If the grid goes down and you're trying to stick out the disaster at home, one of the most immediate problems you'll have to deal with is what to do with human waste. If the water stops running, you won't be able to flush your toilets, and you don't want to just keep using them without flushing. Not only is that … [Read more...]
11 Herbal Alternatives to Antibiotics
Disclaimer: If your doctor prescribes antibiotics, you should take them as directed. What we're talking about here is a situation where antibiotics aren't available. In that case, you can try these alternatives, but even then there is no guarantee they will work. Oftentimes, the world’s best medications are not the … [Read more...]
5 Preventive Health Measures To Take Before The SHTF
In the past, I've written about the importance of getting your teeth fixed and stocking up on contacts and glasses before an emergency. I admit, it's not the most fascinating topic, but it's extremely important and I don't think preppers talk about it enough. If you've ever had a horrible toothache, you know how … [Read more...]
What Will You Do If The Sewage System Is Down?
One of the most commonly overlooked aspects of preparedness is the question of what to do with excrement after the SHTF. Disaster movies often show people starving to death or killing each other, but one of the most common ways people die during disasters is from diseases like cholera due to a lack of sanitation. If … [Read more...]
How to Keep Eating Healthy After The SHTF
In a SHTF event, when food delivery systems are down and the stores quickly run out of all food supplies, how will you keep eating healthy? Does healthy eating have to include the “grocery store staples?” I think there are ways to eat healthy, or at least avoid super unhealthy food options, even when the world runs … [Read more...]
Survival Hygiene While On The Road
You have the tactical training, you’ve got the tactical watch, pants, plans and boots. By now I am sure you have a bag filled with all sorts of hi tech tools for water filtering and purification, navigation, self-defense, first aid and fire craft. Have you considered Tactical Hygiene? As preppers and … [Read more...]
Grey Water: What It Is and Why It’s So Important
Water is widely understood to be one of the greatest survival needs. Most survival teachers state that you need one gallon of water per person, per day for drinking and cooking. Unfortunately, many have taken that to mean you need one gallon of water per person, per day to survive. This is a mistake. We use water … [Read more...]
8 Diseases To Beware Of After The SHTF
After the SHTF, there are going to be many challenges. Our generation has been rather spoiled with easy access to clean water and modern medicines that help fight infections. After a major disaster, clean water will be extremely limited, sanitation systems will be down, and waste disposal companies will be … [Read more...]
Survive SHTF: How to Lose Weight Before It’s Too Late
It's that time of year when many people regret not keeping their New Year's resolutions to lose weight. Swimsuit season is just around the corner, and time is running out. Of course, how you look at the beach or swimming pool isn't the only reason to lose weight. A better reason to lose weight is so you'll be ready … [Read more...]
15 Ways To Wipe Your Butt When The Toilet Paper Is Gone
It's been said that toilet paper will be worth its weight in gold after the shit hits the fan. I don't think this is far from the truth. Toilet paper is a modern luxury that people tend to take for granted until the moment they reach for it and find nothing but a cardboard roll. When that happens, they would gladly pay … [Read more...]
11 Medicinal Herbs for Natural Pain Relief
Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor and nothing in this article should be taken as medical advice. Please talk to your doctor before using any of the herbs and/or remedies mentioned in this article. Although I think it's a good idea to stock up on OTC medicines, that doesn't mean you shouldn't have any natural … [Read more...]
10 Tips For Staying Clean After SHTF
When I was 5, I used to spend entire summers with my self-sufficient grandparents, far away from noisy, crowded cities. Even though I didn’t know it back then, I was doing a lot of things that made me a prepper even before the word was actually invented… things that taught me from a young age that life isn’t all … [Read more...]
