Some posts may contain affiliate links. How Quickly Will The Looting Start When SHTF We used to see looting as an isolated event occurring after a major disaster like hurricane Katrina or a big riot after a major civil unrest. But recent events are showing a new pattern. Self Sustained Living discusses this newer attitude …
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Survival Caching Strategies
Survival Caching Strategies Many folks strongly believe in survival caching. It is a well used strategy from many warfare scenarios the Vietcong became experts not just with caches but with tunnels. I knew a gentleman in Germany who spoke of having caches hidden all across his land to avoid confiscation by the Nazis. There are methods …
Living Off-Grid Can Make You Happier And Healthier
Living Off-Grid Can Make You Happier And Healthier The idea of living off grid brings out the homesteader can do attitude deep in many of our hearts. Until you actually do it and realize it can be fun one minute and a heavy work burden the next. That is part of what is great about …
Why Talk to Your Neighbors About Prepping?
Why Talk to Your Neighbors About Prepping? Most of us shake our heads when something as simple as a snow storm or wind storm knocks out power for even just a day and there are people who don’t know how to handle it. When it becomes several days they often need help. No one wants …
Thoughts on Hoop Greenhouses & Shade Cloth
Thoughts on Hoop Greenhouses & Shade Cloth Many people’s gardens are left to rest during colder temperatures. But others grow year round despite the weather. This leaves many pondering how they should approach those low temperatures in their hoop greenhouses. Less of an instructional blog, the featured link below speaks to the thoughts and ideas of …
Are People Fleeing The Big Cities In Preparation?
Are People Fleeing The Big Cities In Preparation? Photo: medicaldaily Our featured article today talks about the migration from our cities to our rural communities that appears to be trending now. Are they fleeing in preparation for an economic collapse, a war, or EMP? There are also more people of means building and maintaining …
6 Skill Sets Every Prepper Needs
6 Skill Sets Every Prepper Needs There is more to actually surviving than just existing. Although at first that is the primary goal, to continue to exist. From that point on additional skill sets come into play. Without them your survival time is limited. See what they are from the Prepper Journal at the …
About EMPs and Preparations
About EMPs and Preparations Recently one of the issues we discussed on our Facebook page was about the effects of and preparations to be made for an EMPs. What we determine for sure was that none of us really knows what it would be like, exactly how to survive it, nor how to adequately prepare …
Will You Recognize the Warning Signs?
Will You Recognize the Warning Signs? How many times do we see news reports of disasters hitting unprepared populated areas? Too often, even once storm warnings and evacuation recommendations have been issued. These people more often than not, ignored the warning signs that disaster was headed their way. Would you have recognized the danger you …
Treating Dysentery
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Treating Dysentery You don’t hear much about dysentery too often in the western world anymore. Hygiene practices, cooking procedures, and appropriate medical care have prevented major outbreaks in this part of the world. However, during a time of crisis and chaos it kills more people than do bullets and …