Emergency Cooking Equipment
If you`re preparing for the inevitable crisis coming over the USA, then you should know that stockpiling is just part of the equation. Having a...
Category: Survival
70 Things That Can and Will Go Wrong in a Disaster
I recently came across a listing of things that can go wrong during and following a disaster and while the list is not my original...
The Electric Power Industry Is Preparing For Grid Collapse On November 13
The electric power grid is the glass jaw of American industry. It is essential for almost everything. If an adversary lands a knockout blow, it...
Relocating before SHTF
If you’ve ever heard that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, then you may well agree that bugging out now is...
Bugging Out – Easy or Hard?
One of the things we think about and try to anticipate and prepare for is how to leave our normal residences and ‘bug out’ to...
Basic Survival Tip: How to Preserve Foods without Electricity and Sun
Recently the question was posed to me about preserving foods in a crisis that outlasted the current supply of food stores. This was a survival...
Tomato Sauce from Dehydrated Tomatoes
A very effective way to preserve and store fresh garden grown tomatoes is to dehydrate them. Here’s one thing you can do with them afterwards...
An Overlooked Source of Water
A person can survive on much less than a gallon of water a day in an emergency (the actual amount depends on things like the...
19 Different Trees You Can Use As Medicine
Many common North American trees can be used as medicine. Their advantage over medicinal herbs is that tree medicines can be used year round. In...
Signaling For Help
Signaling for Help If you’ve been trapped or stranded somewhere and are unable to call for help, it is important to be able to make...
How To Treat Blisters And Itches Naturally
When you find yourself in the middle of nowhere for days, trying to stay alive, there are a lot of things you and your loved...
Many Uses for Dental Floss
Plain old dental floss has many uses other than cleaning teeth. When you think about it, it actually makes sense. Because it has to fit...
Using Aluminum Foil as a Tool for Survival
If you’re in an emergency or survival situation, you often have to make due with the things you happen to have with you. Knowing how...
10 Common Prepping Mistakes
With the abundance of bad info out there, it’s easy for new preppers to make a lot of mistakes. I’ve made many mistakes and I’m...
Celestial Navigation & Land Navigation – Navigation without a Compass
Hiking, and in particular hiking in remote areas, is a great experience if approached with due regard for fitness, safety and skill. One of the...
Find Your Direction With A Stick And The Sun
To find your direction, all you need is a stick and the sun. This tip how to find east-west, north-south, will be useful if you...