7 Ways To Repurpose A Beer Can

Fact: there’s no limit to what you can with a beer can. Why? Simply because it’s called a beer CAN, not a beer CAN’T. Yes, I know it’s not...

How to Tap Water from Your Heater and Toilet

Any SHTF story begins like this: “so, there I was, once upon a time (in December), in the wild, no water, no food, and with wolves on my ass.”...

Five Emergency Survival Tools

As preppers we strive to acquire skills, knowledge and yes tools that can assist us should we ever be faced with dire circumstances. The actual disaster that you might...

Hand Water Pumps Making a Comeback

As recently as 100 years ago, the most important site consideration for homesteaders and villages was whether plenty of good water was within easy reach. When electric power lines and drilled...

Top 10 Android Apps That Might Save Your Life

There are four things that I grab every day before I walk out of the house. My keys will get me to work, my wallet has my cash, my knife is my do-all tool,...

Bug out Bags and Survival Vests

A Bug Out Bag, Survival Vest or Both As preppers we all spend a lot of time looking at, revamping and assessing our bug-out bags (BOBs). Even once you think...

5 Skills And 5 Tools For Every Prepper

Who knows what could happen tomorrow? This is the philosophy that most preppers live by. No matter the situation, when danger suddenly appears, a prepper’s heightened organization and awareness...

SHTF Weapons Checklist

For many preppers, a firearm is a must-have item for dealing with the aftermath of a potential SHTF or grid-down event. Firearms in the hands of properly trained individuals...

13 Skills to Learn Now for Survival Later

Evaluating survival readiness takes more than just 13 questions. However, these thirteen skills to learn in the areas of food, water, shelter, protection, and communication will form a solid...

18 Vintage Homesteading Tools to Search for at Garage Sales

I’ve discovered something that was rather surprising – that the ways we do things today aren’t necessarily the best ways to do them. As we look back in time...