Anyone who wants to be prepared for when SHTF needs to address this question: should you bug in or bug out when SHTF? There’s no easy answer to this question because it depends on your circumstances and the nature and severity of the SHTF scenario. Rather than give you a single answer that might not… Read More

Owning land in a rural area is a great survival asset. It allows you to hunt game, grow natural crops, raise animals, and get away from the unprepared masses in a SHTF scenario. The problem is some preppers don’t think they have enough money to buy land. However, there are a few ways broke people… Read More

When you hear the term “dead fish,” the next image that comes to mind is probably a trashcan. Maybe you think about food first, but it’s unlikely that anyone considers a smelly fish carcass to be a good survival tool. Well, my goal is to change all that. Believe me, I’d rather not have to… Read More

Leather belts are good for way more than just holding your pants up, and they’re a must-have in a survival situation. These awesome survival tools can make your life WAY easier in a surprising amount of ways. Better yet, leather belts not only look great and can be worn as part of your everyday attire, but they’re also crazy easy… Read More

Preppers have been building survival shelters for a long time; heck, many of us learned how to build a shelter in our days as a Boy Scout. However, survival shelters have  been around for centuries. In fact, the Native Americans are famous for their survival shelters, such as the tipi and the wigwam. And although we’ve… Read More

I want to address something with you that I don’t think gets talked about enough in the prepping community – and that’s the concept of prepping while overweight.  Did you know that over 60% of the American population is overweight? Now under normal circumstances, that might not seem like a big deal; however, in a… Read More

Now I’m sure that we can agree that most of us wouldn’t CHOOSE to be homeless; however, there are a surprising amount of homeless survival tips out there for how to survive on the streets. This information will be crucial once SHTF, or if you do find yourself homeless one day due to natural disaster,  financial… Read More

It seems like tons of preppers have bought into at least one of the many survival myths out there. Now I’m not saying it’s there fault; the fact is word gets around about a way to survive in a crisis, and – even if it’s wrong – many people buy into it. The problem is if… Read More

You may figure the only real uses for plastic grocery bags is for carrying your produce and canned goods to your car (and perhaps for picking up dog poop). However, there are FAR more uses for these cheap plastic bags besides just that – especially if you’re in a survival situation. When SHTF you need stock up on… Read More

Wait! Before you get rid of that pine tree from Christmas, you need to know about all the different survival uses for pine cones! Now I know you probably rolled your eyes at that, but hear me out… Pine cones have a surprising amount of uses – especially in a survival situation. And when SHTF, you… Read More