Prepper news and tips for survival, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, and disaster preparedness.
By Mac Slavo When one decides to begin the journey into “prepping,” that doesn’t necessarily mean they have a lot of money at their disposal. That’s why it’s important to do the things that cost nothing first before you start buying things to store for…
By Daisy Luther Here’s my recommendation for your end-of-summer food preservation. You need 100 pounds of tomatoes. 100 pounds? Are you insane, Daisy? Yes – 100 pounds, and more if you can get them. No other item of produce increases in nutrients when cooked and…
By Tess Pennington Gathering a three-day food supply is useful for the home, as well as, for 72-hour kits. Begin by listing all family members (pets included) and keeping in mind any special health needs (allergies, diabetes, etc.) for the members. Plan meals to meet a…
By Mac Slavo Those who live in fault zones, or near them should already be prepared for an earthquake. But with the rise in the instability of faults all over the country, it’s always a good idea to make sure those who have just moved…
By Daisy Luther Every year, businesses perform an inventory and do an audit on their supplies. This helps them to know what they’ve spent, what they have, and what they need. If you’re serious about preparedness, you need to be doing the same thing. At…
By J.G. Martinez D. As many of our readers are definitely going to need a vehicle to arrive at some bug-out location, I could foresee the need of explaining some considerations that said bug-out vehicle should have. The only person able to identify what vehicle…
By Tess Pennington The overall goal of our emergency food pantry is to have a wide array of nutritious foods stored away in order to carry us through an emergency. In my book, The Prepper’s Cookbook, I wrote how firmly I believe in each household having…
By Mac Slavo When it comes to making sure your medical bag has everything you might need in an emergency, sometimes all it takes is a quick reminder. If you have these items, that’s great! But if not, consider sprucing up your emergency medical kit!…
By Michael Snyder I know that this headline is alarming, but it is actually a direct quote from a notice that was recently posted in a Kroger supermarket. And as you will see below, similar notices are being posted in the canned vegetable sections of…
By Daisy Luther Anyone reading this probably knows that our American electrical grid is like a groaning, arthritic old man who just keeps on pushing through. We’ve had more than just this one article about massive grid failure. It seems like we’re seeing more and…
By Michael Snyder Within the last 48 hours we have seen large earthquakes going off like firecrackers all along the Ring of Fire. As you will see below, a magnitude 6.1 quake just hit Japan, a magnitude 6.6 quake just hit Australia and a magnitude…
By Daisy Luther What if something happens and you CAN’T evacuate before a hurricane? What if it’s too late to evacuate before the storm makes landfall? While it’s easy to say, “Oh, they should have left earlier” and run through the gamut of blame, the…
By Mac Slavo Prepping comes with its up and downs and it often comes more opinions than anything. So today, I’m sharing an opinion of mine. There are 4 medical items that people will often overlook when putting together a medical kit, and I think…
You can now buy attractive DIY tiny house kits on Amazon that two people can assemble in a few days. The is a high quality multi purpose tiny home or cabin for sale for $18,800 with free shipping to your property. This tiny home kit…
By Sara Tipton Wheat berries are a must for the food pantry and for those who are interested in eating healthy whole foods. Most notably, wheat berries are considered a true whole grain and without wheat berries, there would be no flour! What we like…
By Mac Slavo When one wants to protect themselves, the obvious tool to grab is the gun. However, not everyone is completely ready to take a human life, and some situations may not warrant such an escalation in violence anyway. Non-lethal weapons could come in…
By Daisy Luther If you live on the West Coast, you know that the fault lines there are pretty active right now. You may even be dealing with regular aftershocks from the two major quakes last week. I’ve written a detailed article about what you…
By Selco The medical field is one of my favorite fields of prepping, not only because it is my “field of work” for many years but also because it is very often misunderstood in prepping. There are many reasons for that, one of the reasons…
By James Prigioni James Prigioni is growing a food forest garden in his small backyard in New Jersey. After a few years of deliberate planting, he now has an abundance of free food for life. The food forest is loaded with a wide variety of…
By Daisy Luther Since Thursday, Southern California has been hit with a series of earthquakes and aftershocks all the way up to two that measured 6.4 and a whopping 7.1 magnitude. The epicenter of both quakes was near the town of Ridgecrest, with a population…
