Learning how to grow your own vegetables is one of the smartest choices you can make. Not only is it ...

Prepping can take on many different styles. Some preppers focus on bugging in, while others focus on bugging out. There ...

Knowing how to make a rope is one of the basic skills that everyone needs to survive in the wilderness ...

Most batteries in cars, trucks, motorcycles, and boats, as well as solar electric back-up systems, continue to be the lead-acid ...

Bees have been in the media spotlight recently due to their declining populations and the huge implication that their dwindling ...

Bed bugs are a tiny insect that is about the size of an apple seed. They are reddish-brown in color ...

Are you a fan of Spam?  No, not the junk email kind…the meaty canned mix that’s been around since WW2, ...

I recently suffered debilitating headaches and brain fog to the effect that I was unable to work. Trips to the ...

Editor's note: This article was written by Maybell Nieves, a professional physician from Venezuela. As a professional physician having always ...

It seems like one of the favorite “fun” subjects for people to talk about in the prepping community is bug ...

Chemical weapons and chemical warfare have been banned indefinitely under the 1925 Geneva Protocol which should infer that we have ...

Food: it seems to be the one constant in prepping. We start out buying food and many of us are ...

Dressing a whole chicken from start to finish is an essential skill that any prepper should possess. You may not ...

If you find poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) on your property, you need to act quickly, but with caution. If you ...

Common mallows are annual plants, and sometimes it seems they can be found anywhere, while on other days, they’re nowhere ...

Have you ever wondered what the structure of your garden soil is? It would help when making decisions on what ...

Here at Ask A Prepper, we like to focus on things like the lost ways and ancient knowledge. The forgotten ...

I am a firm believer in growing your own medicinal herbs and I have quite a few in my garden. ...

Gasoline is one of the most common fuels in America today. Not only do we power our vehicles with it, ...

Seed tapes were created for gardeners, amateur and veteran alike, who struggle with keeping seeds and seedlings in organized rows ...

Every prepper’s pantry has canned food in it. It’s the first line of defense against starvation in a disaster scenario. ...

Plantain is an amazing plant likely found in your garden. We are not talking about that greenish type of banana ...

History is filled with unique characters and unique groups of people, many of whom we can learn things from. Each ...

There are many wild plants growing near your home which are edible and valuable in a survival situation. Some are ...

Tomorrow, as you go through your day, try to keep count of how many fasteners you use. All of them ...

Just the thought of bugs can cause some people to start squirming. But, not all bugs are the enemy, especially ...

Editor's note: Mary Calder is one of our most dedicated readers and member of our small community here on Askaprepper.com. ...

Being prepared means being prepared all the time; at least in my book it does. That can be a bit ...

It was a long time ago, but I still remember basic training. The first day, we were issued our M-16s. ...

One of the tricks that makes prepping easier is to stockpile things that have more than one use. Duct tape ...