Building a Fire On Snow Protection from the elements is the number one priority in a crisis scenario, even above being able to find a safe water source. During the winter months this becomes even more crucial and equally more difficult to do. The first concern of course is getting the flame to begin with. Even if …
Cooking a Woodchuck I know the idea of eating certain critters seems really far out there. I admit I agree. I can’t stomach the idea of eating bugs, rats, or even woodchucks. But I also understand that when you are hungry and worse yet when your family is starving, you do what you need to …
Protecting Your Home From Fire Now is the time to prepare your property from the possibility of uncontrolled fires. Whether it’s a bush fire, a wildfire, or a house fire knowing how to keep your home safe and if possible undamaged is important. Fire moves quickly and can jump an extraordinary distance from fuel source …
Surviving In A Vehicle When It’s Freezing Many parts of the world are experiencing extreme cold combined with record snow fall. A vehicle breaks down or an accident in route to or from your destination can turn a simple trip to work or an event into a life and death situation. I grew up in a cold northern …
Conserving Body Energy During A Crisis Controlling your body‘s natural reaction to stress isn’t an easy feat when your brain is on overload and the world around you is overwhelming your senses. But conserving your energy is absolutely imperative particularly if you don’t know when you may be able to re-fuel yourself with food, water, and rest. …
Doomsday Skills After a serious crisis event especially one that’s effects are worldwide there will be a certain skills sets sought out by almost every prepping group. Even if that group is only your own family, neighborhood or community. None of us are capable of being an expert at every needed skill. If anyone ever …
Foolish Questions from the Non-Prepper About Prepping My own mother is actually a prepper and taught all her children the basics while at her knee. But the label “prepper” isn’t one she understands or acknowledges. She was a prepper before the term existed! When I first explained to her the nature of this site and what …
Recycle and Reuse Cardboard Tubes Many preppers save old toilet paper tubes and paper towel tubes, then fill them with lint or other flammable materials to create fire starters with. But after a while there are only so many fire starters you can store before it becomes enough! I reached that point rather quickly with …
Protecting Your Home During Adverse Conditions Under normal circumstances home security is enough of a challenge. But add freezing cold, blistering heat or some other natural or manmade disaster and it becomes a real issue. Many unsavory characters out there lay in wait to take advantage of any sign of weakness. Add the pack mentality …
Frostbite in Chickens Cold weather brings with it the risk of frostbite to humans and some animals as well. This includes chickens. The consequences of a chicken’s frostbite can be similar to those of humans with the exception that it can actually affect the long-term fertility and egg production of the bird. Knowing how to prevent …
