I never gave Mylar bags much thought until I found myself knee-deep in prepping. At first glance, they look like ...

The year 2026 is fast approaching, and with it comes a storm of challenges that most Americans refuse to see. ...

As most people, you most probably think that bugging-in means food, water, medical supplies, and security. All of those matter, ...

When I first received The Holistic Guide to Wellness: Herbal Protocols for Common Ailments, I wasn’t sure what to expect. ...

Most people think “fuel freezing” is an extreme problem reserved for Antarctica explorers or reality TV truckers crossing frozen lakes. ...

You think cold kills more people? Not anymore. Heat is the new silent executioner, and it does not need a ...

When I was a kid, I used to eat fresh snow right off the ground, thinking it was safe. Evidently, ...

You never imagined it would come to this. Years of careful preparation, stockpiling food, water, and supplies, now gone, either ...

Peanut butter seems like the perfect survival food: cheap, dense, calorie heavy, rich in protein and fat, and able to ...

When things fall apart, there’s a brief window where the world hasn’t yet sorted itself into predators and prey. Folks ...

America has long had an intellectual love affair with fugitives and outlaws who lived by their own terms and survived ...

Most folks assume the U.S. military operates only overseas. In fact, detailed plans exist for responding to serious crises and ...

We all know that not every survival food is created equal. Calories and shelf life matter, of course, but experienced ...

There are plenty of crown jewel purchases in a thoughtful prepping strategy. Things like a whisper-quiet generator, solar panel array, ...

During the various Gold Rush eras of the 1800s miners, prospectors and pioneers relied on calorie-dense, portable foods that could ...

Most people think survival begins the moment the lights go out. They imagine a dramatic instant where everything flips upside ...

There is a lot of debate online about whether or not an EMP will affect a modern vehicle. We have already ...

Let’s get something straight. In a real survival situation, you are not walking into a clinic with soft music, clean ...

When you grow up with someone who has seen disasters from the inside, your idea of “preparedness” changes forever. For ...

Let’s get something straight right from the top. The debate about teaching life skills in school isn’t about education. It’s ...

If you are an experienced prepper, you’ve likely discovered plenty of ways to communicate. When the grid goes down, cell ...

Every major crisis starts the same way: the shelves stay full of junk food while the essentials disappear first. And ...

You've invested in food, water, and gear. But if you don't have a fence, you've created a target with a ...

Most people think eggs are the sacred glue that keeps baking together, but that is only because the modern food ...

The past few years have shown us just how quickly the food supply can shift. Power outages, stalled deliveries, rising ...

We often focus on prepping for worst-case scenarios, but it’s just as important to care for our present well-being. In ...

If you want a quick answer, here it is: no, water does not expire. But if you think that means ...

When disaster strikes, most people’s first instinct is to rush to the supermarket shelves and stockpile food. The mind fills ...

You have probably seen that little petroleum jelly jar sitting in the back of your cabinet since the Bush administration. ...

When winter settles in and the air turns sharp, the first thing most people do is plug something in. But ...