Prepper news and tips for survival, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, and disaster preparedness.
By Lizzie Bennett Okay, so you have a three-year food supply, bagged, wrapped, canned and stored. You have rotated your stock, and stored what you will actually eat. You have it covered right? Well maybe, maybe not. Do you know how many calories are in…
By Lizzie Bennett Although all vegetables are good for us some are more nutrient dense than others. As a general guide the more vibrant the colour the more packed with minerals and vitamins a vegetable is. Dark green ‘curly’ cabbage trumps light green every time….
By Lizzie Bennett Regardless of what you think the future may throw at you there are some things that will put you in good stead whatever happens. A crisis will fall into one of five categories: Personal Local Widespread National International Global Each one of…
By Lizzie Bennett If you want a versatile, strong plant that has a huge amount of uses look no further than bamboo. Much Maligned But A Perfect Prepper Plant: 15 Reasons Why You Should Grow Bamboo Bamboo is a grass that most people assume can…
By Lizzie Bennett You know the story, the weather forecast puts out a hurricane warning and the store shelves are empty within two hours, but hurricane preparedness is much more than stocking up on extra food. Hurricane Matthew is currently battering Haiti with 145mph winds,…
By Joshua Krause Several months ago I wrote about some of the ways that you can make gunpowder from scratch if society collapses. Those methods were crude and could be used to create a product that doesn’t have as much punch as modern gunpowder, but…
By Amanda Froelich A photographer traveled to Russia and Ukraine to document the hermits that live in self-imposed exile. These images are enchanting… While the idea of living off-grid might seem like an exciting one, it certainly isn’t for everyone. In the depths of the…
By Daisy Luther Life hacks are all over the place at the minute (seriously, they’re everywhere) and some are really good – but often they’re more Martha Stewart than Grizzly Adams. Here are a few life hacks that are applicable not only to regular everyday…
By Jeremiah Johnson “I’ve always wanted to have a neighbor…just like you. I’ve always wanted to live in a neighborhood…with you, so…let’s make the most of this beautiful day….” – Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood ReadyNutrition Guys and Gals, this piece summarizes one of the episodes of…
By Amanda Froelich The First Aid Blanket offers clear instructions with regards to dealing with an unconscious victim. You never know when disaster might strike. And, not everyone is CPR-certified or capable of thinking clearly during tense situations. Fortunately, researchers of Zhejiang University in China…
By Daisy Luther Around the world, governments have recently been issuing an unsettling call for their citizens to become more self-reliant. Just this week, the governments of both Germany and Czechoslovakia warned that people should be prepared for ““be prepared for the worst case possible scenario.” But…
By Gaye Levy Essential oils have been used for healing and medicinal purposes for centuries and most certainly long before we had pills, capsules and big pharma to take care of our medical woes. And while there is a place for manufactured pharmaceuticals in our…
By Amanda Froelich The internet is infatuated with an unidentified man who is teaching primitive technology – the art of surviving using only basic tools such as fire, sticks, water, dirt, and rocks. A nameless Australian man has gained internet stardom in a relatively short…
By Joshua Krause Maintaining a supply of non-perishable food is usually of the highest priority for preppers, which explains why there is such a wide variety of books and articles catering to the prepper community, on canning, dehydrating, and storing food. But among all of…
By Bob Hansler via Era of Wisdom A demonstration of southern foraging highlighting many of the edibles and useful plants and wildlife along the way. A basic overview of foraging technique with a great many examples. Source: Southern Foraging Snap-Shot -Summer- Basic Tips and Technique Bob Hansler…
By Joshua Krause Living in a flood zone is a lot like living next to a time bomb. You have no idea when it’s going to go off. Though some areas are flooded on a routine basis, those communities tend to be more prepared for…
By Gaye Levy One of the very first things I did when I adopted the prepping lifestyle was a walk-around inventory. This was years ago and although I had not consciously considered myself a prepper at the time, I discovered that I had a lot…
By Joshua Krause Civilization makes life so easy, because you only have to be specialized in a handful of skills to survive. And the money those skills bring in will pay for everything else that you need in life. If however you’re ever stuck in…
By Jeffrey Green Can you picture yourself living a homesteading lifestyle? Waking up early to milk the cows, release the chickens to scratch the barnyard, collect their eggs and then update your blog before your stay-at-home family rises. The rest of the day you do…
By Derrick Broze Activist Post reporter Derrick Broze gives us a tour of his grandmother’s survival pantry. The pantry should include a back-up supply of preserved food, water, cleaning supplies, weapons, and much more. Broze has recently announced the beginning of an intentional community in…
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