Preparedness

The Miracle of Tea Tree Oil: 80 Amazing Uses for Survival

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 survival medicine kit, there exists the possibility that none will be available or


There is WHAT is your Bug Out Bag?

Finding practical uses for ordinary items has always been a hobby of mine.  It all started when I had my first apartment way back when and I used toothpaste to patch up nail holes left in the wall as I was hanging posters using the trial and error method.  After that, there was no looking


Where Is Your Best Off-The-Grid Location?

Both the United States and Canada offer a lot of opportunities for off-the-grid living. There are vast rural areas in both countries, where families can easily homestead and hide from society. So which country is a better place to go off the grid? Well, Canada is colder, but it has far more empty wilderness to


16 Food Storage Tips for the Space Challenged Prepper

  One of the more common prepper challenges is finding room for stored food and water.  Lucky you if you have a large home with a basement or cellar – you have plenty of space at just the right temperature.  But the rest of us?  Not so much.  Many people live in apartments, condos, mobile


Reasons You Need Salt in the Prepper Pantry

Editor's note: Be sure to that you do not consume table salt, as it contains harmful fillers. Unrefined sea salt and Himalayan salt are great alternatives. One of the very first things I did when I first started prepping was to bolster my pantry with basic staples that could be used for variety of purposes.  When it


26 Five Minute Prepping Projects

One of the excuses used for not prepping is that it takes a lot of time.  True enough.  Anything that you pursue with passion and intensity is going to take some time. On the other hand, there are plenty of prepping activities that can be undertaken in just five minutes. Come on.  I said just 


Moving for Preppers

The prepping community is always full of well-meaning advice about “where” a prepper should move to increase the chances of survival during an SHTF scenario, but the information on “how” to move is hard to find. I’m in the process of getting ready for a big move – across the continent and into another country.


35 Reasons You Should Never Be Without Vinegar

I love vinegar.  It is non-toxic, inexpensive and with the addition of a few drops of essential oil, it even smells good.  Of course you can not use it in cooking that way but heck, cooking with vinegar is way down there on my list of uses. My favorite use?  Easy. Vinegar is the key


Getting a Bead on Setting Up a Simple Solar Panel Kit

When it comes to understanding electricity, my mind tends to blank out when it gets to the point where I have to determine volts, amps, amp-hours, voltage under load and other terms that are second nature to the electricity savvy.  Let me make it clear that this is not a girl thing or a guy


5 Helpful Hints For New Preppers

As recent events continue to show us, one never knows when either a man-made or natural disaster can strike. Normal, routine, everyday life can change in the twinkling of an eye. Part of being a responsible adult (especially if one has a family to protect and care for) is to be mentally and physically prepared to


A Primer on Propane for Prepping and Survival

Call it serendipity if you will but a couple of months ago when I was contacted by Chris Newman, developer of the InstaBed Cubic Garden System, I had no idea that I was about to meet and get to know a really smart guy with MacGyver like skills and knowledge in all aspects of prepping


Use Your Noodle: The Importance of Whole Foods in the Prepper's Pantry (VIDEO)

Have you ever talked to a prepper who has highly processed, nutritionally-bereft foods stacked to the rafters? Oftentimes the logic behind the purchase of massive quantities of these inexpensive items is, “Well, it’s better than going hungry!” Actually, that’s not necessarily the case. If it comes to the point where you are completely dependent on


Embracing Phytochemicals for Health and Survival

In a survival situation, all of the gear in the world will be of no use if you do not have a sound mind and body.  As far as the mind goes, you need to handle stress, cope and learn to roll with the punches. But the body?  That is another story.  Whether blessed with


7 Critical Steps to Take Following a Disaster

Without question, when a major disaster hits an area, entire communities are affected in ways that are unimaginable.  And while it is nice to think that the rescue squad will be trotting by to help at any moment, we all know that is not true. It is not for a lack of trying.  Local responders


The Persuasive Prepper: Convincing Loved Ones to Prepare

If you are a prepper, chances are that you have friends and family who consider you anywhere on the “nuts” scale from a bit eccentric to downright certifiable. This viewpoint, of course, makes it very difficult for you to talk with these loved ones and bring them over to the “dark side” of preparedness with


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