by Nick | Feb 17, 2015 | Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Gear, Emergency Knowledge, Emergency Shelter, Emergency Supplies, Prepping Practice, self sufficiency
My wife is great at forwarding me useful tips and information related to prepping, survivalism, and homesteading. This morning she sent me this video of an extremely easy way to make DIY paper logs out of your junk mail. These can be used for heating your home in a...
by Nick | Jun 27, 2014 | Bug Out, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Gear, Emergency Knowledge, Emergency Supplies, Patriotic Preppers, Prepping Practice, self sufficiency, Surviving Attack
Everywhere on the net, on forums and blogs, people are arguing about what the best survival gun is. Evidence points to the conclusion that there is no one gun that is the best survival gun. But people still hunt for it like it’s the holy grail. The concept of the...
by Nick | Jun 18, 2014 | Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Knowledge, first aid, How to Prep, Prepping Practice, Uncategorized
Summer is here and if you can’t keep your cool it’s possible that you could be putting your life at risk. As it heats up, and the mercury starts rising past 90 degrees, your body and health are at risk. In 2013 there were 39 confirmed cases of children dying of heat...
by Nick | Apr 18, 2014 | Emergency Supplies, Food Production, How to Prep, Prepping Practice, self sufficiency, Uncategorized
As a young boy we had chickens for many years. They even came encased in little plastic Easter eggs! The chicks were actually hatched at my Grandparent’s farm from his ample stock of chickens – then stuffed inside plastic novelty eggs. Not only did my grandparents...
by Nick | Apr 2, 2014 | Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Knowledge, first aid, How to Prep, Medical Care, Prepping Practice, Surviving Attack, Uncategorized
Injury is not something anyone likes to deal with. However, they happen and you need to know how to save the life of a loved one. Extremity bleeding can quickly cause shock and death. When pressure bandages and pressure points fail to control bleeding, another option...
by Nick | Nov 13, 2013 | Emergency Knowledge, Prepping Practice, Surviving Attack
For my entire life – literally – since I can remember, I’ve heard countless people say that when evading a threat you should run in angles and random patterns. I just assumed this was a natural defense to make it harder for an assailant to catch you. Like a leftover...
