I’ve noticed that most preppers know the importance of food storage, but few of them have the must-have foods for adequate prepping sitting in their survival pantry. Well, my job is to help you get prepared to the best of my ability; that’s why I came up with this handy-dandy checklist of long-term food storage. This covers all… Read More

Ok everybody, it’s time to talk about another wild, wacky survival tool you would never expect to help you if SHTF…today’s topic: the tin can! But seriously, although it seems strange, there’s a surprising amount of survival uses for tin cans. Not only can you use these in your home, but they’re also attributable to camping,… Read More

This year marks approximately the 77th anniversary of the end of the Great Depression. Though it seems like forever ago, this topic still sparks emotion in our parents and grandparents that struggled for survival during this incredibly difficult time period. Well, I’m a firm believer in the George Santayana quote, “Those who do not learn… Read More

I’ve been a prepper for many, many years – and, naturally, there’s a lot of mistakes I’ve made that I wish I had known to avoid before I started prepping. I began prepping long before most Americans got into it, and unfortunately didn’t have Google or blog posts or YouTube at the time to help… Read More

For thousands of years, Native Americans have used plants and herbs as natural cures for disease.  Most Native Americans believed that health was not just a two-minute fix, but an ongoing process of continually staying physically, spiritually and mentally strong. The Native Americans used a wide variety of plants to cure an assortment of diseases and… Read More

We know a huge factor in prepping is sustaining your resources for as long as possible – that’s why I want to tell you about these nifty ways to store meat without refrigeration. Man has hunted for and devoured meat since the dawn of time; thus, meat has become an essential, protein-packed staple in our diet. However, the… Read More

You’re going to get a kick out of this topic, I know it – we’re talking about making beer for survival.  This might just be one of the most fun topics to talk about (after all, who doesn’t enjoy a nice, cold beer?). However, many people don’t realize the logical reasoning behind making beer for… Read More

Not many people know how to make pemmican (or even know what it is), and I think that’s a crying shame…especially since they don’t know that it’s considered to be the ultimate survival food! I’ll clue you in – pemmican is an all-natural Native American superfood that was used by their most elite warriors when they needed… Read More

One of the hardest things for us preppers to do is to warn our unbelieving friends and family of the signs an economic collapse is close. It has become abundantly clear that this is merely a foregone conclusion at this point – the dollar has been steadily losing value, more and more jobs are being outsourced to foreigners… Read More

Daniel Boone was not only responsible for helping Americans explore and settle into the West, but his legendary skills at building animals traps for survival (as well as selling their furs) are an inspiration to survivalists everywhere. This knack for hunting animals kept him and his loved ones from starvation in the best of times (and the… Read More