Easy to Grow Medicinal Plants If there is a major SHTF event there will be a problem accessing medical care. We see this in Venezuela since their economic collapse and we have seen it in the past in war torn countries. We have also seen this issue in shorter term natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina. …
Letter From Venezuela: A First Hand Account of Life After Economic Crisis We prepare for it, we worry about it, politicians speak about it, but we are the fortunate we have not yet experienced it. Knowing what life is really like after economic collapse. From someone living it day to day can only benefit our …
Setting Realistic Prepping Priorities Especially with the new prepper setting realistic priorities is a murky proposition. Natural disasters are happening in areas that have never seen them before like quakes and tornados. The economy is bad everywhere. Add the huge threat in the world today and it becomes easy to be distracted from the first …
Identifying 5 Common Trees and Their Uses We often know most of the trees that are indigenous to our region or those that are intentionally planted on our property. But we may not always know their uses in a survival or SHTF scenario. Or we may not be able to identify those trees around us …
8 Reasons Why Preppers are Labeled Crazy You know who they are talking about….. those crazy preppers who do…. and believe… The featured article in this post isn’t regarding those obsessed with conspiracy, martial law, overthrowing any governments etc… Yes there are some within the community as there are in any community. But this blog speaks to …
How Long Can Human’s Survive on Body Fat? Most of the time we think about those folks who carry a few to a lot of extra body weight as being a poor bet for survival after a major SHTF event. It is our assumption that the extra body weight would adversely affect their ability to …
Top 10 Uses For a Tarp Every survival, preparedness, prepping and homesteading site will advise you to own a tarp. Probably several tarps because they have so many uses. From temporary repairs to temporary shelters. I could probably name 50 uses off the top of my head But what are the top uses? See them …
A Dozen Situational Awareness Tips I have to wonder if the author of this article was speaking to the small town in which I currently reside! I moved here from the city where I lived in the suburbs and commuted into the city for work. I loved the little suburb that I had moved into. …
A Day in Life After an EMP Many of us have considered the effects of an EMP on our lives and some of us have preparations gathered for just that disaster. But what would it really be like? For you with your preps or for your friends and neighbors who didn’t think such an emergency …
Could Your Protective Parental Instinct Put Your Child in Danger? Human beings are mammals, and we tend to instinctively protect our young as do other mammals. By either aggressively attacking a threat or by fleeing the threat with our children closely in tow. Either way our parental instinct is to physically shield our child. There …
