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Survival show hosts make surviving in the wilderness look like a walk in the park. Don't be fooled into thinking...

Thousands of millennia before the first European settlers came to the North American continent, humanity’s ancestors have relied on trees...

The energy that heats your food in a microwave, the data sent to your smart phone and the music you...

When you are ready to prepare for any SHTF situation, there are particular items that are absolutely vital. These items...

By Travis Pike - NRA firearm instructor and Marine Infantry veteran Purchasing a firearm is a big step in someone’s life....

The idea of consuming bleach horrifies most people. Obviously consuming undiluted bleach should be avoided at all costs, but using...

If you needed one more reason to lay off spraying herbicides in an effort to eliminate all the weeds in...

Today I’m going to show you 13 ways to make a shelter out of your poncho. Every shelter  that you're about...

Updated: 12 March 2025 We’ve seen it a million times in movies and TV shows: a guy breaks into any...

A tsunami of plasma sweeps from the Sun. The world’s electrical grid is a smoking ruin. A new Dark Age...

Native Americans are renowned for their medicinal plant knowledge. It is rumored they first started using plants and herbs for...

Editor’s Note: After an EMP or CME (Corronal Mass Ejection) the world will go dark and silent. However, if you...

Mullein, formally known as verbascum thapsus, is often times called velvet plant or elephant’s ear due to the hairy leaves...

In any major disaster or SHTF situation, there will always be two critical forces that respond: the government and you....

I wrote this free, detailed, step-by-step guide with pictures just to show you how ridiculously easy it is to make your own...

Nearly every part of the common dandelion, from its brilliant yellow petals, to its roots have been foraged throughout history...

Thrift stores, yard sales, and army surplus stores can be rich hunting grounds for preppers. Often, you can find items...

In Military planning and preparedness in general there's nothing as dependable as “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.” That’s...

Let’s get right to it. Your medicine cabinets look just like mine. If one equals none than its stands to...

Beautiful to look at in full bloom, the sunny orange calendula – also known as marigold – has a wealth...

Updated 11th March 2025 My grandparents never threw away a thing that could have been used later on. They were...

I stockpile a lot of canned goods, from tomatoes to chicken, to beans and beef. But my favorite canned goods are...

This article was written by dog trainer Lorraine Leibbrandt for askaprepper.com. I. How to Train Your Dog For Hunting In The Field I...

When we hear of survival stories, we commonly hear of people who were trapped in the wilderness in exotic locations...

The firearm world is pretty diverse in terms of calibers and choices. When we narrow it down to rifle rounds,...

What you might not be aware of is that the tin can itself can be extremely useful , where the material...

Some nuclear events are survivable. Much depends on the type of event and your proximity to ground zero. Event possibilities...

Mention a dystopia to most people and they’ll probably think of Nineteen Eighty-Four, the Thought Police and Big Brother. That’s...

We have seen swaths of Americans without power and basics services for weeks. We have seen the worst from desperate...

Soy wax burns cleaner and a lot longer than most paraffin waxes. This is what makes it the best option for survival...