Prepper news and tips for survival, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, and disaster preparedness.
By Michael Snyder The global economy was supposed to be getting back to “normal” by now, but instead more problems are erupting with each passing day. As I write this article, supply chains all over the planet are in a state of chaos. The worldwide…
By Daisy Luther The Ningbo-Zhoushan port in China shut down a key terminal due to a worker testing positive for Covid-19. In an interview, Dawn Tiura, CEO of Sourcing Industry Group, told CNBC that this would have “severe” consequences for the global supply chain. The TL;dr (too long…
By J.G. Martinez Could you live without money? Imagine the struggles of living day to day with little to no money. One of my Patreon subscribers recently sent me a video link of one man who lives without money. Mr. Boyle, the man who started…
By Aden Tate Cyber Polygon 2020 examined the threat of a complete supply chain breakdown. But what does that mean? Is it just no more toilet paper? Or is it something more sinister? Perhaps we can shed some light on the situation here. Food According…
By Daisy Luther The ultimate test of small space prepping has to be living in a tiny house. So I was pretty excited when I came back to the US from Mexico and my daughter located a tiny house that I could rent near her….
By Chef Keith Snow & Noah Darco What does COVID-19 have to do with music? Not much, but read on… Would you rather be quarantined with a grand piano, or buckets of rice and beans? Ever sat down at the keyboard of a grand piano…
By Daisy Luther Author of Be Ready for Anything and The Blackout Book Sometimes people think that a summer power outage is easier to deal with than a winter one. After all, in the summer, you don’t have to worry about freezing to death, which…
By Joanna Miller Inflation is here and with it the possibility of an agricultural commodities supercycle. We’ve all seen inflation at the gas pump and the grocery stores, and heaven help you if you need to build something right now. Just recently ZeroHedge published an…
By Misty Anderson It’s June and the start of the 2021 hurricane season. If you happen to live near the coast like I do, hurricanes are just another aspect of our long, hot, and humid summers. It is important to note that while hurricanes usually…
By Daisy Luther With cyberattacks becoming more and more frequent, we’re starting to see the exceptionally dangerous vulnerabilities in our infrastructure. From the person who hacked the municipal water supply in Florida to the Colonial pipeline attack to the cyberattack that took out most of the…
By Fabian Ommar Last month I took part in a wilderness survival course under the guidance of a professional ex-military specialized in forest operations. I promised Daisy that I’d start putting on paper everything worth sharing once I returned. Here’s the first installment for The…
By Dirce Guerra If you live in an area prone to natural disasters this article offers advice on how to design a natural disaster-resistant home. It’s only natural that we expect to feel safe and secure in our homes. Every geographical region is associated with…
By Selco Begovic I usually answer readers’ questions in my articles. Sometimes people openly ask something. More often I answer folks’ questions in terms that I try to bring some reality from my perspective and my experiences. This is in a field where people are…
By J.G. Martinez As preppers we try to teach others the skills they need to be more self-reliant. Even the most self-sustained preppers out there know that knowledge is the most valuable preparedness tool there is. During these couple of years that I’ve been (almost)…
By Tess Pennington I don’t know about you, but sometimes it is difficult to use all the food I have stored. This year I have been placing a lot of emphasis on organizing my food storage and acquiring more food because I am concerned with…
By Fabian Ommar Urban life presents many opportunities to test, adjust and improve our prepping strategies. Grid failures and near-SHTF situations can benefit us if used as training for a future SHTF. In this article, I return to my concepts, philosophies, and practices of urban…
By Daisy Luther Disasters come in all shapes and sizes, and so do your preps. There are four different levels of disasters, from personal emergencies to a full-on SHTF end-of-the-world kind of thing. The good news is, no matter what your level of preparedness or…
By J.G. Martinez Do you intend to someday solely depend on a little patch of land to provide for yourself and your family? Rest assured, these 5 essential homestead machines will be beneficial for those who (like me) have these plans. These are not high-tech…
By Daisy Luther Before we talk about how to start prepping, let’s take a moment to remind ourselves of why we should be prepping. Over the past decade, here in America… Contaminated water caused a complete loss of municipal services in both Ohio and West…
By Sara Tipton The power could go out at any time, especially during cooler months when winter storms can knock out power lines. If the power does go out, and you realize you have no candles, here are 5 do-it-yourself ways to get some light…
