One family proves Self-reliance in the city is Possible We don’t usually feature blogs about our bloggers but this family is news worthy on their own! The Dervaes family writes the Urban Homestead blog which we feature often. But this story isn’t about one of their individual homesteading triumphs but about their overall success at …
Potential Mass Shootings Stopped by People With a Personal Firearm In the United States we are too frequently dealing with the aftermath of a mass shooting. It isn’t the fact that there is always another mass shooting just around the corner that has changed the climate of gun control in this country, but the fact that …
Rogue 5 Year Olds Busted in the UK and USA: Updated Whew, we can all have a sigh of relief that these young ladies were caught!!! 😛 When I first saw the story of Gabby Dehaas, a 5 year old California girl fined for operating an unlicensed lemonade stand, I didn’t believe it. The young …
Scary Prepping Statistics Why is it so rare to see statistics on the positives? Probably for a couple of reasons, 1st because positive never gets as much attention as does the negative. Secondly especially when it comes to subjects like preparedness the positive statistics are hard to find and prove. It’s much easier to count …
Homestead in Place One of our favorite bloggers Gayle over at Backdoor Survival lives a prepper lifestyle but her dream has long been to own and operate a legitimate homestead. The livestock, the crops, the huge garden, the entire way of life appeals to her. But like many of us she has had to make …
Meat Cutting: Beef As unpleasant as it may be actually killing the cow is the easy part. After that it takes some skill to make the beef cuts the very best they can be for your family. It is important that if you must take a creature’s life that you make use of the …
Essential Knots Infographic When working with rope you need to have the right knots for the job! The last thing you need in the middle of a crisis is for a knot to fail. Blank Point provides an inforgraphic with a variety of knots for a number of purposes. Find it below enlarged for easier …
Introducing the Bioscarf A pretty neat new layer of protection is just coming onto the market. The bioscarf website talks a lot about protection from daily pollution. As preppers we are concerned with air pollution like every other citizen of this planet. But our needs can be a bit broader. I am seeing this as …
POST SHTF: Lock Picking With Everyday Items Pre-SHTF I can only assume you will all act with honor and not use this information for entry into any property that is not your own. These are for POST SHTF use only. But you can bet those that wish to abscond with your property already know …
Super Bunker That Can Survive Anything Especially now with North Korea’s threats to initiate a nuclear war, having a bunker has become popular again. Most of us can’t afford more than a hole in the ground and a whole lot of luck, prayer, and hope. Hope is a part of this particular bunker’s purpose. It …
