Unarmed Self Defense Facing facts, the chances of you becoming unarmed or being unarmed by force or by situation during a chaotic time is a real possibility. If you are sent to a government building for assistance, find yourself in a FEMA camp, on the side lines of your child’s school football game or even …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Life Saving Fight or Flight The fight or flight instinct is a normal human reaction to danger. One of the hardest skills to learn when preparing is how to keep those instincts under control when necessary and trusting your instincts when you need to. It is imperative know when to …
Prepper’s Lingo Dictionary In every part of any country there are unique phrases and words that belong to that region. The same goes with every lifestyle, hobby, sport, most employers and just about any group that shares a common interest. Prepper’s are no different. It can even vary by site. You may have noticed that on …
Test Your Defensive Tactics Knowledge There are some key board warriors whose answer to every question asked regarding survival is “kill it” “shoot it” etc. The majority of homesteaders and preppers are more concerned with their abilities to protect themselves and their groups and aren’t planning to attack anyone. So, to the majority of us …
Bugging Out….Will You Make It Out? Chances are pretty good that you will be at work or out and about when a SHTF event occurs. Simply because that is where we spend the most concentrated amount of time. That and a crisis event is never a convenient one! This means even if your plan A …
Hiding Food While Bugged Out Everyone talks about a bugout bag. It’s what we are able to take with us if we are forced to flee our current location. Many have and many are searching for a bugout location. A safe place to land and begin again. But what if that safe place isn’t truly …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. FREE Download Survival and Edibles Manuals Today’s I came across a blog with a bunch of downloadable manuals on the subject of survival and edibles. Best of all they download for free! You can download or print out as many or a few as you want at a time. …
Especially when you first begin to prepare it can be expensive. I am always being asked by the new prepper “How can I prepared for tomorrow, when I am struggling financially today?”. I always recommend you start slowly with the basics and learn as much as you can before you spend a dime. Make …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Basic Survival Signaling One of the most important parts of a successful mission is communication. For our purposes the mission is to survive. To communicate over some distance or silently we will need to signal each other and others within our own groups. Even more importantly is the need …
15 Ancient Shelter Designs If a SHTF event is longer term, you will need a more permanent shelter than a tent or bush shelter. Something more stable than those and for the longer stay. The elements will kill you long before the lack of food and even perhaps water. So what will you do if …
