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 of the most basic goods.  Fortunately, there are many companies that specialize […]

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 […]

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 time. Whether you’re in a […]

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 live in, we are much […]

One of the survival supplies you rarely hear people talk about stockpiling is firewood. Yet, if you talk to most preppers about their plans, they intend to heat their homes and cook their food with wood. This makes a lot of sense, as mankind has used wood as our major heat source for pretty much […]

When people become involved in preparedness, they usually focus – you might say obsess – over supplies.  How much ammo, how many firearms, what about food, should we store away garden seed, and what should we do about toilet paper? Grudgingly they’ll admit that certain skills might be useful as well: gardening, shooting, maybe carpentry […]