Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson is the Nom de plume of a retired Green Beret of the United States Army Special Forces (Airborne). Mr. Johnson was a Special Forces Medic, EMT and ACLS-certified, with comprehensive training in wilderness survival, rescue, and patient-extraction. He is a Certified Master Herbalist and a graduate of the Global College of Natural Medicine of Santa Ana, CA. A graduate of the U.S. Army’s survival course of SERE school (Survival Evasion Resistance Escape), Mr. Johnson also successfully completed the Montana Master Food Preserver Course for home-canning, smoking, and dehydrating foods.

Mr. Johnson dries and tinctures a wide variety of medicinal herbs taken by wild crafting and cultivation, in addition to preserving and canning his own food. An expert in land navigation, survival, mountaineering, and parachuting as trained by the United States Army, Mr. Johnson is an ardent advocate for preparedness, self-sufficiency, and long-term disaster sustainability for families. He and his wife survived Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Cross-trained as a Special Forces Engineer, he is an expert in supply, logistics, transport, and long-term storage of perishable materials, having incorporated many of these techniques plus some unique innovations in his own homestead.

Mr. Johnson brings practical, tested experience firmly rooted in formal education to his writings and to our team. He and his wife live in a cabin in the mountains of Western Montana with their three cats.

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9 Mindful Ways to Start Breaking Up With Plastic – For Good!

Each generation faces new challenges from a system designed to follow profit-potential rather than the welfare of the people confined within it. Plastics are slowly killing us. Here are 9 mindful ways to start phasing it out of your life.

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How To Escape Unseen and Cover Your Tracks in Winter

In a post-SHTF world, all bets are off. The world you would find yourself in is unpredictable at best. So what would you do if you were taken captive? Your only option would be to find a way to escape.

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How Medicinal Mushrooms Can Improve Your Health

While I am no fan of eating mushrooms, I respect their powerful and useful medicinal qualities and highly encourage you to research them further and employ them for your own uses. Read more about their health properties and naturopathic uses.

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Post-Collapse Survival Bartering: 10 Items That Will Be Worth Their Weight in Gold

In a post-collapse society, bartering will be the #1 way to find and obtain needed items. These are the best items to look for in a bartering situation. Make sure you have extra in your prep closet just-in-case you need to barter – they could be worth their weight in gold!

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Are You Ready? How To Survive Falling Through Ice

Every year, people die from falling through ice they thought was safe to cross. In near-frozen water, you have exactly 10 minutes to get out of the ice water before your muscles become too cold to function. Know these preventative measures and how to survive if you find yourself in this type of emergency.

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“Nuclear Blast to your Front!  React!” – How the Army Trains to Survive an ‘Atomic Battlefield’

If you’re willing to do what it takes (sometimes in the face of skepticism and even ridicule) and go “against the grain,” you may give yourself the edge helping you survive.

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3 Places Preppers Would Never Think to Scrounge For Survival Supplies

We live in a world that is not friendly to preppers and you will get backlash along the way. That said, you can’t let this deter you from your ultimate survival goals. Here are some tips for finding survival supplies in places many will never think to look.

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7 Ways to Beat the Flu with Holistic Remedies

If you are feeling the flu coming on, these are the holistic remedies you need to prep to give you a head start in beating it.

Just a few tips in case we “go dark” and it hits the fan…chances are that you’ll have to hunt to feed your family. Make sure you do it safely. #ReadyNutrition

10 Ways To Avoid Diseases in Wild Game When Survival Hunting

Just a few tips in case we “go dark” and it hits the fan…chances are that you’ll have to hunt to feed your family. Make sure you do it safely.

How To Re-Purpose Used Motor Oil

Before you throw out that pan of used motor oil, think about the different ways you could reuse it. Check out these ideas here.

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Prep of the Week: The Ultimate Toboggan for Winter Bug-Outs

It’s important to keep an ever-vigilant eye out for great prepper deals. You should never go broke trying to get prepped. Right now, you might be able to find some great winter related preps. Here is this week’s deal!

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When Survival is at Stake, Your Animalistic Instincts Could Save Your Life

In a survival situation, what will you be the predator or the prey?

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