Jun 20
This is the first year that my family and I are attempting to grow anything edible, I say that because I did try to plant a money tree once but it failed to yield anything of value. As someone who claims to be preparing for the worst, and especially someone who blogs about prepping you …
Jun 17
By Home Security Store Severe Weather Preparation Tips The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently announced that this year’s hurricane season may result in twice the number of hurricanes usually experienced in areas near the Atlantic ocean. This news comes just days after a hurricane devastated Moore, Oklahoma where the death toll is still …
Jun 07
By The Maj Do you or someone in your family take a daily medication that is necessary for survival? If so, what are your plans post SHTF? Many people have conditions which require daily medication and missing a prescribed dose may be the start of a very bad situation. Most of these people do not …
Jun 03
By The Maj In the long term survival situation, our meals are going to transform drastically from what we are accustomed to today. Typical breakfast today is eggs, meat, and bread or a simple milk and cereal, while a traditional lunch or dinner will range from a hearty salad and sandwich combo to steak, potatoes, …
May 28
Well…this sucks. It’s been 6 days in my home since our air conditioning unit decided to give up the ghost and call it quits. Parts had to be shipped, home warranty estimates approved plus a holiday weekend = almost a week with no air conditioning. Average temps have been low 80’s, not unbearable but not …
May 26
By The Maj Let me start this review by saying that I have never been a big fan of pocket sharpeners. I like to keep a very tight edge on most of my blades and in my experience most, if not all pocket sharpeners are only good for a 23 to 25 degree edge on …
May 21
By The Maj In the post SHTF world, skills can make the difference between life and death, but which skills are the “right” set of skills you should focus on? Determining “right” is personal and will be different for every person, so finding that magical list which you can reference to build your own personal …
May 15
By The Maj No matter if you have been prepping for years or are just getting started, one thing that you are going to realize quickly is that supplies take up a lot of space. It does not matter if you are talking about stockpiles for a bug in location or the size and weight …
May 09
By The Maj Recently, on a four day float trip with some like minded friends, the discussion around the camp fire turned to “the perfect bugout bag”. As a little background here, I have a group of friends that prep and normally twice per year, we take a trip with nothing but our bugout bags …
May 03
By The Maj Odds are you have already considered fishing as a means of providing food post SHTF. I would bet that many of you reading this have some type of fishing equipment incorporated into your bugout bag or long term prepping stock piles. Unless you plan to bugout or bugin in some of the …
May 02
By Chris at Simplyhike.co.uk The days of navigation solely via a compass and paper map are gone, having moved over for GPS devices and smartphone apps. GPS technology has grown so much in the last decade that the publication of paper maps has dwindled, and traditional map publishers are turning to digital maps.In many ways, digital maps and GPS technology have improved …
Apr 30
I’ve written a few reviews related to body armor and plate carriers, but I’ve never done a video which tests the product using live rounds. It is true that there are many vids already out there on YouTube where guys blast away at armor hanging from a fence post, about a scientific as it gets. …
Apr 29
If you are like me your food storage is quite diverse, with canned foods integrated into the rotation cycle. Unfortunately there might not be a way to get through all of your canned food stock prior to hitting a few of those expiration dates, so what then? Do you assume the food magically turned poisonous …
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