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 …
Are You Ready? Go Bag Essentials (2 links) If you are new to prepping you may be confused by the difference between a go bag, a bug out bag, or everyday carry. Even if you are a long time prepper you might find that you might of missed a trick or two and are always …
Civil Unrest Prepping In the last decade or so civil unrest has become the most common manmade SHTF event. For myself the idea of neighbor turning on neighbor over an event that neither of them had control over is horrid. I many parts of the world, not just in the USA, it has become a method …
Setting a Broken Bone or Treating a Dislocated Joint Injuries are going to happen during a SHTF event, that is just a given. They will continue to happen after the event as well. What could also be factual is that you will be the first and in a worst case scenario the only responder. If …
