There is a question that doesn’t get asked nearly enough in the prepping community, and honestly, the silence around it is a little unsettling. We spend a lot of time…

By its very nature, survival is a hands-on, Do-It-Yourself proposition. We evolved to improvise, adapt and overcome. We learn as we go, experimenting and tinkering, making many small mistakes along…

According to estimates, ORT (Oral Rehydration Therapy) has saved some 70 million lives since its introduction in the 1970’s. Not bad for a simple solution of salt, sugar and water. (Dadonaite,…

If you are a student of survival, I probably don’t have to tell you how important the psychological aspects of survival are. In all but the briefest survival ordeals, most…

Having studied OPSEC and privacy and having been mentored by others who are really good at it has been a humbling experience. I can’t say that I feel like I…

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that settles into the body when stress is not a single event but a sustained condition. It is different from the tiredness that…

Most people think of emergencies in terms of the disaster itself. They think about the wildfire, the tornado, the blackout, the flood, the civil unrest, the house fire, or the…

Pull up almost any prepper or survivalist checklist and I bet you will find food storage, water filtration, and medical supplies near the top. What you rarely see listed is…

There is a particular kind of person who reveals themselves during a crisis. They are not usually the loudest voice in the room, not the one with the most impressive…

Most preppers spend their money on freeze-dried food, water filtration systems, and tactical gear, which makes perfect sense when you consider that physical supplies matter the most in a genuine…