I normally try to stay away from posts that say ‘you must have this!!!!’ But I do feel that there are certain things that every prepper should have in their gear arsenal. Here are 10 types of gear that every prepper should have for emergencies and disasters: Water purification: Water is life and we need […]
We all love the dollar store. While the dollar store may not have everything we need or want for preparedness, it can supply us with a lot of great options. While not everything at the dollar store is super high quality, a lot of it does the job just as good as ‘name brand’ items. […]
If you’ve ever wanted to challenge your mind to get you and your family prepared for an emergency or disaster; then you need to get your hands on Conflicted The Survival Card Game! The original deck, Deck 1: Downfall, is filled with 52 challenging questions to test everyone’s mindset. In an emergency or disaster scenario, […]
On a recent camping trip, I decided to try these Ova Easy Egg Crystals. They’ve always been a bit high priced, but then I got to thinking, it’s not like we’re going to be using these every single day. These are for emergency or camping uses. So we took a bag camping with us and […]
The mylar survival blanket is poo-pooed by many people in the outdoors industry because they think it just doesn’t work. On the contrary, the way that the survival blanket works is by reflecting your own heat back at you to keep you comfortable. Not warm, not super toasty, but comfortable and most importantly: ALIVE! Whether […]
Recently, my friend Prepper Potpourri posted a video about the importance of maps for preparedness. I absolutely agree with this. We rely on technology so much to map us from this place to the other, that we forget what it’s like to navigate ourselves around using a good ol’ fashioned map. We need to be […]
During the “great gas shortage of 2017” after Hurricane Harvey hit here in Texas, we experienced mass chaos that caused a fake gas shortage. The news reported that there would be a slow down in gas production and delivery, which caused everyone to panic and run to the pumps to get ALL the gas. And […]
Every home needs some basic things for emergencies and disasters. These are very basic suggestions and every household will vary, but these are just my top 10 ideas. There are many more tools/products that your home might need depending on your region, if anyone is disabled in the household, elderly, etc. Outside of food and […]
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 […]
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 […]