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Bad things a good prepper may do to survive. Every armed citizen should understand the law of self defense as it applies today. Preppers should also consider the bad things they might do to survive a world without rule of law.
Top homesteading tools to set up an off-grid camp. Get started outfitting an off-grid home even before you have the land! Disconnect from the grid now and feel more self-reliant with the top ten off-grid tools for your homestead.
What's the best prepper protein possible? Canned meats! Check out the top ten canned meat options for your food storage to beef up your prepper's pantry.
Discover the importance of a deep larder. Could you survive a 30-day disruption to the food supply? Buffer the odds for your family's survival and save 38% with the Augason Farms 30-day food storage bucket, right. Freeze dried foods help you build your food storage because they last up to 25 years and you can stack and store them easily.
Oats in the prepper's pantry! There are many reasons preppers and homesteaders love oats. You can toast oats, grind them into flour, bake them, sprout them, boil them, and even make oat milk! Take a look a the reasons to make part of your food storage...
New! Prepping for job loss. The economy is doing well with record highs in the stock market and the focus of the current administration is on more jobs, but even so, you or someone in the household could lose a job. Are you ready to deal with the impact? Have a plan! Prepping for a job loss.
How much water should you have for an emergency? A family of four needs 270 gallons of water for a three month supply, according to Utah State University. That's entirely too many bottles of water to have in storage, which is why you need to look at all your options for emergency water storage. How to buy large water tanks. Large water storage tanks provide the answer to your family's emergency water needs as a secondary source to the municipal water supply. No matter where you live, having a secondary supply of water is important.
How to buy large water tanks. Large water storage tanks provide the answer to your family's emergency water needs as a secondary source to the municipal water supply. No matter where you live, having a secondary supply of water is important. You can have large water tanks delivered! Here's what to know about large water tanks.
Think you're tapping into clean drinking water? When you turn on the faucet you may be tapping into a cocktail of unwanted contaminants, potentially deadly toxins and organisms. Before you tap into your tap water, tap into this article on the 10 reasons not to drink the tap water.
Prepper Toilets. Do you have a plan when the stuff hits the fan? If your #1 place to go #2 isn't available because the toilets won't flush, you must have an alternative sanitation plan. Read about your Prepper Toilet Options.
Home, sweet homestead. For those still dreaming of owning a homestead, it's good to know that you really can buy land for next to nothing to get your homestead started.
Generators are generating interest. Preppers are getting ready for winter. Here's the generator buying guide.
Get out your thieves oil. The plague is back ~ right now it's sweeping urban areas of Madacascar. Camphor oil and Thieves oil can help you survive the plague.
Cook indoors in an emergency! When it's wet and rainy, or cold and snowy, how will you cook when the grid goes down? Can you take your off-grid cooking inside? Yes. Here are eleven ways to cook indoors in an emergency.
Homeless lessons. The hurricanes and the tornadoes and flooding that follows will cause much homelessness. Everyone can learn from the homeless.
Hand-crank it in the kitchen! When the grid goes down, maybe forever, you'll be ready with 17 off grid kitchen tools.
Sealed foods can last indefinitely. You can buy now and use them later ~ decades later! The trick is knowing which foods can last a lifetime. Here's our list of the best sealed foods you can buy that can last indefinitely.
Shopping thrift shops for prepping books? They are hard to come by. It's even hard to find new books on prepping at the book stores, but you can shop Amazon and save. Here are Ten Prepping books to buy used on Amazon.
Master country living skills quickly and easily. Storey's Country Wisdom pamphlets are condensed information guides packed with practical, hands-on instructions. Want to build a chicken coop? Start seeds indoors? Get free fertilizer? Build a smokehouse? There's a guide for you!
Have butter in your food storage? Butter is loaded with Vitamin A, packed with healthy fats, and a staple in just about every prepper's kitchen. Here's everything you need to know about your butter food storage options, including how to dehydrate butter, where to get canned butter and butter powder ~ and so much more.
Stop bleeding when there is no doctor! Do you know how to stop bleeding? It can take just five minutes for someone to bleed to death, and in those precious moments you can take measures to help make the bleeding stop.
Mexican food storage. Get out your rice, pinto beans and pinto bean seasoning, masa harina and tortilla press! Rehydrate your freeze dried meat and sour cream. Clip some cilantro from the garden, open the jar of salsa and now you're ready to have an off-grid Mexican fiesta! Did we mention the pinto bean seasoning. Good stuff, pictured right.
Rise and shine! Have you given much thought about the most important meal of the day? Now's the time to plan your breakfast food storage.
Ever thought of going off-grid in Alaska? Some of the toughest of preppers live off grid in Alaska. Here are some considerations for going off-grid and in Alaska, and an excellent documentary to watch if you want to go it "Alone into the wilderness."
Firestarter? Check. Knife? Check. Fresnel Lens?
Say What? What's a Fresnel lens? A Fresnel lens is not some fancy attachment for a camera. It's a cheap survival tool and every prepper should have one. Here are seven reasons to make a Fresnel lens part of your everyday carry (EDC).
Emergency water pouches. What's the deal with those emergency drinking water pouches in survival kits? Are emergency water pouches worth the price?
Firestarters are a spark of brilliance! Every prepper, camper, hunter or scout master needs a quality firestarter but may not know the difference between a ferro rod or a magnesium and flint firestarter. Get schooled on this basic survival item, which should be part of your everyday carry. See our list of best of the firestarting options for preppers.
Find your perfect match. Survival matches come in several varieties. Find the perfect survival match and garner a few match hacks and skills for your survival.
Are you stocking electrolytes? Excessive sweating from a strenuous activity or illness are just two reasons why you'll want to stockpile electrolytes as part of your overall prepping plans. Don't sweat the small stuff, like heatstroke. Instead, prepare for it by stockpiling electrolytes so you can keep hydrated and stay healthy in crisis ~ whether it's a personal emergency, like the illness of a child, a full-blown pandemic or just working on the homestead in the hot sun.
How to Survive a Sarin Gas Attack. We can no longer be naive about the reality that a Sarin Gas attack could happen on U.S. soil. Are you ready? Survive a sarin gas attack!
Look for the silver lining! Prepping secrets about silver. Discover secret tips for finding silver hiding in your coin jar. No need to be a coin collector to profit from these tips.
Hoarding coins. The humble penny and even the nickel. Preppers are hoarding coins for melt value! Start a new habit of setting coins aside.
Survival is sweet! Chocolate is among the best emergency foods to stockpile. While there is a limited shelf life there are survival uses of chocolate worth considering.
Vacuum sealing. Are you vacuum sealing your food what about making ice packs? Seed saving? Well, maybe you should! Here's our popular article: Prepping with a food saver.
Prepper carts. Consider owning a handcart, wheelbarrow or wagon to help with the task of hauling your supplies! A hand cart is indispensable~ here's our list of ten carts for preppers.
Shop Amazon like a dollar store! Have you ever thought of shopping Amazon like a dollar store? It's possible when you know some tricks. One of the tricks is buying in bulk and you can buy in bulk online and save money.
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