The most common substance in this world is water and therefore it is essential that we could say by default it is greatly important! We have learned t...

A ton of preparedness projects and skills can be completed in as little as an afternoon, regularly with minimal outlay of cost. Some of them can even...

It is finally December and for me and all of the other procrastinators out there, it’s time to consider Christmas gifts for those around you. Fortun...

Gathering together with friends and family during Christmas time can be a prime opportunity to introduce preparedness into their lives – or expand o...

Daylight’s boring. But when the darkness comes crawling, that’s when things start to get interesting. As a person who lives in a city where blacko...

Prepping isn’t the same for everyone but most people eventually look for a simple guideline to follow. I love lists....

With the approaching winter season and headlines like “Monster Storm on the Way” it’s time to consider your auto preparedness with a winter surv...

Probably the best thing about an off-grid home is that it kinda forces you to get back on speaking terms with things you wouldn’t do for all the mon...

For the few wondering what off-grid means – The term off-the-grid (OTG) can refer to living in a self-sufficient manner without reliance on on...

If you’ve been prepping for a while, you may have used some of your provisions during short-term emergencies. Perhaps you’ve used some when a stor...

Like millions of other preppers, I live in the southwest portion of the United States. That affords me the advantage of great scenery, mountaintop vie...

When I say “hands-free light” I mean a miner/caver style headlamp or a clip-on cap light. I don’t mean a lantern or any equivalent. Lamps and la...