Losing power at anytime can create serious disruptions in your everyday life, however, when it is cold out it not only creates disruptions it can become deadly. Ideally, you are prepared for disruptions in cold weather, and have paid particular … Continue reading
There’s a wilderness survival axiom, known as the Rule of Threes. This rule speaks to the importance of prioritizing actions in a life-or-death situation. Basically, it boils down to this: you can live without air for three minutes, you can … Continue reading
It seems like the summers are getting shorter and the winters longer, but then again, we say this every year, and it may just seem that way as we get older. Nonetheless, winter is just around the corner, so it … Continue reading
It may not be a tornado or EMP that creates an end-of-the-world situation for you. It may be a car accident or a heart attack. Death will come to us all, but are you prepared for what you need to … Continue reading
My garden is actually pretty well prepared for emergency situations. I have a lot of multi-purpose tools, a portable cast iron fire pit for light and cooking, stocked seeds from past harvests, and quite a lot of food. Between my … Continue reading
If you live in a climate where winter temperatures readily fall below freezing, you have special concerns (or at least you should) about what you would do if you lost power for a week. Your biggest concern will probably (rapidly) … Continue reading
Plantain, not to be confused with the banana type fruit, also called Plantain, is a plant which can be found almost anywhere. In fact, if you’re not living in the city, it’s kind of hard not to bump into it. … Continue reading
Environmentalist’s best kept secret and the concrete industry’s worst nightmare… … the earthbag method means that you can build a small retreat to withstand bullets, floods, hurricanes, storms and fires much better than a conventional house. And all at a … Continue reading
As I type this, an “arctic air invasion” is pushing its way south to us in Texas, leaving much of the country feeling as cold as a mid-winter’s day. While I’m sitting here thinking of the precautions and preparations I’ll take … Continue reading
What is a more uncomfortable feeling than relinquishing all of the items that are normally part of your EDC kit? Here’s one: relinquishing those items and boarding a plane to fly across the country. For many preppers, a worst-case scenario for … Continue reading
(NaturalNews) As the old saying goes, nothing in this world is free. And nothing could be more not free than supposedly “free” services like Facebook, Google, Twitter and even your wireless carrier — all of which actively harvest your personal … Continue reading
Though there are many different methods of preparing meat for long-term storage, without a doubt, canning it is the easiest way to store large quantities of it in a manner that gives you an almost eternal shelf life. Canning meat … Continue reading
Unwanted as they may be, emergencies do occur and they are never planned. Amid the chaos that reigns during a natural, technological and even human-caused disaster, there’s a high chance that families become separated. While adults may deal with such … Continue reading