Archery as a Prepper Skill?
When I was 4 or 5 years old my dad gave me a plastic bow and arrow set. It was one of those cheap, $5 toy bows with the...
Finding the Best Survival Knife
I like knives. Actually, there aren’t many knives out there that I can’t respect on a certain level for their utility and in some cases beauty. Knives come in...
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...
Preparing Your Children for Family Separation in Emergencies
Unwanted as they may be, emergencies do occur, and they are never planned. Amid the chaos that reigns during a natural, technological and even human-caused disaster, there’s a high...
Urban Survival Kit
The remembering of the events on 9/11/2001 that killed thousands is just barely in our rear-view mirror. This day, fortunately, passed without any incident. That day in our past saw...
Hiding in Plain Sight – Innovative Ways to Discreetly Wear Survival Gear
Hiding in plain sight is a term everyone has heard at one point or another. What does it mean from a prepper’s perspective? How much can you really carry...
How to Catch Fish in a Survival Situation
Have you ever been in a situation whereby there is no food left and fishing for your next meal is a possibility? In this context survival fishing refers to...
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...
Testing Your Bug Out Bag In The Real World
One of the wisest things you can do with any aspect of prepping is to have direct first-hand knowledge of how to use whatever skill, tool or gear you...
10 Retro Prepping Tools I Found at Flea Markets
Do you want to know the secret behind a successful flea market shopping spree? – never expecting to find anything of use. It really works, and I’ve tested it...
