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The End of the World as We Know It as Entertainment

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 few days, what would you…

Living in a Post-Apocalyptic World

Living in a Post-Apocalyptic World

Back in the 60’s there was a tune recorded by Barry McGuire titled “The Eve of Destruction”.  Yes, that was a long time ago but yet today, I can still…

Survival Friday: 50 Excuses For Not Prepping

Survival Friday: 50 Excuses For Not Prepping

As smug as we may feel about our own prepping efforts, sometimes there is still a tendency to procrastinate a bit with one thing or another.  I am not pointing…

Coping With Uncertainty In Today’s World

Coping With Uncertainty In Today’s World

Every afternoon as I sit down with an extra large cup of espresso, I ponder something to write about next on Backdoor Survival.  It is difficult, but not for the…

7 Ways to Rekindle the Quest for Truth

7 Ways to Rekindle the Quest for Truth

In recent months I have found myself shrugging in disgust as I browse the web and read the latest headlines. I mumble the words I used to say in the…

Survival Mindset: Preparedness as a Way of Life – Part III

Survival Mindset: Preparedness as a Way of Life – Part III

10 steps toward having a positive survival mindset and living a preparedness lifestyle. Part 3 of 3 on how to embrace preparedness as a way of life.

Survival Mindset: Preparedness as a Way of Life – Part II

Survival Mindset: Preparedness as a Way of Life – Part II

Having the survival mindset is the cornerstone to a preparedness lifestyle. Five factors leading a preparedness as a way of life. Part 2 of 3 in the series.

Survival Mindset: Preparedness as a Way of Life – Part I

Survival Mindset: Preparedness as a Way of Life – Part I

Prepping, survivalism, emergency preparedness, disaster readiness – call it what you will but having the survival mindset is the cornerstone to a preparedness lifestyle.

Part 1 of 3 as we explore the survival mindset and preparedness as a way of life.

Special Report: The Best Prepper Websites

Special Report: The Best Prepper Websites

Just maybe preppers are not that crazy after all. Gaye share’s Michael Snyder’s 50 Best Prepper Websites and Blogs along with her own view as to why we prep.

Coming to Terms with Government Control

Coming to Terms with Government Control

Today I speculate that recent events are part of a larger master plan for government control of its citizens. True or not, it is something to consider. Don’t let the issue of gun control distract you from the truth about our government’s actions and the push toward tyranny.

The 10 Commandments of Survival

The 10 Commandments of Survival

The Survival Woman presents her own 10 commandments of survival. These 10 things give focus and meaning and inspiration to preparing for hard times.

Wake Up to Our Bill of Rights

Wake Up to Our Bill of Rights

Today is Bill of Rights Day and yet the most basic of civil liberties are being denied or taken away. Wake up to our Bill of Rights before they are gone.

Are you mentally prepared for a world where the SHTF?

Are you mentally prepared for a world where the SHTF?

The survival mindset is key to being mentally prepared for SHTF. Today the Survival Woman shares her thoughts on coping in a world gone mad.

Six Tips for Dealing With the New Prepper

Six Tips for Dealing With the New Prepper

Over the last few days we have seen one the biggest storms in the history of the US slam into the east coast of our country. And then, a week ago, a huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the northwest coast of British Columbia. In the case if the former, there are – as of this writing – 62 casualties with more expected. There are still six million homes and businesses without power and the cleanup efforts will cost billions.

On the other hand, we lucked out with Canadian earthquake. Luckily, it was located a bit off shore on a sparsely populated rural island. There was a tsunami warning but the tsunami did not materialize. But can you imagine the devastation if the earthquake had occurred in nearby Vancouver or Seattle?

Why Preppers Should Be Concerned About GMO Crops

Why Preppers Should Be Concerned About GMO Crops

With all of the publicity given to the California ballot initiative on GMO labeling, I have seen little if nothing mentioned about an initiative in my little community that would ban GMO crops on our island county. And the truth is, while there are few places in the world that could remain effectively GMO-free, the San Juan Islands in Washington State is one of them.

If passed in November, an initiative measure in our county will prohibit the cultivation of crops, livestock and other organisms that have had genes intentionally modified in a way that did not occur by mating or natural recombination. We would essentially become a safe zone for non-GMO crops which in term will preserve our ability to grow and control our food supply for years to come.

So why is this important and why is this being shared on a website that promotes prepping?

The Coming Collapse of the Internet

The Coming Collapse of the Internet

A few months back when my pal George told me he wanted to write a book on the collapse of the internet I was skeptical. Yeah, I knew about the potential for an EMP but if that happened, there would be far more to worry about than the internet. And then there was the possibility of government censorship and the pulling of the proverbial “kill switch”.

A review of the new e-Book, “Broken Web: the Coming Collapse of the Internet”.