Category: Prepping

Pawn Stars Negotiation Technique Will Help You Barter Post SHTF

 Pawn Stars Negotiation Technique Will Help You Barter Post SHTF Unless you frequent a number of flea markets, garage sales or yard sales, you probably don’t do a lot of bartering. Some professions are built on negotiation skills but the majority of professions don’t do so on a regular basis. It is indeed a skill and it …

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How to Know When People Are Lying to You

How to Know When People Are Lying to You

How to Know When People Are Lying to You As a parent, a boss, an employee, and even as a friend it is important to know when you are being lied too. In a crisis is that importance is multiplied to the extent that it can be the difference between life and death. There are …

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MIY Spice Container 78 Piece Compact Survival Kit

MIY Spice Container 78 Piece Compact Survival Kit We’ve seen the pill bottle and the Altoid tin kits which are great ideas. But as noted by the maker of this spice container survival kit, they really don’t hold much. He realizes that pockets can actually hold a bit larger kit and that there are other important items that just …

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Which Dog is the Best for Survival

Which Dog is the Best for Survival In the past we have had posts regarding what kind of dog makes the best watch dog. The best watch dog may not be the best breed however, for overall survival purposes. Different traits apply and a different set of skills are required. These facts can vary by …

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Health Hazards After The Flood

Health Hazards After The Flood

Health Hazards After The Flood Now that the hurricanes have passed a large portion of our countries resources are dealing with the aftermath of the winds, but also in the form of flooding. And this year flooding has not been contained to those areas usually hit by hurricanes. But in the middle of our farming country. …

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3 Indian Fry Bread Recipes (Bannock)

3 Indian Fry Bread Recipes (Bannock)

3 Indian Fry Bread Recipes (Bannock) Bannock is the one of the preferred survival foods of the first mountain men settling the wild west. Not only did it provide them with the carbs needed for the tenuous trek of the day ahead but it was quick and easy to make in most cases over an …

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The Kratky Method for Passive Gardening

The Kratky Method for Passive Gardening Passive gardening?? Yes, Yes, Yes! Finally a method of gardening that doesn’t take all my good weather time to upkeep. I am for any method that allows me to be out of the garden enjoying fair weather activities and still produce what my family eats. Even better this type …

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Improvised Self Defense in Every Room

Improvised Self Defense in Every Room No one is armed all the time and very few choose to live their lives with a firearm always at arms length. This is especially impractical if you have children or others in the home who aren’t comfortable or trained to proper handling of said firearms. There are what …

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Blackout: Prepping for an EMP at Work

Blackout: Prepping for an EMP at Work Blackouts whether due to adverse weather or the big blackout due to an EMP is more likely to hit when you are not a home. Most of us spend the majority of our day at the office or work place. If you have prepared you have a get …

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Will Wearable Technology Create Disaster Superheroes?

Will Wearable Technology Create Disaster Superheroes?

Will Wearable Technology Create Disaster Superheroes? The superheroes of our childhoods all had some super power that allowed them to prevent disasters and or save the helpless innocents from certain doom as a result of the disaster. Some of these super powers have been under study for some time .The next step in rescue gear …

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