Useful skills and items for bartering after SHTF
There’s no way of telling quite how different life after a major disaster or serious collapse of society could be, but humans are remarkably resilient,...
Grow This For Radiation Protection
Protection from the damage caused by nuclear radiation is a concern of many preppers (and others) who are wary of the fallout resulting from a...
RFID Tracking Chip In Your Drivers Licenses and Clothes?
There is a billion dollar ‘RFID’ industry that probably has tracker ‘bugs’ all around you right now, and you may not even know it… Radio...
Urban Survival Gardening
You can store all the food in the world, but there is no substitute for fresh fruits and vegetables. Even taking vitamin supplements can’t make...
Survival Food for the Poor
I write a lot about survival food and supplies, but I’m also aware that most people are on a tight budget these days. Many of...
Five Powdered Foods Worth Storing
Powdered foods are a great option for people who want to store a lot of food but don’t have much space. As long as you...
5 Survival Cooking Tips
Survival cooking is a lot different from everyday cooking. When the power is out or you have to abandon your home, you’ll no longer be...
Foods That Last Forever
Although there are many foods that will last for decades when stored properly (wheat, beans, pasta, etc.), there are some foods that last forever without ...
3 Simple Things That Will Turn ‘Virgin’ Preppers into SmartPreppers
Here’s my motivating-but-not-preachy advice to get you started on your journey to preparedness!What I’m about to share with you is a short, simple formula that...
Urban preparedness tips
Whether you’re unsure of how to plan for a bug out situation because you don’t know where you would bug out to, or you simply...
A Magnesium Fire Starter Or Swedish Fire Steel
We all know (should know) that the ability and means to start a fire is paramount in a survival situation. Rather than depending on just...
The International Plot to Steal All Retirement Accounts
Almost three months ago, the Saturday night host of Coast to Coast AM, John B. Wells and I were co-guests on the same show in...
4 First Steps To Successful SHTF Planning
These four top-level categories are first steps which lead to successful SHTF planning. In the context of preparing for disaster (or worse) while simply living...
How to Find Civilization When You Have No Idea Where You Are
Being lost in the wilderness is an incredibly frightening experience to begin with, but it’s certainly worse if you have no idea which direction you’ll...
The End of the World as We Know It as Entertainment
A few days ago, a Backdoor Survival reader asked “If you had some way of knowing that a SHTF situation would happen in the next...
Cuban Economic Collapse Survivors Talk With Marjory Wildcraft
Increasingly aware of potential U.S. economic collapse, author Marjory Wildcraft wanted to learn from those who already lived through it – the Cubans. Wildcraft, best...