Thoughts on a Bug Out Vehicle for the Suburban Survivalist Everyone needs to put some thought into a bug out vehicle that is right for them. Even if you don’t plan on bugging out there are emergencies where your survival could depend on getting out. I wouldn’t recommend the “STRIPES” bus pictured for the majority …
Category: SHTF
Prepper Camp 2021 – Info & Tickets
Prepper Camp 2020 – Info & Tickets For those of you who may be interested dates have been saved by Prepper Camp 2021. Happening in September. If your interested on attending you may want to save this link and watch for updates for future years as well. If you do attend, please come on back …
When Are You Prepping Too Much?
Some posts may contain affiliate links. When Are You Prepping Too Much? Too much of a good thing is still too much! When you first begin prepping and realize all the possible scenarios can cause you to overdo it. We need to take care that we don’t get so caught up in the possible negatives …
Procuring Water in a Survival Situation
Procuring Water in a Survival Situation Using the rule of 3, you have 3 days to obtain safe drinkable water, or you won’t make it. But surviving entails more than just staying alive for those 3 days… you have to be able to function, to keep going, to seek out shelter etc. Assuming you can …
DIY Cedar Smokehouse
DIY Cedar Smokehouse Smoking meats to preserve them is one of the oldest methods of food preservation there is. From jerky to smoke house hams the majority of us have had smoked or dried meat in one form or another. How to get this great flavor and the benefits of long-term preservation of the proteins …
Factory Converted to Indoor Farm
Factory Converted to Indoor Farm I admit being torn by this new form of farming. I am grateful that old factories are no longer spewing toxic chemicals into our air and that those de-funked factories are once again employing workers across the world. It is also uplifting to see that more effort is being made …
Make A Backpack Carry Its Own Weight
Make A Backpack Carry Its Own Weight Nothing is worse than carrying a backpack that’s too heavy and is rubbing in all the wrong places on a long hike. I can only imagine doing so in a bug out situation! To learn the secrets of making the backpack carry its own weight continue at the link below. How …
Uses for Epsom Salts Around the House
Uses for Epsom Salts Around the House Why should we care about Epson salt as preppers or homesteaders? Because it’s another of those wonderful products that can be used for multiple things other than what you would ordinarily think of for Epson salts. It has first aid uses as well as uses to help your garden be …
Buzz About Underground ‘Mystery Room’
Buzz About Underground ‘Mystery Room’ A demolition crew tearing down a building in Middletown Pennsylvania uncovered what appears to be the entrance to a secret room. Although this was most likely put together for the purpose of avoiding Prohibition laws, there are those that wonder if at one time it could have been part of the …