Category: SHTF

How to Cope with Civil Unrest in a Crisis

How to Cope with Civil Unrest in a Crisis The first three days after a crisis is relativity calm and it can be called a grace period where people help others to cope and provide a hand up to the less fortunate. Rules are followed and pilfering supplies or looting a grocery store is far …

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Life After a Disaster

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Life After a Disaster  Lessons from a Hurricane and a Tornado This particular article was written in 2013 however, the lessons learned from the experiences are valid today and year after year as tornado and hurricane seasons reoccur year to year. There is no better teacher than the past and no one better to teach it …

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Simple Weed Can be Used To Improve Health & Make Beer

Simple Weed Can be Used To Improve Health & Make Beer The stinging nettles grow in the wild virtually everywhere in the world. This weed can easily be found during a hike in the woods or along the roadside. The primary nutritional value the plant is often heralded for is its fiber and calcium content. Strong …

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Think Like A Green Beret Instead Of A Prepper

Think Like A Green Beret Instead Of A Prepper The Green Berets are the U.S. Special Forces elite commandos who get dropped behind enemy lines and are tasked with organizing the local or indigenous population toward a specific goal. They are smart, motivated and trained in tactics that make them extreme force multipliers. This should …

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3 Inexpensive DIY Greenhouses

3 Inexpensive DIY Greenhouses DIY Green Houses Lots of us are not fortunate enough to live in areas where year round planting is possible outdoors. But we all eat year around! So if we can extend our growing seasons we can put more food on the table now and later in a SFTF scenario. There …

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25 Survival Uses For Duct Tape

25 Survival Uses For Duct Tape We have all heard the old handyman joke that anything can be fixed with either duct tape or WD40! “If it moves and shouldn’t use the tape and if it doesn’t move and it should it use the WD40”. However, there are many more uses in serious situations. It can actually be …

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Preparing for a Volcanic Eruption

Preparing for a Volcanic Eruption Preparing for a volcanic eruption basically boils down to prepping for evacuation at a movement’s notice if you live in a blast, lava flow or lahar zone or prepping for volcanic ash if you live in an ash fall zone. There is also the possibility of volcano related earthquakes so even …

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Turning Off Your Main Water Service

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Turning Off Your Main Water Service   In an emergency situation you may need to stop the flow of water to your home. Everyone always tells you to shut off the water at the main source but no one ever tells you how! Since it may take some time for …

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DIY Paracord Survival Belt & ER Uses for Paracord

DIY Paracord Survival Belt ER Uses for Paracord While paracord bracelets can be useful and fun, they simply do not contain enough cord for a real emergency!  8-12 feet can certainly be handy in some situations but think of what you can do with 50 feet! .  Duel use items are a favorite of preppers, crafters, and survivalists …

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The 15 Best DIY Shelter Designs

The 15 Best DIY Shelter Designs After removing yourself from the immediate danger of the crisis event, shelter is always your first priority in almost any survival situation. Weather conditions can kill or make you terribly ill prior to even having the chance to search for water. Mercifully in almost any environment mother nature as …

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