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Once obsessed with technology and gadgets, Chris now spends his time developing his North Dakota woodland into an edible food forest, storing his food for a rainy day.
Garlic Mustard Pesto: The Perfect Recipe For Foragers

Garlic Mustard Pesto: The Perfect Recipe For Foragers

Garlic mustard is an invasive plant that, thankfully, is edible and extremely healthful, and can be used in a variety of dishes. My favorite use for it, however, is a…

How to Prepare for Nuclear War

How to Prepare for Nuclear War

Nuclear war is unlikely, but not impossible. And learning how to prepare for nuclear war can help you prepare for essentially every other long-term SHTF event. Even if you think…

The Vermont Prepper’s Guide

The Vermont Prepper’s Guide

Located toward the top of the Appalachian Mountains and blanketed in lush forest, Vermont has a lot to offer in terms of scenery. Apart from the scenic landscape, the Green…

Bugging Out On A Motorcycle

Bugging Out On A Motorcycle

Many preppers keep dedicated bug-out vehicles in the form of trucks and SUVs with equipment and supplies. If you’ve got a family that you need to look out for, this…

How to Fireproof Your Home Against House Fires and Wildfires

How to Fireproof Your Home Against House Fires and Wildfires

Fueled by drought, dry vegetation, and extreme wind, wildfires across California wiped out thousands of homes and claimed more than 100 lives in 2017 and 2018. These were the deadliest…

A Prepper’s Guide: The Best Way to Store Herbs

A Prepper’s Guide: The Best Way to Store Herbs

In addition to being healthful, herbs are a great way to add flavor to dishes, create a relaxing and invigorating tea, or use topically as medicinal remedies. But with a…

Top 10 Best Wild Berries for Foragers

Top 10 Best Wild Berries for Foragers

Wild berries are an elusive fruit. They appear for a short period during summer and fall, and then seem to disappear just as quickly. Their period of perfect ripeness moves…

Top 5 Coffee Substitutes to Forage When SHTF

Top 5 Coffee Substitutes to Forage When SHTF

When the SHTF, assuming you are able to manage to create a stable situation where you are able to survive day-to-day, those small comforts of life are what you’ll really…

Why and How to Grow Green Onions

Why and How to Grow Green Onions

There are plenty of good reasons to learn to grow green onions. In fact, there are more and more reasons to grow your own food. The recent E. coli outbreak…

Guide to Using Cattails: A Survivalist’s Dream Plant

Guide to Using Cattails: A Survivalist’s Dream Plant

As all survivalists know, Mother Nature provides everything that human beings need to sustain life. From food to shelter and everything in between, knowing how to use various plants, animals,…

Foraging Guide: The Best Wild Spinach Alternatives

Foraging Guide: The Best Wild Spinach Alternatives

When you tell people you forage for wild edible plants, one of the first questions you often get is, “What can you actually cook with this stuff?” The general impression…

ZipStitch Review: The Perfect Tool for the Right Injury

ZipStitch Review: The Perfect Tool for the Right Injury

It’s important for preppers to learn to deal with injuries that are more than your average scrape. You should be prepared to provide yourself or your loved ones medical care…

Is Prepping Really Useless? A Response to the Guardian

Is Prepping Really Useless? A Response to the Guardian

Many people misconceive preppers and it’s hard to blame most of them, considering shows like Doomsday Preppers are so popular. But, when a writer misconceives preppers, and, worse, uses a…

How to Survive an Avalanche

How to Survive an Avalanche

Winter provides so many avenues to enjoy the snowy outdoors. From ice-skating to snowboarding, there’s something for everyone.  Some may argue skiing is the best winter sport of all. Anywhere…

How to Escape a Sinking Car in a Flood

How to Escape a Sinking Car in a Flood

When we think with a survival mentality, we usually consider the destination as our endgame. But getting to that safe place in a disaster is what presents the greatest risk….

How to Be a Survival Prepper in an Urban Environment

How to Be a Survival Prepper in an Urban Environment

You may be prepared for a survival situation outside of an urban environment, but are you ready to survive in the city? A metropolitan area is dense in population and…