Finding the right direction is just as important as traveling the right distance. Nature gives us two very predictable methods for navigating – the sun and stars. Here’s a great article on how to use them to find our direction.
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Survival Skills
Why Emergency Managers Shouldn’t Alienate Preppers (Opinion)
Emergency managers are beginning to see the vital role that preppers could play when it comes to assisting during disasters. By working together with preppers, emergency managers and agencies can be more effective in their missions. But in order for that to happen, steps must be taken.
SHTF Preparedness: How to Mask Noise and Light Signatures
In a true shtf event, you must exercise noise and light discipline in order to avoid being obsequious and potentially to evade a pursuer. Here is all you need to know to gain insight into these shtf skills.
Understanding The Stress Response: It Can Buy You Valuable Seconds
Giving yourself time to listen to the 10% of your brain under your control can, in many circumstances pay dividends that brass and lead alone cannot deliver.
Blunt Force: Take an Attacker Down in Seconds
If you find yourself in a self-defense situation, having a defense weapon like a bat can strike a lethal blow to your attacker and take them down in seconds. Use these self-defense techniques to practice and give yourself the winning advantage.
How to Desalinate Water and How It Could Change the Water Crisis
Whether the water delivery system stops functioning, or the water supply becomes tainted, you can practically guarantee that our precious H2O will become a hot commodity during a crises.
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.
What the Prepper Needs to Know About the Usefulness of Chainsaws
The chainsaw is a valuable tool that enables you to cut a lot of wood in a fairly short amount of time.
3 of the Easiest Survival Shelters for ‘SHTF Scenarios’
Building a shelter is the most urgent priority in almost any survival situation. Shelter offers us protection from exposure to extreme cold and heat. Learn how to make three of the easiest shtf shelters to protect yourself from the elements.
72 Hours Without This Will Kill You: Survival Water Fundamentals
Good Day, Ready Nutrition Readers! Welcome to “Part I” of a 3-part series detailing information on the fundamentals of water in a survival and preparedness arena. Today’s article will cover some purification methods and tools available to individuals and small...
Six Ways You Can Keep Yourself Alive With Animal Bones
Whether you find yourself stranded in a hostile environment, or you’re facing a long term collapse of the grid, you’ve got to learn how to put everything to good use.
Bartering in a Post-Collapse Society
Great discrepancies can exist in times of barter that are usually dictated by supply and demand, particularly regarding the needs of the buyer and the seller.
Escaping From Zip Ties. It’s Easier Than You Think.
Zip tie cuffs seem intimidating at first glance, but really, they’re child’s play.
These Aren’t Considered SHTF Survival Skills, But They Really Should Be
There are certain skills that seem essential for surviving a catastrophic event, but these are a little surprising!
Do You Know How to Make Fire From Ice?
Trying to make fire from ice isn’t as easy as everyone makes it out to be. It’s not as simple as shaping a piece of ice into a lens and letting the sun shine through it.
5 Steps to Become the Smartest Person in the Woods
I challenge you to try these steps. I guarantee you that you’ll learn something new even if you’re a master woodsman.
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.
Turn a Car Battery Into an Emergency Power Source For the Home
Prepare and plan for the emergencies that you may be able to forecast for your own home in the midst of a disaster and lay in your tools and supplies.
Improve Your Natural Night Vision
Acquiring a natural form of night vision will be an essential tool to fall upon if you are living through a shtf event. Here are some tips and tricks on how to naturally enhance your night vision.
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Everything You Want (and Need) To Know About Long-Term Canned Food Storage. (Plus 10 Signs To Look For When It’s Spoiled)
Will your canned food supply still be good when a disaster arises and you need to start popping them open and consuming the contents?
The Best TSA-Approved Multi-Tools For Survival Or Self-Defense
Traveling can be fun, but going through the Transportation Security Administrations checkpoints can leave you feeling exploited and defenseless. The TSA’s rules are constantly changing, and it can be difficult to know what you are allowed to have on a plane. Because of this, we’ve broken down the best survival and self-defense tools TSA will allow in this handy guide.
5 Lifesaving Security Measures to Secure Your Home From Intruders
These five simple security measures will ensure your home stays out of the watchful eye of an intruder.
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.
How To Get Free Maps For Your Prepping Supplies
There are several different sources for these maps on the free or on the cheap, and it’s good for you to be aware of them to prepare your supply of them for the times to come.
20 Hurricane Survival Tips From Real-Life Scenarios
I asked some fellow preppers in the community what advice they would offer on how to better prepare for hurricanes, and the community overwhelmingly stepped up to help their fellow man. They lived through this disaster. These are their words and, in my humble opinion, this is some very solid advice to follow.
10 Cheap Yet Effective Home Security Tips
Check out these cheap yet effective home security tips to keep your home safe and secure while making sure you have as much of your budget as possible to use for your prep.
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.
5 Ancient Weapons and their SHTF Uses
In a long-term emergency where society has collapsed, you’ll want to save that ammo and rely on ancient weapons in times that their silent employ could very well mean the difference between life and death.
Off-Grid Travel: The DIY Survival Bike
The bike can get you through tough times, as well as providing you with exercise and enjoyment prior to the SHTF. You’ll find it a challenge, but that’s what makes it worth it in the long run.