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Well, we survived 2020 and now we face the hope of a new America in 2021. We will be faced...

Back when I was in the Army, we didn’t have MREs available to us; we were still eating C-Rations, the...

The average steel bunker, base design, is going to run you over $20,000 for installation. I think that most preppers...

On October 29, 1929, the US Stock Market crashed, surging the country into what we know as the Great Depression....

In a previous article, I wrote about how to harden one’s home against intruders, which detailed how to make a...

The year 2020 has been declared by many to be “the worst year in history.” But that name has been...

We all have our food storage for when SHTF. Some of us can live on our supply for years without...

The number of dangers we could face in a post-disaster world is innumerable. Part of the problem is that we...

Typically, emergencies like storms, hurricanes, and floods make you want to stockpile. But the COVID-19 pandemic has managed to create...

If you are anything like me, you are constantly looking for ways to improve your stockpile of supplies and gear....

You might be looking at your nation a little differently lately. There have always been dangerous neighborhoods and boroughs. Places...

One of the best instant foods you should have in your stockpile is ramen noodles. Instant ramen is well-known as...

There have been rumors of the next economic crisis ever since the last one, in 2008/2009. More and more financial...

It’s becoming increasingly clear that the violence and rioting that is going on in cities across the country isn’t going...

Editor's Note: In South Africa farmers are murdered at a much higher rate than the murder rate in the general...

There are many ways to be prepared for when SHTF. One way is to plant your own garden. Another way...

There was a time when you could purchase good jerky, but not anymore. Today it is illegal to sell jerky...

The late afternoon light is shining through your window and the scene outside is quiet, just the way you like...

We Americans are an expressive lot. We like to tell the world how we feel to the world around us....

When we started on our preparedness journey, I tried to be practical. I didn't even know what a "prepper" was....

For a very long time I’ve been looking for a seed kit to start a small medicinal garden in my...

One of the major tenets of prepping is the repurposing of items that would normally be discarded after use. Soda...

When I wrote The Lost Ways Series, I thought I had covered all of the long-lasting foods that people need...

Everyone agrees that 2020 has been a strange year, with disaster after disaster that we’ve had to deal with. More...

There have been over 300 victims of shootings in NYC in a month’s time. This is up 3-fold from the...

The US Army has a facility in Fort Irwin, California, known as the National Training Center (NTC). There are a...

Making your own MREs and emergency food is a healthy alternative! This is one recipe I never thought I'd get...

Shelf stable nutrition is a big part of creating a sound food storage program. Nutritional diversity should be something you...

When I heard that Ron Melchiore and his wife had written The Self-Sufficient Backyard I knew I had to get...

I love having meals in a jar on my storage shelves.  It is so nice to spend a few minutes...