More and more voices and forecasters are joining the growing chorus of this dark song, and are sounding the alarm for an upcoming global market collapse by the end of this year — a market failure never witnessed before in … Continue reading
(The winds are blowing…) Based on our recent poll question, “If you are preparedness-minded, a prepper of sorts, what is your age group?”, evidently the age demographics of those who are into preparedness is fairly wide (which is a good … Continue reading
Going Underground with Your Garden? Now she’s really gone crazy! Perhaps you’ve never conceived of an underground garden. I realize that it may sound a little crazy, but I actually believe that it’s the future of food production for individuals … Continue reading
Ah…prepping for babies. I just LOVE babies. I don’t care if they’re crying or fussing or beautifully sound asleep, I just love them. They are so snuggly and precious—those smiles that melt your heart like nothing else can. Those cute … Continue reading
Yes, I’m an airhead sometimes. There have been times in which our power has gone out and so I tell myself “Oh well. Since the power’s out I might as well watch some television to pass the time until it … Continue reading
Let’s face the facts… Most bug-out plans are designed for the young and agile, aren’t they? They assume that everone will just be able to throw half their house on their back and head off into the urban jungle to … Continue reading
Can you cram in 12 hours all the survival essentials you would need to save your family for several months? That’s all the warning you would have before a solar storm takes out the power grid, according to a new … Continue reading
Putting together a so called basic emergency kit (and/or being sure that you have the essentials) is a simple and responsible thing to do. What goes into a ‘basic’ survival kit for home? Items that are purposed towards the most … Continue reading
Those of us paying attention clearly see that the global economy is at best rapidly changing, and more realistically, is rapidly disintegrating. There is a significant probability that we are headed for some degree or some form of economic collapse, … Continue reading
I still remember the feeling of utter joy I used to have every Saturday at around 2 PM when I would take my bath with rainwater that I warmed up myself with nothing but the sun. My grandpa and I … Continue reading
What Are Your Bug Out Triggers? In Part 1, we examined subjects that pertain largely to safety issues in your home and neighborhood, as well as commerce and certain types of services and infrastructures that you depend upon. In this … Continue reading
What Are Your Bug Out Triggers? What conditions would have to exist for you to decide that you had to abandon your home; that remaining there had become more dangerous than bugging out into a world that has gone side … Continue reading
Editors Note: The following guest article has been generously contributed by Matt Sevald. Matt has created a unique mapping extension for Google Earth that as he explains below will allow preppers to search for their perfect future homestead site with … Continue reading