Building a Snow Cave For Winter Survival With the weather in the USA and other countries (especially Canada) dealing with cold freezing weather often with lots of snow. Knowing that you can still build a survival shelter is imperative. Member Hugo brought this article to my attention. Definitely not the snow cave or tunnels of …
Where to locate what you need if SHTF before you’re ready Ethical Looters Checklist Maybe you’re just beginning to prepare for the future or perhaps you’re a long-term prepper and at the time of the SHTF event you lose your preparations. Perhaps due to the actual event. Either way once the event has occurred you …
Staying Warm In A Harsh Winter Camp Survival Camping I know my first thoughts when I think of bugging out are tramping through a wooded area, carrying more than I probably should, going as fast as I can toward a safe place. I think that is a mental picture probably shared by many. But the …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Amish Off-Grid Lessons Wikipedia describes the Amish community as follows The Amish are a group of traditionalist Christian church fellowships with Swiss Anabaptist origins. They are closely related to, but distinct from, Mennonite churches. The Amish are known for simple living, plain dress, and reluctance to adopt many …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Scavenging VS Looting We talk a lot about scavenging after a SHTF event and we do so with vigor. We also talk about staying safe from looters and marauders. If you follow the letter of the law, scavenging is looting, and both are stealing. This post will discuss 3 opinions …
Assessing the Threat Level We would be remiss if we didn’t discuss the threat level. Every time there is a specific or speculated threat we are accused of being fear mongers. Saying nothing might indeed lower fear levels. So would stopping tornado watches and hurricane warnings. If the weather services stopped warnings many more would …
Why Some People Shy Away From the Preppers & Prepping The terms “normal” and “prepper” too often aren’t related to each other! Preppers are often seen as the crazies from the series Doomsday Preppers or conspiracy theorists! I personally feel that the television show Doomsday Preppers did more harm to how the prepper community is …
Rescue Someone Who Has Fallen Through Ice Especially if you live in the northern cold climate you know several people a year fall through the ice to their deaths every year. As the climate becomes colder in the southern part of the USA and other typically warmer countries you will also begin to see this …
MIY SHTF Penicillin A generation or two ago people died from simple small wounds that became infected. Many more died from STD’s that went untreated until the advent of penicillin. Now these deaths are quite rare and the infections have to be much worse to cause death. In any major SHTF event the basic necessary …
DIY Improvised Bush-Winch If you live in a urban area you may not own nor even have a current use for a four wheel drive vehicle. But if you are bugging out or should ever just find yourself off road unexpectedly intentionally or unintentionally this improvised bush-winch could get you out of a jam! If you …
