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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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. … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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, … [Read more...]
