Why We Should Strive to be Medically Independent? Increased Contamination and Altered Pharmaceuticals: In the past 6 years, big pharma has recalled over 8000 drug products, from capsules, tablets to…
A common bug out or survival strategy is to simply outfit a vehicle with all the necessary supplies and resources you would need. When you’re preparing for an emergency, your…
The American Civil War remains the bloodiest conflict ever fought by the United States, with a death toll exceeding all other US fought wars combined. Today, the embers of that…
It has been said that nothing is certain except for death and taxes. While it is fairly easy to deal with taxes on your rural homestead, death is another matter…
If you are fortunate enough to have a well or some other stable, reliable source of off-grid water, you probably can stop reading. Or should you? When it comes to…
Folding shovels seem like one of the ultimate prepper tools. Compact, useful, and used by pretty much every army around the world, these tools can do everything from help dig…
Long before the Rural Electrification Administration started bringing power to rural folks who hadn’t been reached by big corporate power companies, farmers and people living away from profitable to operate…
The Klondike Gold Rush is often viewed as the closing act of the American West, even though it happened partly on Canadian soil, and long after the rest of the…
As a historian, I am always wary of the trope that things were somehow “better” in the ill-defined “good old days.” This is commonly referred to as the “golden days…
A good emergency radio that can be run on a variety of power sources is something you should consider adding to your preps, so you can stay informed and entertained….
When most of us think about being forced to live in our car we think about personal financial disaster. What if we lose our house and end up with only…
Reflection is an important thing to do sometimes because without knowing where you’ve been, it’s hard to know where you’re going. This article is a little different because I wanted…
Periodically, I visit a number of lists to get a bead on both best selling and most wished for items. In the past I would look at lists related to…
When I first got an EcoZoom Versa rocket stove back in 2011, I barely knew how to start a fire, let alone keep one going. These days, I am pretty…
Water filtration is one of the most if not the most important part of any survival plan. You can do for a while without a lot of things but water…
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Learn everything you need to know to safely package bulk foods using food grade buckets, lids, and gamma seals.