Avoiding 5 Common Family Arguments Talk Preparedness Instead! Holiday meals are either a nightmare or a joy and rarely anything in-between. You either can’t wait to gather and break bread together or you dread it and wish you could find a suitable way out without creating more strife. There is an old saying that you …
Survival Paradoxes As with most things there is no one way to survive. We in the prepping community all have our ideas on what is the best method of doing things. But factually what that means is that we have decided a route that is best for ourselves. This may not be the best route …
Baby Steps Toward Switching To Solar I personally would love to switch my home over to all alternative energy in particular in my case both wind and solar. However, switching to off grid methods of generating energy doesn’t come inexpensively. I know I can’t afford to just do it! I think that might be the …
Street Protestors and Self Defense from Your Vehicle Protests are becoming more and more common across the world. Because of this the protestors are becoming bolder and the hapless citizen who inadvertently finds themselves caught in the fray is also becoming more frequent. A terrifying experience for sure. Who among us of a “certain” age …
Watch Your Back: Backpack Armor Guide Active shooters are becoming more and more common place. Sad but true. Not everyone can carry a firearm to fight back, but the majority of us can carry a backpack. Men, women, teens and children, even toddlers can make use of a armored backpack. As with all new products …
Rumored Secret in Man’s Backyard – See What he Found Unless you built your home, you could end up surprised by additions made by the previous owner(s). That’s what happened to an Arizona man after purchasing his current home. There were rumors that something “hatch like” was buried in his backyard. So as with any …
Survival Trapping 101 No matter how well you have prepared or how large your stockpile is, during a long term event your supplies will eventually run out. Hunting will be necessary for larger prey, but it is a time and energy consuming task which requires several skills to be successful. Trapping is less time consuming …
Why Some Female Preppers Are Frustrated Our community is largely male. Often we forget that female preppers can be as well prepared as any male. But they can be and sometimes are delegated to the foraging, gardening, and food preservation portion of a family’s preparations without a thought. For some women this is a great …
The Stop The Bleed Campaign There was a time in this country that a mass shooting was so rare and unusual that the day of and for years after they were unforgettable. Now they happen often enough that it is hard to recall them all. As frequent now as some natural disasters. We need to …
Gun Laws in a State of Emergency During an evacuation, you pack up the things most valuable to you, things we will need on the way outta doge and if there is room, things we might need once we arrive at our ultimate location. No matter which category you put your weapon in, in this …
