Tactics to Deter Looters & Defend Yourself For the sake of anyone new to prepping or homesteading the first point to be made here is that looters and scavengers are not the same thing! See looter defined here by dictionary.com: verb (used with object) –6.to carry off or take (something) as loot: to loot a …
Some posts may contain affiliate links 5 Techniques To Stop An Attacker Being skilled in a martial art or with any kind of weapon is wise and an irreplaceable skill when needed. But it isn’t always the ticket to getting out of a situation where you have been attacked by some one equally skilled in …
Avoiding Drone Detection The benefits for a privately owned drone during times of disaster or after a total SHTF event are evident. You would have the ability to scout a much larger area in much less time and without putting yourself or another group member in harms way. If the terrain is particularly difficult they …
Wonderfully Ordinary Prepper’s OPSEC We have read about becoming the grey man during a SHTF event, this time we are reading about always appearing average and wonderfully ordinary to the rest of the world and our communities protecting our group/family’s OPSEC. If you charge about town in your camouflage gear while open carrying your weapon and it’s …
Home Protection Secrets From a Police Officer In the end who sees all the home related crimes? The police! Almost always they are the first called by the homeowner as soon as they are able or become aware they have been a crime victim. When it is your job to investigate the crime, you see …
Violence Preparedness Plan The best way to survive a confrontation of the violent sort is of course to avoid it in the first place. However, that may not always be possible. You don’t have to start it, be involved in it, be expecting it, or even know why it is happening to end up in …
Leave No Trace – Covert Camping Leaving no trace behind when you camp is a positive for the environment, for the wildlife, and the enjoyment of others using the forest. It is also a good skill to think about as preppers especially if your plan is to bug out to a wooded area. If you …
4 Easy DIY Fences Homesteaders can educate preppers on why being able to build fences is important. You may want to keep things in or out! Many free-range animals do require fencing to keep them from harm and honestly theft during hard times. Fencing marks territory as well and slows anyone who would breach that territory. …
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 …
10 Tips to Make Your Home Your Fortress Our homes were always intended to be our safe havens. With crime rates rising, disastrous weather brewing and the ever-looming possibility of a major SHTF event to keep our homes our havens we must begin looking at them as our own little fortresses. Of course, building a …
