Month: December 2020

Improvisation is an essential skill for survival. Almost any day-to-day item can be utilized for certain emergency purposes. Things like empty soda cans might seem useless to other people, but, ...

The year 2020 has been declared by many to be “the worst year in history.” But that name has been given to other years before. In 2018, a medieval scholar ...

We all have our food storage for when SHTF. Some of us can live on our supply for years without outside interruption. What happens, though, when outside interruption threatens our ...

During the Great Depression in the 1930s, two producers by the names of Gene Carroll and Glenn Rowell introduced a radio show on WTAM in Cleveland, Ohio. The pair’s characters, ...

The ‘Survival Rule of Three’ states that in inclement weather we can only expect to survive three hours without shelter. It is because of this, that shelter is prioritized before ...

Wise shopping is the key when you may be fearful of impending doom. Currently we are dealing with waves of a pandemic and the frightening possibility of an upcoming economic ...

How much is a cow or a chicken worth? Most of us will answer that question in dollar terms. But what happens to the value of livestock in a world ...

The pioneers taught us much about what we know when it comes to campfire cooking and cast iron cookware. They cooked most every meal in these types of skillets and ...

Both when you are prepping for a disaster and when you are in the middle of a survival scenario, finding food is a priority and a challenge. It becomes even ...

Since the isolation we have come to appreciate the idea that ‘our home is our sanctuary’ and we can do much more with our property to make it even better! ...

The number of dangers we could face in a post-disaster world is innumerable. Part of the problem is that we don’t really know what that world will look like. While ...

Typically, emergencies like storms, hurricanes, and floods make you want to stockpile. But the COVID-19 pandemic has managed to create long-term emergencies for individuals and families in 2020. On the ...

Do you prefer fresh coleslaw to Sauerkraut in winter? Here are some ideas on how to use available resources, reduce food waste, and eat deliciously wholesome and garden-fresh leafy vegetables ...

Just like when we harvest an animal, when we harvest a tree, it is best to use every usable part. Tree bark has many incredible uses, many of which can ...

Living out of a vehicle is never an ideal circumstance. In a perfect world, you would purchase a truck, SUV, or a van, which you will modify and customize to ...

If you are anything like me, you are constantly looking for ways to improve your stockpile of supplies and gear. I regularly look at different sites and stop into outdoor ...

2020 has been a very trying year. The current global pandemic just dropped on us unexpectedly, causing a lot of anxieties including food and supply shortages in many households everywhere. ...

Cold exposure can kill you, or leave you miserable all winter long. So why don't you just turn up the heat? Well, heating your home home can be expensive, or ...