Of all the mistakes you can make as a prepper, which one do you think is the deadliest? A while back, I compiled a list of 20 prepping mistakes. I came up with several on my own, but I also got lots of suggestions from friends and readers. Some of the ideas included: focusing on supplies instead of skills, not stockpiling enough water, relying on an … [Read more...]
How To Homestead In An Apartment
Are you intrigued by the idea of homesteading, but you don't think you can until you have a big house with a lot of acreage? At its essence, homesteading is about self-sufficiency, and there are many ways you can increase your independence no matter where you live. Here are some ways you can begin your homesteading journey even while still living in an … [Read more...]
9 Ways To Stop Looters From Driving Down Your Street
So here's an interesting topic that I almost never hear preppers discussing: How do you deal with unwanted traffic to your street or neighborhood during a long-term grid-down scenario? Imagine you and some neighbors live in a cul-de-sac and are all hunkering down, trying to ride out the disaster until help arrives or things return to normal. You want to … [Read more...]
7 Dangerous Places to Avoid When Disaster Strikes
Major disasters have a way of bringing out the worst in people, turning once safe locations into very dangerous places. Combine this will all of the non-human related risks that certain areas pose in a post-disaster scenario and you certainly have plenty of reason to be careful about where go. If and when a major disaster strikes, there are a number of … [Read more...]
10 Warning Signs That SHTF Is Imminent
Imagine if at any given moment, you could see 24 hours into the future. Obviously, you could make a killing trading stocks, but another thing you could do is rest assured that when the SHTF, you'll have time to prepare for it. For example, if you knew a disaster was going to occur later today or tomorrow, you'd have time to get out of town, gather some … [Read more...]
2 Guns You Should Take Along When You Bug Out
Of all the countless bug out bag lists I've seen on the Internet, I've only come across a couple that include a gun. This is strange considering how important guns are for hunting and self-defense. The question is: What are the best guns to take along? No, not the best guns to have in your survival armory, but the best guns to take with you if you have … [Read more...]
How To Escape The City FAST If SHTF
There are dozens of scenarios where you might find yourself grabbing your bug out bag, loading your family in the car, and heading out of the city toward somewhere safer (hopefully a bug out location). But unless you're a psychic or get an insider tip that a disaster is imminent, you're not going to know it's time to bug out until the millions of other … [Read more...]
10 Scary Things That Would Happen If The Grid Went Down
You may have already read or seen a variety of articles about what would happen if the grid went down or how 90% of people would die. You may also think that many of those articles are far-fetched and designed to instill fear in readers rather than seriously discuss the issue. If that’s the case for you, then you may think the same about this article … [Read more...]
75 Ways to Use Bandanas for Survival
A bandana is easily one of the most useful items you can have in your survival kit. Every prepper should own a few bandanas and know how to use them, and this video explains why. Sensible Prepper is better at finding clever survival uses for ordinary items than anyone else on Youtube. Here's a list of uses for bandanas he mentions in his video... Want … [Read more...]
How To Make An Herbal Medicine Chest
When you or a member of your family gets a runny nose, a sore throat, aching muscles, a minor burn, or a scraped knee, do you reach for popular over-the-counter medications? You’re not alone. Most people have a medicine cabinet filled with conventional store-bought remedies such as Benadryl, Tylenol, Advil, Robitussin, and Neosporin or their generic … [Read more...]
8 Best States To Buy A Bug Out Location
If you could buy a bug out location in any American state, which one would you choose? You probably already have a couple of states in mind, and it's fun to think about. But if you have the opportunity to do it for real, there are many factors you should consider before making a decision. In this video, Reality Survival took a very systematic approach to … [Read more...]
13 Urban Survival Tips From The Homeless
It's hard not to look down on homeless people. Even if you're a compassionate person who gives to charity, you probably feel uncomfortable when a homeless person approaches you and asks for change. In the back of your mind, you can't help but wonder, what is wrong with this person that made him or her end up without a place to live? Of course, that's … [Read more...]
The One Plant Every Survivalist Should Grow
If you could only grow one food as part of your emergency preps, which one would it be? If you ask me, it should most assuredly be garlic. This tiny little powerhouse of a crop not only improves the flavor of long-term storage meals, it also boasts potent medicinal and household uses. Allicin is the compound contained in garlic that is primarily … [Read more...]
How to Open a Can Without a Can Opener
One of my favorite comics of all time is The Far Side. There's one that shows an old married couple standing in their bomb shelter while a nuclear war right over their heads. The shelter is full of canned food, and the wife is yelling, "How many times did I say it, Harold? 'Make sure that bomb shelter's got a can opener--ain't much good without a can … [Read more...]
9 Everyday Items That Would Be Destroyed By An EMP
There’s a very short answer to the question posed in the title of this article: Virtually every technological device with a microchip that is not shielded properly would be destroyed in an EMP blast. This may shock you, or it may not. If you’ve done any research on EMPs (electromagnetic pulses), you’ve no doubt heard about how horrible an EMP attack could … [Read more...]
9 Urban Survival Tools To Get Before The SHTF
When a disaster strikes an urban area, there are all sorts of unexpected problems that require specific tools. For example, what if a gas line breaks and your home starts filling up with dangerous, flammable gases? You'll need a gas shutoff tool in order to turn the gas valve. Or what if someone is trapped under debris in a locked room? You'll need a … [Read more...]
5 Types of People to Avoid After SHTF
If you've never seen any videos by Serious Survivor, do yourself a favor and check them out. He makes great videos with high production values on a variety of SHTF-related topics. Recently, one video in particular caught my attention. It's about the types of people you'll want to steer clear of after a widespread disaster or during a grid-down scenario. … [Read more...]
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