Ronald Reagan famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’”     What is Martial Law? Technically, martial law is when the military takes over governance and imposes its own rules and regulations on the populace, bypassing the civil government. Many people… Read More

If you find yourself in a survival situation, whether it be out in the wilderness or after a disaster (whether it be man-made or natural), you are going to need clean and safe water to drink. Depending on the circumstances, it can be extremely difficult to nearly impossible to find purified water in a survival… Read More

Think you’ve got all of your bases covered? Turns out you might be wrong. Despite your dedication to getting survival supplies in place you might be forgetting some important tools. Check out this video (and the list below) to make sure you’ve got these bug out bag essentials. Here are the 10 things you’ll want… Read More

Today’s kids seem to go through life with their collective noses glued to one type of screen or another. As a result they have missed out on learning many of the basic survival skills that children knew in past generations.   Here Are Nine Survival Skills Every Modern Child Should Master:   The Rule of… Read More

Survival Hygiene Without Modern Conveniences Growing up in the Rockies I heard many Mountain Man stories. I have patterned most of my prepper and survival philosophy after them, and think that they are a good example for many things a prepper should emulate. Staying clean without running water is not one of them. The mountain… Read More

  Paracord was popularized for its use in parachute riggings for military airborne units. Hence the name paracord, for parachute cord. You’ll also hear paracord referred to as 550 cord. That’s because each stand is able to hold 550 pounds before it breaks. More importantly paracord is made of a woven nylon sheath and contains… Read More

Getting stranded In your car — It can happen to anyone so be prepared for it! Almost every winter, we read a story of someone who has taken a wrong turn somewhere and become stranded by winter weather. There seems to be an equal amount of happy endings as there are tragedies where someone dies…. Read More

If there is anything the recent action between Israel and Palestine shows us, then it’s that innocent people can get hurt just as easily as soldiers. A bullet doesn’t care whom it hits and it can happen while vacationing in another country or walking down your street to the grocery store. It seems that safety… Read More

Sometimes little things can make a big difference, especially when times are tough. You may have heard the term “life hack” before, but these “Prepper Hacks” might actually save your life someday! Here are six that might make the apocalypse a little easier on you… Open a can without an opener Don’t you hate it when… Read More

Surviving a Plane Crash: 101 While air travel is one of the safest methods of travel, you never know when a plane might be shot out of the sky or have its landing gear malfunction. Recently, there have been several incidents in the news pertaining to plane crashes, and it’s important to know exactly what… Read More