The Post-Collapse Trading Post My goodness has my thinking been out of wack on this subject! I am embarrassed to admit I had not considered an actual trading post if there is a full-blown long term SHTF event. My thoughts on trading were among my community and those passing through, I have what you need, …
Bug Out Bag Basics No matter whether you are a beginner, updating your bag, adding a member to your group/family, or changing items by season or location, we can all use additional information on what basics should be in the bag. It’s a good base for everyone to start from especially beginners. There are so …
Unsafe Foraging Practices Lead to Dire Consequences The majority of survival, prepping and homesteading sites will advise you to learn to safely forage and even give you tips on doing so. We all tell you to forage with caution or you will pay a physical price. But rarely do we graphically tell you just how …
Escape a Riot Without a Scratch As is stated in the featured article riots are becoming more and more prevalent in several countries. I know in my own country the USA, a riot is almost common place now when ever any thing happens that people don’t agree with. I do understand and even often agree …
What To Put In Your Pet Survival Kit Like many many pet owners across the world my animals are not just a pet, they are members of the family! Of course my dog and my cat have their own bug out bags! I also have additional supplies set aside for them in the event of …
Escape From the Trunk of a Car We all like to think that we will never be the victims of a violent crime, until it happens to us! I have no reason to believe that I would ever be a target of anyone. But neither did all the victims out there who survived and so did …
Creating a Safe Room Most of us remember the Jodie Foster movie “Panic Room”. Now that was a safe room! What about the rest of us? Those of us who don’t have riches? Do we need a safe room? Yes, I think we do. Not necessarily in the style of the panic room but somewhere …
5 Prepping Misconceptions- Prepper BS Everyone has their own ideas and opinions on what will happen after a major SHTF scenario. I really think it depends upon what the initial crisis is! I know that my own plans shift greatly depending upon what is happening in the world and more importantly right around myself. I …
Duct Tape Uses A very common phrase in my home is if it is suppose to move and doesn’t use WD-40 and if it isn’t suppose to move and does, break out the duct tape! Duct tape has become so popular for so many crafts and on the fly fixes it now comes in all colors and lots …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Skinning and Cooking Rattle Snakes Like most humans. I don’t care much for snakes. I will never ever understand why someone would choose to have one as a pet! However, I do appreciate the beauty of their skins and in an urgent situation, if I was hungry enough, I …
