Which places to store emergency food do you use? You’ve been taking time to gradually build up your canned food storage, but now you’ve run into a problem: you’ve reached critical mass! The amount of storage you have (or need to have) exceeds the amount of available space in your home. Where’s it all going […]
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10 Skills for Survival Every Prepper NEEDS to Know!
Here are 10 skills for survival every prepper needs to know. A lot of people want to join in on the prepper movement, but they aren’t sure where to begin because there’s a lot to learn! Do you begin with canned food storage? Or do you invest in a water purification system? Or do you […]
Make 50-hour Emergency Candles for Less Than $2 Each
Learn How to Make 5o Hour Emergency Candles Once, in college, the power went out on my half of town. (I went to school in a small town in Idaho.) since my roommates and I had very little interest in preparedness at the time, we only had a single flashlight for out apartment. It was […]
The Ultimate Spring Storm Checklist
Source: Cheaper than Dirt It’s looking like the wild weather we’ve had this winter isn’t going away – it might actually get worse. Tyler Stanfield from Wunderground has an excellent analysis that predicts 3 hurricanes and 1 major hurricane along the Atlantic. Those of us in the west aren’t in for a walk in […]
Suturing Wounds
Does the thought of Suturing Wounds make you queasy? The very definition of the word prepper is someone who has prepared themselves for as many disastrous situations as possible. They have prepared themselves in the event where the survival depends on things that they can manage on their own without the help of traditional services. […]
What The Situation In Kiev Teaches Us About Cash
One of the most common preparedness pieces of advice is to get out of debt. When you’re out of debt, you can begin planning for your future. Recent events in Kiev teach us about cash. There’s a lot more to financial preparedness than simply paying down your credit card. Getting those creditors off your back […]
Running From Danger – Straight Line or Not?
Running From Danger – Which is more effective? Straight Line or Zig Zag? “Serpentine! Serpentine!” is a line from a movie made in the 70s called “The In-Laws” where two men are trying to escape men shooting guns at them. The resulting scene is one that has been referred to many times in cinema since […]
Winter Car Essentials
Winter Car Essentials- 15 Things You Should Have in Your Car With frigid temperatures gripping most of the country right now, it is important to keep your car well stocked in the event you get stuck or stranded somewhere. At Ready Nutrition there is a list of 15 things that you should always have in […]
Gasoline Storage – Why It’s An Important Part Of Your Preps
Gasoline Storage – Good to have around when the SHTF Every prepper worth his or her bug out bag knows the importance of having a well stocked food storage supply but when the SHTF, transportation is just as important. But what good does a car do you when the tank is empty? If the situation […]
How to Survive a Plane Crash
What should you do to survive a plane crash? When we imagine ourselves in the worst case scenario of a plane crash, most of us do not imagine it going very well. For many people the fear of flying might be better defined as the fear of crashing, at least for me that fits the […]