Determining If A Plant Is Edible In any survival scenario it is really important that you be able to identify plants to be welcomed and those to be avoided. Some plants are so deadly that touching them can make you ill never mind eating them! (See which are most deadly linked in this post The …
Updated: Is North Korea Prepping An EMP Catastrophe? The news has been full of talk about North Korea’s animosity toward the United States and other western countries. Kim Jong Un has in the recent past been developing his country’s nuclear program attempting to build a missile that could carry a nuclear warhead to the shores …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Foundations Community Security Security is one of the areas where we count on trickle down methods. We count on our countries active duty military to protect us from the armies of unfriendly countries. Our national guard to protect us when things go wonky within our own borders. Federal agents, …
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 …
Deadly Events Where Your “Fight or Flight” Instinct Could Save You We are always told in an emergency scenario not to panic. In just my personal opinion panic results from our fight or flight instinct flooding our bodies with the adrenaline and our minds not knowing what to do with that energy. Running in circles, …
Is the Clock Running Out on North Korea? As a preparedness site, we try extremely hard to remain neutral when it comes to politics. So please understand that even if an opinion in one of the featured blogs is politically charged, our reason for posting it, is because it is a world event that directly …
Female Preppers – Defenses There was a time when prepping was seen as a man’s world. Now women can and do take care of themselves and often their children on their own. Modern marriage is seen as a partnership of equal proportions with both partners participating in the gathering of income while keeping the home …
Safety Guidelines for Canning Canning food supplies is one of the things that are done by frugal preppers, homesteaders, and rural homemakers across the world. Doing so safely is at the top of everyone who does so as well as important to those that will dine on these home canned delights. I would always recommend …
2 New Inventions Detect Date Rape Drugs Neither of these products are on the market yet. Both are undergoing fund raising and research. But that they exist is an important tool toward prevention of the use of date rape drugs. There are some with the opinion that these types of products somehow put the responsibility …
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 …
