Some posts may include affiliate links. DIY Wickiup Shelter Shelter is every preppers top priority after surviving the initial event. With the rule of 3 the body can only handle about 3 hours of inclement weather before it begins to die. Usually faster than even lack of drinking water. It doesn’t matter if you find …
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 …
Hardening Your Home Against Invasion Sadly what we used to consider normal security measures are no longer enough to stop those who wish us harm or to take what is ours for themselves. I remember a time in our countries history where very few of us locked our doors at night. Now I find if …
Cooling Off and Beating the Heat Info Temperatures are rising across most western countries. Not only are temperatures reaching higher levels during the warmer seasons in past years, put the cost of keeping cool is rising as well. As resources are becoming more scare, we need to consider alternative ideas and methods for maintaining comfort. …
Building a Spider Shelter Shelter is a priority item in any disaster scenario. We tend to think of our first priority as being water. But factually the elements can and will take you out within 3 hours if they are harsh enough. Humans don’t have fur, or tough skin that can protect our cores from …
Bug Out Location – Small Town Vs Isolated Retreat A bug out location can mean different things to different people. It can be a prepared location that you have had the time and ability to set up specifically for you and your group or family. Or it can be a location where you intend to …
Countering The Retreat Freeloader You know who this is in your life. No need to deny, we all have one. Perhaps not this obvious but he or she is there. They either expect that someone else will take care of them or they are only willing to do enough to get by and hope that …
Prepping When You’re the Only One Following Through (Parts 1-3) It’s a fact that our survival expectancy rises when we prepare as a group. It’s also true that most groups are made up of people who we care about as family and friends. Whenever you have a group focus whether its prepping or something else, …
Survival And Resourcefulness When Scavenging Post SHTF The first understanding both the public and a prepper need to be clear on is the difference between looting and scavenging. Looting involves taking things from others whether it be public or private property during or after a SHTF event that are for use in today’s world. Expensive …
Are Underground Bunkers Suitable For The Long Term? Bunkers have actually been a part of the lives of our ancestors in many countries often from the very beginning of civilization from underground root cellars to the cold war era of backyard bunkers. Where ever the wind can be a destructive force there has been a …
