Prepper news and tips for survival, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, and disaster preparedness.
By Daisy Luther Whether you think the global pandemic is “just the flu” or you realize it’s the real deal, one thing is difficult to debate – many Americans are already feeling the economic pain being caused by the outbreak and the measures taken to…
By Daisy Luther If you’ve been prepping for the Covid-19 pandemic recently, you’ve probably noticed a couple of things. The stores are quickly running out of the supplies people want. People are quickly running out of money. Both of these things are important. Of course,…
By Ice Age Farmer Farmers and ranchers are in fear of labor shortages resulting from border closures and quarantines promised for next 18+ months. Without labor, “We do not have food to feed you.” The DEMAND SHOCK from virus panic is MASKING a true SUPPLY…
By Kara Stiff As the news broke of the first confirmed cases of Covid-19 in my state, my little family is self-quarantined. There will be no homeschool meetup at the trampoline park for us this afternoon. We’ll skip our weekly visit to our best friends’…
Op-Ed by Daisy Luther So here we are. Right on the cusp of that SHTF event that we’ve been prepping for all these years. A global pandemic. A breakdown in the supply chain. Shoppers who are already becoming agitated and even violent. We’re watching it…
By Daisy Luther About a month ago, I began working with Cat Ellis to put together a guide to help people prepare for the possibility of a coronavirus pandemic and potential quarantines. We published our book, The Wuhan Coronavirus Survival Manual: How to Prepare for…
Being of an older age, showing signs of sepsis, and having blood clotting issues when admitted to hospital are key risk factors associated with higher risk of death from the new coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a new observational study of 191 patients with confirmed COVID-19…
By Daisy Luther With the Covid-19 virus popping up across the country, people who are preppers are adding a few last-minute things to their stockpiles. Those who aren’t preppers are starting from scratch to get what they think they might need to handle a potential…
Preppers, sometimes also called survivalists, are the people who are ready for anything, and they’re also a rapidly growing group. That’s because, faced with concerns about global pandemics and resource depletion, more people are being forced to reckon with the possibility of disaster – and…
By Michael Snyder We have already seen it happen all over the globe. In China it is becoming increasingly difficult for ordinary citizens to get essential supplies, there have been very long lines to buy face masks in Hong Kong and elsewhere, and in Italy…
By Mac Slavo So many preppers have stockpiles of food and water, generators, and even extra ammunition. While these preps are great, they must accompany the overlooked (and not taught in public schools) skill of critical thinking. We’ve all heard the phrase “children are not…
By Cat Ellis (Jan. 22, 2020) The CDC has confirmed the first case of 2019 novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the US. The patient is a man in his 30s who had recently traveled through the Wuhan region in China to Snohomish County, Washington State, north…
By Tess Pennington During a sudden disaster event, not having access to emergency lighting such as flashlights and candles can make things difficult in the dark. In The Prepper’s Blueprint, we wrote at length how ideal it would be to set up an emergency supply…
By Daisy Luther If you think that the government will be providing aid to save you after a disaster strikes, you might want to note what’s going on in Puerto Rico right now. A warehouse full of emergency supplies was never distributed after Hurricane Maria….
By Mac Slavo Meat tenderizer seems like an odd thing to stock up on, unless you can figure out other ways to use it! If you decide to stockpile meat tenderizer, here are 5 different ways you can use it! USE#1 – Meat Tenderizing –…
By Grizzlyette Adams Dealing with a disaster is often exhausting and staying alert can be especially challenging during a prolonged crisis. However, strategies to stay in top form during and after calamities are not something that most people think to include in their emergency preps….
By Terry Trahan In prepping for an urban survival situation, there is a lot of misinformation. And it is all due to the fact that there are no easy answers. There is also a huge misunderstanding of what happens during these events. It is a…
By Mayukh Saha What can be more exciting than a home that is everything that you wished for? Well, a home that comes with you everywhere you go! And the BeauEr 3X fulfills just that purpose. And that’s not all. The camper, which has been…
By Mac Slavo Much to the dismay of preppers everywhere, yeast does expire. It loses the ability to make bread rise, as it’s a living culture. You can get it to last about a year or more in the freezer, but since it isn’t great…
By Mac Slavo Preppers sometimes make mistakes. I know I have! It’s a learning experience for certain! For the most part, prepping mistakes are difficult to make, but this one seems popular: storing rice in a used soda bottle. There are several reasons why this…
