Howto Shelter 8 Ways to Improve Home Defense Most of our homes are not nearly as secure as we would like them to be, or even as secure as we believe them to be. To truly be prepared, there are many
Howto How to Start a Fire in Wet Weather Anyone who has been in the woods much time at all has tried to start a fire in wet weather. This can be extremely difficult depending on conditions, and if the situation is
Howto 10 Ways to Purify Drinking Water Amongst all the necessities for survival, purified drinking water is one of the most critical. You can only survive about three days without water, less if you are trying to survive in a
Howto How to Store Food Long Term Most food that you buy in the grocery store is only packaged to last a few months up to a year. The only exception to this is canned goods, which can last for
Howto 8 Things to Avoid When Bugging Out A lot of people think that if they have their bug-out bag packed and a general idea of where they want to go, they’re ready. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Oh,
Howto 7 Communication Tips for When The Grid Goes Down Pretty much all modern communications depend upon electricity. It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about radio, television, the Internet or telephones, every device we count on to communicate uses electricity for its power
Howto 9 Ways to Cook When The Grid Goes Down Amongst the many problems that we will all face in a grid-down situation is that of cooking our food. Today’s food preparation methods almost all require the use of electricity. Even people who
Howto 9 Important OPSEC Secrets for Survival In the military, Operational Security, or OPSEC, is critical. Denying information, especially information about your plans, to the enemy is an essential part of combat effectiveness. If the enemy finds out what you
Howto 10 Useful Skills You Can Barter in a Crisis When most people think about bartering, they limit themselves to thinking about what goods they can give away. That’s fine as far as it goes; but there is an inherent risk in bartering
Howto Should You Bug Out or Stay In? One of the biggest decisions that we have to make as preppers is whether to bug out or bug in. Survivalists talk a lot about bugging out, from the best bug-out vehicles and
Shelter Howto 4 Ways to Heat Your Home without Electricity Besides giving us a place to hang our hats, the most important purpose of a house is to protect us from the elements, particularly the cold. Hypothermia, the loss of core body heat,
Howto 7 Personal Hygiene Tips for When the City Water Service is Down Amongst all the various things that are needed to prepare for a disaster, it’s easy to overlook the need for personal hygiene. Yet, personal hygiene is necessary for maintaining health as sickness and