Could You Leave Your House in Ten Minutes?
Ten minutes can seem like an eternity sometimes. Like when I’m waiting on my friend, Jim, Thursday nights when we…
Prepper’s Guide To Dealing With Toothaches During an Emergency
A few years ago, I cracked a molar on an almond that was hiding in a dark chocolate bar. My…
The Forgotten Household Skills Our Grandparents Used Every Day
A few years back, my daughter came home from her first day of Middle School with a torn backpack strap.…
Conservation: The Prepper’s Real Survival Edge
When you think about being prepared, you’re probably picturing shelves stocked with all different kinds of canned food, stored water…
How To Make Pemmican: The Ultimate Long-Lasting Prepper Food
I put pemmican just above beef soup cubes in this category and a few miles ahead of hardtack because I…
Lessons Learned From My First Vegetable Garden Failure
Growing up, it was always my dad’s vegetable garden. He was the mastermind. Sure, I helped out turning the soil,…
How To Create Sustainable Income Streams Living Off-Grid
I work from home now, but at least once a week when I was commuting into the office, I would…
Tactical Communication for Preppers: Hand Signals, Silent Coordination, and Survival Teamwork
Over the last 30 years or so, I’ve heard tons of statistics about non-verbal communication. My nephew, Tristan, works on…
The Most Overrated Prepper Foods
I could spend hours on this one. Just mention Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) at a party, backyard barbecue, or…
Hardtack: The Food That Could Keep You Alive for Months
In my younger days, if you asked me what the best survivalist food was, I would have rattled off a…