May is a good month for prepper families. The garden is calling. Storm season is starting in many parts of the country. Kids are outside more. Family schedules begin shifting…

A few weeks ago, Alec Deacon asked me to test the ArcShield 3000, and I went into it with the same question most preppers would have: Would this actually help…

Long before synthetic pesticides and the “famous” DEET existed, people across every corner of the globe developed remarkably effective systems for keeping insects away from their bodies, food supplies, and…

When Plans Fall Apart Whether it’s a known threat, such as a natural disaster or a failed crop season or a Black Swan (an event that you failed to anticipate…

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…