When danger comes knocking (be it war, disaster, or invasion) every society faces a timeless dilemma: do we stay or do we go? In survivalist terms, this is the classic…

Why do we prepare? I have found that people who don’t know us often think that we prepare out of fear, but that’s not why the survivalists I associate with…

Let’s face it, 60% of American household don’t have enough savings to cover a $1,000 emergency, so most preppers have difficulty affording preps. (Lee, 2025) If you don’t, that’s wonderful,…

Disclaimer: The writer and editor are not doctors or a lawyers, so please don’t mistake anything in this article for medical or legal advice. For medical advice, please consult a…

The First 24 Hours Based on the historical record, in the first 24 hours after attack or collapse, indigenous tribes would do many of the same things other cultures do.…

When modern medicine is out of reach, the knowledge of wild medicinal plants can mean the difference between life and death. Native American peoples survived for millennia using the healing…

Confrontations are ugly and messy and they don’t have a straightforward outcome. You won’t get any warnings or a “heads up” before your life is on the line. Regardless of…

When disaster looms – be it a sudden storm, pandemic lockdown, or grid failure – people rush out in a frenzy to snap up supplies. If you’ve ever arrived even…

The first thing that slaps you in the face when the grid goes dark and the last granola bar’s gone? Hunger. Not that kind of “I skipped breakfast” hunger either,…

You can have the best gear stacked high, water filters worth hundreds of dollars, and a bug-out bag packed with everything from freeze-dried meals to tactical knives, but if you…