It’s All About Calories – 142,040 calories to be exact, and all of them are found in our One Month Food Supply kit. That is enough calories to properly feed and nourish 3 Adults for an entire month (or 2 Adults/ 2 young children). Our Calories are: 100% vegetarian, making them nutrient-dense. You actually need …
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Survival Kit Storage Locations
You never know where you’ll be when a disaster or emergency occurs, so in order to prepare for the worst, it is best to keep survival kits in places where you spend most of your time. For the majority of people, these places will include their home, car, and office. Naturally, a home survival kit …
Gimme Shelter, or How I Learned to Shelter Safely Part 1: Shelter Site Selection
Whether you’re in an emergency survival situation or a planned one, having a shelter is more important than many people fully understand. A shelter can be anything from an abandoned house or building down to a lean-to built with tree branches. For the sake of this series we’re talking about the shelters you build yourself. …
Genetically modified foods confuse consumers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Genetically modified foods have been around for years, but most Americans have no idea if they are eating them. The Food and Drug Administration says they don’t need to be labeled, so the state of Vermont has moved forward on its own. On Thursday, Gov. Peter Shumlin signed legislation making his state …
Thinking Clearly: Getting the Prepper’s Mindset
One of the single worst setbacks for preppers to be taken seriously and not as crazy, gun-hungry kooks has to be the so-called “prepper” shows that have been appearing on TV in recent years. While they are opening up what is usually a very private lifestyle to a much larger audience, the shows are taking …
Canyonlands And Beyond: Tips For Exploring Desert-Like National Parks
Exploring desert-like national parks, such as Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park in Moab, Utah, requires careful planning. It doesn’t take long for the body to become severely dehydrated, and when you’re wandering about in direct sun chances of dehydration go up considerably. Let’s take a look at a few safety tips for ensuring your …
Managing Your Emergency Water Supply
Water is an element essential for human survival, and during an emergency or disaster, clean drinking water may be scarce. Main water lines may be shut off during an incident or may be contaminated and therefore compromised. Prepare ahead of time by safely storing enough water for you and your family. When preparing your survival …
5 Survival Lessons to Learn From The Book of Eli
The Book of Eli takes place in a post-apocalyptic future in which gangs have taken over and the world is a seemingly endless wasteland. The images in The Book of Eli are very much akin to what many of us in the prepper community feel could really happen, so while there’s a lot of incongruities …
3 Ways to Navigate Without A Compass
People today are more reliant on technology to get from one place to another, but what happens when that GPS dies or worse yet, the satellites that drive the positioning technology stop working? We’ve talked about how to navigate with a map and compass, but what if your compass is broken or worse yet, you …
Urban Camouflage
Sometimes, being prepared means being able to move from where you are to where you want to be. Disasters and emergencies don’t always wait until you are safely home, and even if you are sheltering in place, you may need to move around-to obtain supplies or services, to render aid, or any number of reasons. …