by Steve Nubie | November 13, 2018 | Food, Foraging, Steve Nubie, Survival, Survival Skills, Wilderness | 0 Comments

When you wild forage you tend to look down to the ground, but maybe it’s time to look up and eat your trees. If you know what to look for you can find a virtual bounty of wild foods in fields and forests.  But our focus always tends to be on plants underfoot.  There...

by Steve Nubie | October 22, 2018 | Food, Homesteading, Steve Nubie, Survival, Survival Skills | 0 Comments

Refrigeration was unheard of and food preservatives were few and far between, but somehow our ancestors managed to survive and thrive. We take a lot for granted when it comes to the foods we eat.  Grocery stores are common, and food is carefully packaged, preserved...

by Steve Nubie | October 9, 2018 | Hacks, Steve Nubie, Survival, Survival Skills, Wilderness | 0 Comments

Finding North, South, East and West is Easier Than You Think… If You Know How and Where to Look. Most of us who hunt, fish, backpack or explore the wilderness take a little time to glance at a map and carry a compass.  But sometimes we forget or get lost even in the...

by Steve Nubie | October 4, 2018 | Foraging, Preppers, Steve Nubie, Survival, Water | 0 Comments

When the faucets don’t work, and the toilet won’t flush, and the bathtub is a desert - here’s what to do. Life in the city can be tough.  Life in a city without water can be a whole lot tougher.  People in Flint, Michigan have lots of experience with that reality.  In...

by Rich Murphy | August 24, 2018 | Food and Shelter, Rich Murphy, Survival, Survival Gear, Water, Weaponry | 0 Comments

Survival can be an extremely complex business, especially for the unprepared. But even for those of us who take the time to prepare, surviving is filled with challenges. Enough challenges that it could take all our time to fulfill our basic needs. The last thing any...

by Steve Nubie | August 14, 2018 | Food, Food and Shelter, Homesteading, Preppers, Steve Nubie, Survival, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

There’s more to it than stacking cans in the basement.  Are you truly prepared? A primary consideration for any prepper has to be the stockpiling of long-term food stores to feed family and friends when dire times limit distribution, manufacturing and the availability...

by Rich Murphy | July 26, 2018 | Food and Shelter, Rich Murphy, Survival, Wilderness | 0 Comments

Few people bother putting a tent in their bug out bag. They’re just too bulky. About the most you’ll find them bringing along is a tarp, some paracord, a small roll of duct tape and maybe a rain poncho. You can do a lot with that, but you can do even more if you start...

by Rich Murphy | July 23, 2018 | Bugout Bag, Preppers, Rich Murphy, Survival Gear | 0 Comments

It seems like trying to find ways to save money on prepping is a never-ending task; at least for me it is. I’m always finding more that I need, but the money doesn’t seem to expand to fill the need. Instead, I have to find ways of getting the things I need, without...

by Rich Murphy | July 17, 2018 | Rich Murphy, Survival, Water | 1 Comment

Water is our second biggest survival need, beaten out only by the need to maintain our body’s core temperature. This could tend to indicate that we should always carry a lot of water along with us. But water is heavy and bulky, making it hard to carry much at one...

by Rich Murphy | July 9, 2018 | Rich Murphy, Self Defense, Society and Politics, Survival, Weaponry | 0 Comments

One of the easiest things to overlook when putting together a survival plan is the need to defend ourselves. In a perfect world, the only thing we would have to defend ourselves from in a survival situation is lions and tigers and bears (oh my). But in the world we...