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How Long Does Canned Food Really Last? 

How Long Does Canned Food Really Last? 

One of the biggest chores that preppers face is the accumulation of an emergency food supply. Prepping is not a new adventure. Many cultures have lived a prepping lifestyle. The…

Best Herbs and Spices for Preppers

Best Herbs and Spices for Preppers

Putting back food is an essential part of prepping. Spices may not have a lot of calories or nutritional value necessarily but they can go a long way towards making…

How to Use Pool Shock to Purify Water

How to Use Pool Shock to Purify Water

There is much confusion surrounding the use of pool shock to purify water. In this article, the steps are broken down in an easy to understand manner.

Are You Pandemic Prepared? How to Prepare for Pandemic and Survive, Too

Are You Pandemic Prepared? How to Prepare for Pandemic and Survive, Too

It seems like every time we turn around there is some deadly disease in the news. In recent years, there has been Ebola and the Avian influence A (H7N9) virus….

20 Steps: The Ultimate Prepper Guide

20 Steps: The Ultimate Prepper Guide

When it comes to being a prepper, it is easy to throw your hands up in frustration and become overwhelmed. Here are 20 steps you can take now.. It really does not have to be that difficult and although you need a bug-out-bag and get home bag, you do not need to prepare to live a solitary life in the woods (unless, of course, you want to). Lets be practical and become a common sense prepper. Here are 20 steps you can can take now.

20 Items to Kick Start Your Long Term Food Storage Plan

20 Items to Kick Start Your Long Term Food Storage Plan

No matter how many times I write about food, there is always something new to consider or a new and different way to present the same old information in a more useful manner. With that in mind, today I would like to share a method for getting started with your food storage program in an easy, step by step, and cost effective manner.

To be truthful, my initial goal with this article was to respond to readers who were just getting started and wanted a shopping list of things to buy for their food storage pantry. I also wanted to compile a checklist that more experienced preppers could use to compare what they had to what they needed. My goal can pretty much be summed up by saying that I wanted to write about getting started with food storage the easy way. No frills, no fluff – just a common sense list of food items to get you started.

Bringing Production and Work Back Into The Urban and Rural Home

Bringing Production and Work Back Into The Urban and Rural Home

We live in a world where we outsource many things that used to be done in the home. After all, if people are working jobs away from home and commuting…

33 Awesome Uses of Lemon Essential Oil

33 Awesome Uses of Lemon Essential Oil

When someone mentions the word “Lemon”, I immediately think “fresh, clean and pure”.  There is simply something about lemons that evokes an overall feeling of wellness and goodness.  This might…

How to Build a Simple Faraday Cage for EMP Survival

How to Build a Simple Faraday Cage for EMP Survival

One of the more serious risks we face is an EMP. Learn how to build a simple Faraday cage and also what to store inside it.

Quarantined: Establishing A Sick Room and Boundaries In The Event Of A Pandemic or Brief Illness

Quarantined: Establishing A Sick Room and Boundaries In The Event Of A Pandemic or Brief Illness

From regular illness to a full-on the pandemic, knowing how to establish a boundary to keep the disease from spreading to others is important to know. There are various levels…

Bug Out ATV Vs. Motorcycle For Long Emergencies: Lessons From Venezuela

Bug Out ATV Vs. Motorcycle For Long Emergencies: Lessons From Venezuela

Within the prepping community there seems to be endless debate about too many stuff, ranging from personal defense tools, all the way down to canning or type of livestock to…

How to Store Batteries for the Long Term

How to Store Batteries for the Long Term

As preppers, we should probably all know the answer to this question: Can we extend the shelf life of flashlight batteries by refrigerating or freezing them? You might be surprised by the answer.

The Best Plate Carrier For Your Budget

The Best Plate Carrier For Your Budget

There are a lot of choices when it comes to plate carriers. For those that are unfamiliar with this term, a plate carrier is a tactical garment that is designed…

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…

How To Secure Your Preps: Lessons From Venezuela

How To Secure Your Preps: Lessons From Venezuela

Since I begin to invest (I always say I´m not a prepper, but a smart, retail long term investor) in some useful gear, one of my concerns has been to…

What The Iran Conflict Means For Preparedness

What The Iran Conflict Means For Preparedness

The conflict with Iran has many people very fearful. To be honest the whole thing has made me do a lot of thinking. I don’t want to go over the…