Pet owners have to make special considerations for their animals during a disaster. Frequently, animals are abandoned during natural disasters, left behind to be rescued, or not. If you’re bugging…
Today I would like to share a list of 7 tips to prepare for hard times. It is a quick and dirty list – things that come to mind here and now in the present moment. I am sure there are others.
When it comes to understanding electricity, my mind tends to blank out when it gets to the point where I have to determine volts, amps, amp-hours, voltage under load and…
Anyone who lives in hurricane country knows that hunkering down is a way of life when a big storm is predicted. As a matter of fact, in the southern United…
Editor’s Note: This is an updated and revised edition for 2021. Hurricanes, tornadoes and floods are rampant around the world right now. While experts work to decipher the reasoning behind…
Need a basic understanding of the concepts behind water and water storage? Find answers to where to find, store, purify, and filter water for storage.
Almost all the big knife makers have at least one version of the neck knife. Some might ask why would you want to carry a knife around your neck when…
Fermentation is an ancient way to preserve food that fits squarely into the modern prepper world. The process is by far less complicated than canning food, and it provides an…
Upon request from our readers, I was asked to make a follow-up to the MRE article. In there, I had mentioned that creating your own MRE is more efficient and…
Over the past few years, I have mentioned our sheep a lot and have written a few posts. Well, the day has finally come where we are switching breeds. The…
When it comes to survival, having a stockpile of stuff is not enough. You need to have skills, too. And yet, when it comes to preparedness skills, there is no hard and fast set of rules. There are simply too many variables for a one size fits all list of things you must know and things you must learn if living conditions and economic realities become dire. All that being said, here are 12 skills that anyone can learn and master.
When I first heard of non-metallic knives I will admit that I pictured a knife shattering with very little effort, not holding an edge, and being inferior all around. However,…
Editor’s Note: This resource has been revised and updated for 2019. Survival gardens are difficult to define. In this blog, the focus is on garden foods that offer extra benefit as…
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Editor’s Note: This resource has been revised and updated for 2022. Foraging has been growing more popular over the last few years, so there have been plenty of foraging books published….
Editor’s Note: This resource has been revised and updated for 2019. We can have budget-friendly, naturally safe household products by preparing them ourselves with items we already have around the house….
Editor’s Note: This resource has been revised and updated for 2021. There is a whole world of multi tools out there to choose from. Before you go shopping there are some…