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Editor's Note: Lisa Farland is a content writer in Happy to Survive – a blog that will help you thrive...

In prepping, “How much?” is always a good question. Often times the answer is a bit ambiguous and it boils...

This is the fourth article from the 7-week series on prepping for disabled and elderly. Here is the first article, the second article and...

If you, too, have some food reserves set aside, then you probably already understand the value of food. And if...

This is the third article from the 7-week series on prepping for disabled and elderly. Here is the first article and the second article....

The simple truth of the matter is that if there actually is a major crisis or disaster that leads to...

The winches strained and squealed and gradually the steamboat Bertrand was excavated from the silt and sand of the Missouri...

Disease comes in many forms. It is not only bacteria and viruses that cause disease. Cancer, as we all know...

By Russ Fuller This is the second article from the 7-week series on prepping for disabled and elderly. Here is the...

In this day and age, we have plumbing and faucets. We have our own water bills and water heaters. We...

In order for prepping to be most effective, it has to have full family participation. Every member of the family...

by Russ Fuller The information contained in this series is for informational purposes only. A medical professional should be consulted before...

Setting out for the frontier in the 19th century was nothing like moving to a new city today. You weren’t...

I’ve got a confession: I’ve wanted to make Pemmican ever since I found the recipe for it in The Lost...

I’ve got a confession: I’ve wanted to make Pemmican ever since I found the recipe for it in The Lost...

When it comes to prepping, we immediately think about the more obvious things we will need on a daily basis,...

By Joshua Krause - This article first appeared on Ready Nutrition There have been a few news stories floating around over the past...

by Ken Jorgustin - This article first appeared on Modern Survival Blog The unprepared. They are the vast majority. While the word...

Updated: 12 March 2025 There are many schools of thought on what should be stockpiled in the event of a...

When the feces hits the celestial oscillator, our way of life is going to change, but it won’t really matter...

by Angela Cassidy I know I won’t ever get used to the smell of perspiration odor. There is no use...

Water is essential for life and there are many situations where clean water is not available. If you’re lucky, you can...

Updated: 13 March 2025 The survivors of a major EMP event are going to have to adjust to doing without...

Editor's Note: Jeremiah Johnson is the Nom de plume of a retired Green Beret of the United States Army Special Forces...

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best – Voltaire...

By Erin Donaldson A cereal is basically a grass which is cultivated for its “grain.” Most grains undergo a refining...

In an emergency situation you might have to leave your house and retreat as quickly as possible to a safe...

Your home is your castle, but it should also be a fortress, especially when times get tough. If society collapses...

By Erin Donaldson It’s time!  The event has happened, your bug out bags are packed and loaded into your bug...

The power of the sun is really amazing and somehow underestimated. Here is the solar panels surface required to power...