12 Poisonous Plants That Might Be Growing on Your Property
Plants can be a very beautiful addition to any home or property. But it’s also an unfortunate fact that sometimes the most beautiful plants...
Asthma Off The Grid, Part 1
Last year, I wrote about the massive Canadian wildfires that devastated, not only the wilderness, but the air quality in many cities, including New York. Now,...
Yes, They Really Did This During the Great Depression
The Great Depression was arguably the hardest economic since the Dark Ages. The things people had to do to survive that era serve as...
How to Make Biltong (The Best Survival Meat)
The process of drying and curing meats has been around for centuries. It was critical for food storage before people had refrigerators and freezers. But even today,...
How Preparing for Common Emergencies Prepares You for Civil Unrest
It seems that the number, size, and increasing levels of violence of protests have become more common in the past several years. It’s natural...
The Growing Threat of ‘Zombie’ Companies: More Proof of Big Economic...
This morning, I read an article from the AP that confirms what we’ve been warning about for years: the rise of ‘zombie’ companies is...
What are Your Basic Survival Tools?
What are the survivalist’s basic tools? Where does the toolkit end and equipment begin? That is a tough call if you took a few...
Are You Making One of These 4 Wilderness Mistakes?
I recently read a book that estimates up to 5 billion people could die in the months and years after a global-scale nuclear war.
The...
Get these supplies before the next power outage
Power outages are a frequent occurrence in our country, and it’s no wonder, given that the power grid is outdated and poorly maintained. In...
How to Protect Your Car from Becoming a Target After SHTF
Our current iteration of SHTF proves that there are always people out there ready to take things of value that do not belong to...