This article originally appeared on ‘The Survivalist Blog‘ but it appears it has been taken down from their website. So here is the full article below. There are many people who choose to be on a specific diet for a variety of reasons. It could be medical, could be personal or religious choices. Whatever the […]
Collecting water from the sky is one of the easiest ways to boost your home water storage supply. It’s easy, quick and affordable to make your own DIY rain water collection barrel. It took us an hour or so to make ours and cost us about $50. We’ve had it for about 2 years now, […]
When the lights go out, you want to be prepared. You don’t want to be bumping around the house trying to find any source of light. What a blackout kit is not: There’s no need to put food or water or blankets or ANYTHING else inside of it. Why? Because it’s a blackout. Inside of […]
There are a lot of things to consider when thinking about bartering and trading in SHTF. You’ll probably find a lot of articles online that talk about a million and 1 possible items to barter/trade. But let’s look at it from a realistic standpoint. Is this for bugging in or bugging out? If you’re planning […]
Everyone loves to talk about a BOB, but what about the get home bag? Many of us won’t carry our bug out bags around with us in the car, though some of us do. For those of us who don’t desire to carry our bug out bags in our everyday vehicles, you should consider carrying […]
This may seem like a silly blog to be writing about because I’m sure you’re going, “well, duh, water is for DRINKING!” However, water is used for a lot more than just drinking. It’s important to understand that when you plan your water storage needs that you’re planning for all of the following: Drinking Hygiene […]
I feel like I talk about fire starting skills and tools a lot. I talk about it a lot because fire can be the source of survival. It provides warmth, security, light, cooks food, boils water (for drinking) and lots more! In short, fire is awesome. I’m always trying to think of ways to have […]
Editor/Contributor: Joshua Garcia Shelter is generally #2 on my list (#1 is water). However, it’s still important. When we think about shelter, we need to keep in mind that the clothes on our back and our surroundings can help us with shelter. For instance, the hat on your hat provides some good shelter from the […]
This post isn’t to scare you, it’s to simply inform you of a potential danger in case of a wide spread emergency or disaster or even a small leak. Nuclear power plants generate a lot of power all across the world. However, they can also be quite dangerous if people are no longer around or […]
Instafire – I don’t watch much TV but apparently the inventors of this product were on Shark Tank! Instafire is truly awesome. It lights easily and you only need a little bit to get a good fire started. It says it will only start 4 fires, but I can start a lot more fires with […]