When it comes to preparedness, in addition to food and water – which are necessary to continue living life – there are certain items that we should be storing. Just like with any of your preps, only store what you’re able to based on available space and budget. I know we all want to be […]
First, let me just say that there is no definitive answer to this question. Personally, I always suggest that people store at least 2 weeks worth of food and water. This is about what 2 weeks worth of stored food and water looks like for a family of 3: However, there are a lot of […]
When it comes to emergency preparedness, we’re realists. We understand that bad things do happen. Mother nature doesn’t care about us. Bad people want to do bad things. This is a hard pill to swallow, especially because we want to simply live our lives without having to worry about anything bad happening. Of course we […]
During the winter months, the majority of people tend to spend a lot more time indoors. It’s cold, windy, gets dark early and generally gloomy. This is also true during rainy seasons. What do you do when you’ve done all the rain collection one person can handle? Or in the case of southerners, maybe it’s […]
In this day and age, for many emergencies and natural disasters, we have some advance notice, but not always. In the case of hurricanes, we can sometimes have an entire week advance notice. Tornadoes may only give us a few minutes. And in the case of Earthquakes, we may have no notice at all. However, […]
I’m a huge fan of collapsible things. Collapsible water bottles, collapsible bowls, collapsible cups; collapsible everything! Because when it comes to bugging out, backpacking, hiking, car kits, full time RV life or even just around the house, anything I can do to save space is ideal. I’ll be using the term ‘collapsible’ pretty loosely. Basically, […]
This is a guest post by: Jeff Larsen is the founder and editor in chief at Elements Survival. In my free time I like to spend time outdoors with my family either Camping, on the trail hiking or working on survival skills in the bush. My kids love getting away from the busy city and […]
Us preppers sure do like 5 gallon buckets. We use them for eeeeeeeverything! And why shouldn’t we? They’re cheap and sometimes completely free. You can get 5 gallon buckets from places like Walmart, Lowe’s, Home Depot and other stores that have a hardware type section. They can range anywhere from $3-20. We usually get the […]
This is guest post by: Elle loves food forests: wild jungle-style self-sufficient gardens. She is a former plant nursery owner and now runs Outdoor Happens (https://www.outdoorhappens.com) from her 10-acre homestead, shared with 3 dogs, 11 chickens, 4 horses, countless cattle, a husband, and 2 little girls. You can find Elle on Pinterest (pinterest.com/outdoorhappens) and Facebook […]
When the power is out, we usually turn to our phones for answers. With blackouts happening all over California, during natural disasters, and sometimes for no apparent reason; our phones remain a lifeline for the majority of us. In some cases, just because the power is out, doesn’t necessarily mean that the cell towers will […]