in airports or airplanes. Having a handy kit is a lot better than digging through your … [Read more...]
Top 10 Survival / Prepping Items
There are literally hundreds--if not thousands--of prepping tools, gadgets, and supplies that are great to have during a disaster. But if you had to pick, what would be your top 10 favorite survival items? Making a list like that isn't as easy as you might think. I've made this list several times, and each time it's different, usually depending on what I've … [Read more...]
30 Urban Survival Items You Forgot To Buy
My most popular article by far is 50 Survival Items You Forgot To Buy. The list is interesting to both newbie preppers and experienced preppers because both groups usually find at least a few items they overlooked. Since this site is mainly focused on urban survival, I realized I should make another list, this time of urban survival items. Chances are, … [Read more...]
50 Tools You Should Own
If you could only have 50 tools for the rest of your life, but you want to be able to build or repair just about anything, which 50 tools would you choose? In this series of videos, Wranglerstar answers that question. I really enjoyed this video series and wanted to share it, so below you can watch all five videos. I also listed the tools he mentions in … [Read more...]
50 Preparedness Items for Less Than $5 Each
Prepping can be expensive if you're buying huge boxes of freeze-dried food and the latest survival gadgets. But if you buy a few small items every week for several years, eventually you'll have everything you need to survive a disaster (short of something apocalyptic like a nuclear war). In this article, I'm going to prove my point by listing 50 items for … [Read more...]
40 Emergency Supplies You Can Find In Dollar Stores
If you’ve decided to stock up on emergency supplies but don't have a lot of money, you’ll be glad to hear that you can buy several of your necessities on the cheap at any ordinary dollar store. In my town we have a Dollar General and a Dollar Tree, so last weekend I went walking around both of them to see how many emergency supplies I could find. I jotted … [Read more...]
5 Things You’ll Wish You Had Gotten Before The Collapse
What do you think are the 5 best things to acquire before the collapse? I'm not talking about small items like lighters and water filters, but larger things that will make your home a better place to live after the collapse. In this video, Prepper Princess has five great suggestions, in order of importance. Here's her list: 5. Acreage - Having more … [Read more...]
45 Essential Tools for Living Off the Grid
If you're like most preppers, your day-to-day life is probably very similar to that of a non-prepper's. You have electricity, running water, and a vehicle that you drive to work. You probably even spend a good portion of your spare time watching TV or browsing the Internet. The only difference is that you spend some of your time gathering emergency … [Read more...]
5 Things You’d Never Think to Stockpile For Collapse
When the average person thinks about things to stockpile for an economic collapse, their minds usually go straight to rice, beans, and bullets. Those are great, but there are so many other things worth stockpiling. So many, in fact, that you're bound to overlook a few things. I've forgotten plenty of things before, which is why I always check out articles … [Read more...]
5 Things You Need to Survive a Nuclear War
Of all the disasters that might happen in the near future, a nuclear war is the one I fear most. Not only are tensions between the United States and Russia higher than ever, the increasing number of Jihadists--who are not deterred by the threat of mutually assured destruction--means we are in more danger every single day. And then there's North Korea, a … [Read more...]
10 Items to Grab When The SHTF
I recently discovered a fairly new Youtube channel called The Prepared Wanderer who in just one year has already made nearly 100 videos. His focus is on camping and bushcraft and he's been a Search and Rescue Team Leader for over a decade. This video is his response to a viewer who wanted to know what 10 items he would grab in an SHTF scenario. I know … [Read more...]
7 Things You Need in Order to Hunker Down During a Disaster
Here's a great article for those who are new to prepping. Unless your home is burning down, getting flooded, or being overrun with looters, or in the path of some other dangerous threat, you're best off hunkering down in your home during a disaster. With any luck, you can just wait it out until things return to normal. But if you're going to hunker down, … [Read more...]
