Ways to Use a DeLorme Atlas to Bug Out My own bug out route is relatively easy. A few turns in town and out on the road without another turn for several hours. That is of course assuming that the disaster that I am leaving because of hasn’t blocked that exit, isn’t jam packed with …
Natural Disasters Infograph What really happens when an area is hit by a natural disaster? What are the human and economic ramifications? The featured infographic provides us with a lot of information to consider. When disaster hits the more information, you have the better you can prepare for recovery. This is an …
Turn Salt Water to Drinking Water If you live near a body of salt water this could be an important process for you to learn! Drinkable water is one of the first necessities that we humans must find in a crisis scenario. The human body must have water within three days to survive, sooner to …
Building A Wattle Shelter W/O Tools When I think of a shelter built in the woods without the use of tools what comes to mind is not what you can watch this young man build in the video below! My first thought is a debris shelter with just enough room and protection from the elements …
DIY Canned Bacon I was thrilled when the first precooked bacon came out on grocery shelves. Bacon quick and easy? It doesn’t get better!! I tried to throw a few packages in the back of the pantry, but those things were just too easy, and my kids would have them gone before the end of …
What NOT to Pack in Your Bug Out Bag We all try to think ahead and smart when it comes to our bug out bags. But we can get carried away literally by what we think we can carry in a crisis scenario. It becomes a “Oh, I need this, and this, and this, etc..” …
A Phone App Identifies Plants From Your Picture! We get a number of pictures from readers asking what this or that pictured plant is. I am by no means a plant expert, but on occasion one or more of our other readers are able to give a name to the unknown greenery. That still leaves …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Survival Livestock Whether you believe the biblical story of Noah and his ark or not, you most likely have heard it! Now most of us are not planning nor have the ability to take on or care for most of the animal species that we have in today’s world. …
SHTF Burn Treatment If we have a long-term grid down situation, fire will become a major part of our daily lives again. With that change we can expect to have more burn accidents then we are accustomed to. Another change we would have to adjust to, is that medical care won’t be as immediately available …
Prep Details You Should Consider The featured article talks about the details of your preps. In accordance with Murphy’s Law, assuming what can go wrong will. No individual, group, country, government nor scientist can prepare or predict every contingency. However, the better prepared we are for the majority of what we can predict the easier …
