Prepping for a nuclear disaster can be an overwhelming and scary task. While the basics of survival remain the same despite the triggering incident, living through radiation exposure requires planning far beyond the standard food, clothing and shelter criteria. Preppers concerned about a power grid down disaster also often express concern and prepare for possible …
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The Over/Under Mistake and How It Could Be Wrecking Your Prep
When talking about survival, there’s a lot out there that can kill you. So much so that it can seem like the world is out to get you at times, which in a way it kind of is. This is why prepping is so vital to successful survival. There are thousands of mistakes you could …
Survival Hacks – Of Label Uses For Everyday Products That Are Probably Already Inside Your Cabinets
Preppers are experts at penny-pinching and finding multiple uses for many of the items in their survival stockpiles. Expanding upon that notion, I decided to do some research and conduct a thorough inventory of the “non-preps” already gathering a bit of dust around the house. The results of my very unscientific study revealed that some …
Prepping With Babies: Everything You Need To Know To Prepare The Entire Family For A Long-Term Disaster
Incorporating babies into your preparedness plan, both current and future little bundles of joy, takes a significant amount of detailed planning. We have four incredibly intelligent and adorable grandchildren ranging in age from not-quite-here-yet to 17. Thoroughly reviewing their essential needs and developing a plan to meet those needs seemed a bit daunting at first. …
Prepping With Pets
Getting yourself ready for an emergency is one thing, but what about the pets you’ve chosen to include in your family? These furry critters depend on you for everything, and unlike other family members, they don’t have any survival skills to help keep them safe in an emergency. Prepping with pets is just like prepping …
Yard Sales Finds Every Prepper Should Add To Their Shopping List
Prepping is more often than not done on a shoestring budget, or at least a rather small budget consisting of the flexible funds left over from the weekly paycheck. Self-reliant folks are very good at stretching their dollars to build what they need themselves or searching out bargains to satisfy the survival checklist. Yard sales …
Food and the Danger of Economic Collapse
There are a lot of things that can impact your access to food, but one of the scariest and most viable disasters doesn’t come from a volcano or earthquake or even a terrorist. The most possible disaster that could impact your food is an economic collapse. Without the economy to support and regulate business and …
Two is One and One is None: The Art of Redundancy
When you hear the word “redundant,” you rarely think of anything good. Normally, this word is saved for things that waste your time and cause you to do the same thing twice. While this is true in some cases, redundancy in the world of survival isn’t only recommended, it’s required. Take for example Teddy Roosevelt. …
How to Start Prepping
How do you start to prepare for the end of the world as you know it? Do you start saving all the water you can, or maybe lining your shelves with canned goods? Maybe you should buy some guns and get ready to protect your homestead against rioters. If you’ve watched “Doomsday Preppers” or other …