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...]
Budget Friendly Survival Kit
A popular new trend in the prepper community--which I really like--is using gadget pouches and tool rolls to make survival kits and bug out bags. It makes perfect sense because, rather than digging through a bag and struggling to find what you're looking for, you can just unroll the pouch or roll and immediately see everything in your kit laid out before … [Read more...]
19 Everyday Items You Can Use for First Aid
Some of the most incredible advances of the modern age have been in the field of medicine. When we get hurt, we just go to the hospital and a doctor treats us. But as we've become more dependent on hospitals, we have forgotten how to deal with many health conditions and injuries on our own. If the day comes when the hospitals are closed or overcrowded due to … [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...]
How to Stockpile Prescription Meds from Veterinary Sources
Extreme times call for extreme measures. Here’s one way to manage the chaos. If a major disaster occurs and the supply chain breaks down, many critical items will be difficult to find. Without the power grid and fundamental distribution systems, things like food and water will be hard to come by. That includes life-saving medications. Many missionaries … [Read more...]
Bugging Out in the Rain: How to Waterproof Your Gear
Of all the thousands of articles about bugging out, very few of them talk about bugging out in the rain, but it's a very important topic. According to the National Weather Service, some parts of the country, such as the Pacific Northwest, get rain almost every other day. Even parts of the country with average rainfall, such as the East Coast, still get rain … [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...]
6 High Tech Gadgets That Would Come In Handy During a Disaster
There are hundreds of reasons people prepare for emergencies, and hundreds of scenarios that could occur that you may consider preparing for. Natural disasters, civil unrest, war, pandemic, solar flares - the possibilities are incredibly varied and no list of necessary tools can possibly encompass every scenario. In this article, we are focusing on high … [Read more...]
$100 Walmart Bug Out Bag
Every prepper understands the importance of having a bug out bag. Unfortunately, a good bag and all the gear that goes in it can be a bit pricey for some people, costing hundreds of dollars. In this video, Tim from EverydayTacticalVids proves you can make a bug out bag for very little money. Granted, it's not going to be highest quality bag or gear, but … [Read more...]
25 Supplies You’ll Need to Survive the Next Pandemic
Right now, the United States is experiencing the worst flu season in nearly a decade. Hundreds of people have died, and as of this writing, the flu virus continues to spread rapidly. Experts thought it would peak weeks ago, but it still hasn't. Currently, no one knows how bad it will get. All of this has got me thinking about pandemics. Of all the major … [Read more...]
30 Best Foods For Your Bug Out Bag
Food is one of the most important things you can put in your bug out bag. After all, the whole point of a bug out bag is to help you survive, and you definitely need to eat to survive. But this is where most people mess up. They fill their bags with canned soups and high-carb snacks, not realizing these foods are going to leave them feeling exhausted and … [Read more...]
33 Over-the-Counter Meds You Need to Stockpile
It's easy to take the power of medicine for granted. We all grew up with the idea that you can just pop a pill and get rid of your cold and flu symptoms, but just a little over a century ago this was completely unheard of. Back then, people had to live with their symptoms and could only hope they would get better. If you ever find yourself in a long-term … [Read more...]
9 OTC Items To Help Fight Radiation Poisoning
Every day it seems more and more likely that we will end up in a nuclear exchange with North Korea. Although the concept of mutually assured destruction has kept a nuclear war at bay, it's possible that if the U.S. invades North Korea and Kim Jong Un believes his dynasty is about to collapse, he will fire everything he has. In other words, he might try to … [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...]
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