My time in the military has gifted me a unique way of looking at the world. I was trained to...

The bug out bag is something that is ingrained into the fabric of the prepping community. Odds are good that...

In a previous article, I wrote about how to harden one’s home against intruders, which detailed how to make a...

The ‘Survival Rule of Three’ states that in inclement weather we can only expect to survive three hours without shelter....

Living out of a vehicle is never an ideal circumstance. In a perfect world, you would purchase a truck, SUV,...

While it is unlikely that you will ever find yourself unlawfully detained with your hands secured by zip ties, the...

Even though the western world seems to be moving away from the proliferation of single-use plastic drinking straws, they are...

Our homes are where we should feel the most secure. Unfortunately, the criminal element among us will not hesitate to...

Prepping for an emergency or large-scale disaster can become expensive, but it doesn’t need to be. While it is important...

One of the major tenets of prepping is the repurposing of items that would normally be discarded after use. Soda...

We call them zip ties, zap straps, or cable ties, and sometimes it seems that much of our modern life...

Prepping does not have to be expensive, in fact you can find items to stockpile that are very inexpensive. This...

Humans can live for up to three weeks without food, but the effects of hunger and starvation begin to affect...

Water is essential for human life, without it we will perish in an average of three days. It is also...

The History Channel series "Alone" puts ten participants, with ten survival items each, into a remote wilderness location in a...