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Preparedness
A Nifty Tip for Keeping Your House Cool When the Grid Goes Down
In an emergency the Eco-Cooler can reduce the temperature inside your home by about 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
3 Emergency Uses for Plastic Sheeting
It is important for you to pick up a few rolls of plastic sheeting for your home that can benefit you and your family not just for use in a greenhouse, but in a disaster, as well.
10 Skills That Urban Preppers Should Learn
There are many skills you can learn to promote a more sustainable lifestyle while living in the city. Here are 10 skills anyone can begin.
How to Get a Year Supply of Firewood for $20!
Preppers always look ahead to prepare for storms on the horizon – and next year’s bouts of cold weather is no different. Here is how you can get a year’s supply of firewood for $20!
16 Uses of Sticky Pine Sap for Wilderness Survival and Self-Reliance
Once you learn to identify this sticky life-saver, you’ll find it difficult to walk past a pine tree without scanning for this Jewel of the Woods!
FAMILY PREPAREDNESS
This Disaster Kills More Americans Than Natural Disasters Combined
Given the fast acting nature of emergencies, you may only have a matter of minutes to gather the necessary items for survival and flee from danger. Creating a home escape plan by using these tips will save precious time and very well save your life.
How To House the Whole Family in a SHTF-Emergency
This could be the housing solution preppers are looking for to house multiple family members during a long-term disaster.
12 Ways to Keep Cool In A Crisis
In a crisis situation there’s a good chance the grid is going to be down. The refrigerator and air conditioning will not be working and excessive heat can be dangerous for the elderly, the very young and for many with chronic medical conditions.
The Prepared Workplace: Lifesaving Supplies You Need Before the Emergency
Chances are, if a sudden disaster occurs at your workplace and you are forced to shelter in place for a given time, many coworkers (including yourself) could be unprepared.
PREPARED PET
Why Pets Should Have a Place in Your Emergency Planning
In a long-term emergency, the family dog and cat will serve many uses and steps should be taken to ensure their survival.
Plan For Bugging Out With Your Pets
You probably all ready have a family emergency kit put together with all of the essentials that you and your family would need in case of a emergency. But did you include your pets?
Homemade Dog Treats
Dog treats are a fast and healthier way to show Fido how much you love him. Here are three tasty dog treat recipes that you can make in your home and save money in the process.
Hunting Dogs: Eight of the Most Popular Breeds for Game and Fowl Hunting
The value and utility of a good hunting dog cannot be overstated – especially in an off grid environment.
ARE YOU READY?
Do You Live in a Flood Zone? You’ll Want to See This.
I have a feeling that this product is going to be a hot commodity among preppers in the near future.
How To Avoid Financial Scammers After A Disaster
Natural disasters bring out the best in some people, but the worst in others. As the nation grapples with the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, victims of the storm’s wrath should also be on alert to avoid becoming victims of financial scammers looking to make a quick buck off those who have already lost so much.
Five Apocalyptic Events the Human Race Managed to Survive
Looking back through history, there have been so many cataclysmic events that were responsible for killing millions of people, some of which almost brought us to extinction.
What Happens to Nuclear Power Plants Following an EMP?
When the primary power shuts down and the backup is rendered inoperable, how is coolant water to be pumped to cool the spent fuel rods?
SURVIVAL FOOD
Off Grid Cooking: 4 Types of Camping Stoves and Why You Need Them
Let’s take a look at four types of stoves: Sterno, heat-tablet, propane, and liquid fuel.
Off-Grid Cooking: How To Smoke Fish
Smoke some, and get some good quality protein and practice for when you’re next in the woods and land that trout.
How This Nutty Article May Save Your Life
Understanding how underutilized this food source is can give you an upper-hand for a time when food may not be as readily available.
4 Food Sources You Can Find in the Dead of Winter
Finding food in the dead of winter is not impossible, you just need to know where to look and have supplies in place.
SURVIVAL SKILLS
Your Ancestors Had Some Hard Core Survival Instincts… This is How You Can Get Back to Your Roots
When we were hunter-gatherers and even after human settlements such as towns and villages were established thousands of years ago…our ancestors used all of their senses. All of them.
Finding Your Way: Land Navigation Series, Part 1 – The Pace Count
Your pace count is your key to movement and land navigation on your feet. It is the basis for your two components of land navigation when traveling from one location to another: distance and direction.
How to Set Up an “Underground” Print Station
Although we live in an age of information technology, what happens if that technology should suddenly disappear?
5 Tips to Put Your Bug Out Bag on a Diet
If you have a bug out bag packed and waiting, it might be time to reevaluate what’s inside it and lighten things up a little while you’re still able to easily.
SAFETY AND SECURITY
Hidden in Plain Sight: How To Create a Strategic Spider-Hole
In a worst-case scenario, give yourself a hidden edge for when the SHTF and the going gets rough.
How To Provide Charity Inconspicuously
Providing charity during a long term disaster can be seen as a blessing to those in need. But to those providing the charity, it can be seen as a security nightmare. There may come a time when a person feels the need to help their fellow man. After all, it is human nature to want to help.
What If Your Preparedness Plan Isn’t As Sound As You Think
If we all have the same preparation plan, then how do you think we will all survive a shtf event? We must think outside of the box.
Home Invasion: Preventative Security Layers to Protect the Home
It’s not enough these days to tell those who are home alone to have the doors and windows locked at all times or to not open doors for strangers. Minimize the threat of a home break in or home invasion by adding 3 layers of security to prevent your home from being a possible target.
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
SHTF Medical Emergencies: Why This Antibiotic is the Most Popular Type Stored
Antibiotics are a must for emergency medical supplies, but amoxicillin is the most widely stored antibiotic and these are the reasons why.
Cold Exposure Emergencies and How To Avoid It
In the event of a prolonged or long-term power disruptions, without heat to warm yourself and your home, winter will be a nightmare to endure if you are not properly prepared for it. Finding a way to maintain warmth will inevitably be left up to you to provide.
Sink Your Teeth Into This: How to Mitigate Dental Pain in a Post-Collapse World
We have a tendency to forget how an innocent tooth issue can quickly exacerbate into a life-threatening emergency. Tooth care is paramount during a long term-disasters and is just as life-threatening as other dangerous issues we would face.
Survival Water Fundamentals: 9 Common Waterborne Diseases and How to Treat Them Naturally
Nine predominant waterborne diseases and how to use natural medicines to combat them.
POTABLE WATER
4 Ways to Remove Fluoride and Other Harmful Chemicals From Your Water
Here are four ways to effectively remove up to 90%-95% of fluoride and other harmful chemicals in you water.
The REAL Reason Bottled Water Has An Expiration Date
Bottled water is a popular item to store in case of an emergency. So then why is there an expiration date on bottled water?
You’re Wasting Millions of Gallons of Water Each Year and This is How You Can Change It
The conservation is not a mere “greening” but an exercise in supply and logistics…stretching your resources to the maximum of their conservation and employment.
Emergency Water Sources Hidden In Your Home
When water is unavailable, we must tap into other sources for emergency use. According to FEMA, there are sources in the home that you can access for emergency water.
ALTERNATIVE POWER
3 ‘Powerful’ Things You Can Do NOW To Prepare For A Future Grid Failure
In the event of a grid failure, would you be prepared? Many who prep save extra food and water, but have no idea what actually going “off the grid” would entail. But there are some tips and tricks to preparing so you don’t find yourself or your family at the whims of those currently running the political system.
Running on Empty: Siphoning Gas without Sucking
There are better (and much safer) options for fuel transfer supplies on the market these days. The Survival Sherpa provides some excellent tips and prep suggestions for this type of preparedness.
New Altered Bacteria Can Convert Sunlight Into Liquid Fuel
Researcher have now paired a solar-powered catalyzing device with genetically engineered bacteria to convert water and carbon dioxide into fuel. The system has been dubbed the bionic leaf!
SHTF Planning: 7 Ways to Use The Items Around You To Adapt and Survive
Having a plan and a supply of food is well and good. But it’s the skills and ingenuity that will help you thrive and stay alive. Here are 7 ways to use items around your home to survive.
