Survival Knowledge

Canned and preserved foods are found in the pantries of most preppers. And they have also been popular when packing...

  Planning a survival stockpile can be a financial and logistical nightmare. It doesn’t take long before we realize that...

Living off the grid has been somewhat romanticized throughout American history. While many enter into this lifestyle change in the...

It didn’t take long after the coronavirus hit the world before medical masks sold out in the United States. I’m...

The way the coronavirus epidemic is going, a lot of us must be breathing a quiet sigh of relief that...

When you are in pain, you need fast relief. But pain medicines have side effects that you may want to...

I think I’ve heard it all now… there are bugs out there who eat paper. I guess that shouldn’t be...

Some people believe that gardening is seasonal, especially in colder climates. But as a prepper, you probably already know that...

Why should you harvest seeds? Harvesting seeds can be tricky, requiring patience, practice and a good amount of knowledge. That...

There are many things that can happen to your garden that you wouldn’t even consider being a problem, pests and...

Bread has been a staple of almost every human civilization. The grinding of seeds or nuts into a flour and...

If you’ve never heard of shungite, you’re not alone. This rare mineral compound only comes from Russia. First found near...

According to the State of the Worlds Plants Report 2017, there are at least 28,187 plants that are recognized as...

As this pandemic continues to grow and spread, concerns about how to deal with it abound. The current outbreak has...

When it comes to forbidden herbal remedies, you might immediately think of cannabis or other such mind-altering substances. However, there...

In October of 1347, 12 ships from the Black Sea docked at the Sicilian port of Messina. The people who...

We’ve all heard about how ‘superbugs’ are increasingly common as bacteria and parasites evolve resistance to our antibiotics. This escalation...

When it comes to dealing with colds and the flu, most of us treat the symptoms and try to get...

Growing food and raising meats is becoming much more difficult for producers around the world. Between radical changing weather patterns...

Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2017. This is an updated version of the article, given the recent Coronavirus...

It finally happens and you hear it… or rather, you don’t hear it. You don’t hear anything at all. Everything...

With prepping and survival comes bugging out and a bug-out-bag. Bugging out is simply quickly fleeing the area that is...

Most of the time, it makes more sense to bug in, than it does to bug out. There have been...

Throughout history, mankind has waged a constant war with starvation. From the time of the first hunter-gatherers, through the early...

You’ll probably have spotted microgreens for sale in your local health food store or in the salad section at the...

Toilet paper has only been in existence for roughly a century and mankind has been around a whole lot longer...

Long ago I came to the conclusion that no matter how much I stockpile, it won’t be enough. That’s why...

Getting to your bug out location on foot is slow and strenuous, but it’s reliable. If an EMP has disabled...

Preparing to survive in a post-SHTF world is challenging. More than anything, we have to realize that we’re preparing blind....

There are several herbs and spices that can be used effectively for controlling blood sugar.  Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, turmeric, marjoram,...