What You Really Need in Your SHTF First Aid Kit

A good SHTF first aid kit is one of the important items that many Preppers neglect. Unfortunately, they don't even know it. That's because most people have a first aid...

50 High Value Items To Stockpile For When SHTF

Stockpiling necessary supplies is at the very core of prepping. Most of us start out by trying to build a stockpile of food to see us through an emergency...

21 Wild Edibles You Can Find in Urban Areas

You don't have to leave the town to get foraging started. Life finds a way, often through gaps in the pavement and vacant lots. When you learn to recognize...

How The State Will Strip You Of Your Rights When SHTF

Editor’s note: This article was written by Maybell Nieves, a professional physician from Venezuela. Dealing with this subject has been quite difficult for me. Both the concept of the state...

How To Repackage Foods in Mylar Bags With Oxygen Absorbers For Long Term Survival

Shelf-life varies, depending on storage and food conditions. Typically you can see an indicated range for shelf-life. Rice is classified as 15-30 years, for example, and some sources estimate...

The Famine That Starved Millions

Food will always be king and the reason we have enjoyed the prosperity we have is because of easy access to food. In America, we waste 50% of the...

Why You Should Build and Use a Root Cellar?

The American pioneers had to be very clever about food. The United States government was offering up 160 acres to the brave souls that migrated out west. That is...

7 Survival Foods Made by Soldiers During WWI

Sing me to sleep, the bullets fall Let me forget the war & all Damp is my dugout, cold is my feet Nothing but biscuits & bully to eat. Popular soldier’s song, circa...

20 Survival Uses For Chapstick

While Chapstick might be one of the most common items on the market, it can be co opted for a number of survival uses. You can find Chapstick at...

23 Things a Prepper Should Never Throw Away

It’s no doubt that most of the developed world lives with the luxury of disposable everyday items and nearly immediate replacement from a well-planned out supply chain store. But...