Assessing Land for an Off-Grid Homestead Almost all those who live the prepper lifestyle would like to have a nice bit of land off the grid to either build a homestead or a bug out/vacation location on. We say it’s the simple life, but factually it can be harder to achieve than simply renting a …
Affordable Tiny Home-In-A-Box I love this! Many of us have big ideas and plans and tiny little budgets. My mother used to say champagne dreams on a beer budget. This tiny home kit however, fits both our needs/dreams and budget. Better yet you can construct it yourself and claim bragging rights. It’s small enough to …
Is The Global Antibiotic Shortage a National Security Threat to the U.S.? Preppers have been concerned about the availability of antibiotics during and after a major SHTF event for as long as the term “prepper” has been applied. We’ve discussed the feasibility of stockpiling or even using Veterinary grade drugs in a pinch. Now it …
Nine Meals from Anarchy: Prepper Applications First spoken aloud by Alfred Henry Lewis in 1906 and echoed by those as well known as Leon Trotsky. “There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy.” Why are meals separated out from the rest of the human needs as being the one that will cause anarchy in such …
Safety around downed power lines in and out of your car Almost every type of region has wind storms in one season or another and if some how yours is spared wind storms there are still power lines across the country and the western world. Auto verses a power pole can be serious enough without …
15 Down to Earth Methods for remaining unscathed during a Riot We watched what happened in Venezuela in horror on our televisions and smart devices and are thankful that it hasn’t happened here. The situation in Venezuela was an extreme example of what happens in an economic collapse. There were people rioting over their country’s …
Long Term Storage Opened 30 years later Who hasn’t wondered if they purchased long term storage products if they would actually be usable when the time came? I know I did. I purchased some long term storage items from a company that no longer exists over 10 yrs ago. I decided to try them out …
Preparing for Human Disaster Violence One thing that all preppers, new, experienced, young, old, urban and rural talk about and prepare for is the possibility of experiencing violence from outsiders during or after a SHTF event. There are a number of blogs and articles devoted to self defense tactics. Lethal and non-lethal weapons and even …
Prepping for Pets and Evacuation I have pets that would take offense at being called a pet. They are family and they know it. I have always considered them in my disaster plans and in most aspects of prepping. Each has his or her own bug out bag and supplies. I can’t imagine evacuating without …
Creating a Resource Map Now days people don’t interact with their local communities as they used to. One reason is we often live in what can be called “bedroom” communities working in one town and living in another. We also move away from where we were born and raised more often then was done by …
