Fact: Being prepared takes up a fair amount of space in the home. Food, water, gear, all of it needs a place and often that place is already occupied by something else. Fact: Most of us have too much stuff to begin with. For example, my father has in his basement roughly 8 bazillion coffee [...]

The other day, I was perusing one of the more popular survival-related message boards. There was a conversation thread there that really made me shake my head at some of the responses. The gist of the topic was, “What would you do if…?” The premise centered on being herded into the stadium in New Orleans [...]

Many preppers have at least one designated bug out location. They may not have a full retreat set up but they at least have a place they plan to go if/when staying home just isn’t an option. A large number of these preppers plan to augment their food supplies by hunting, fishing, and possibly trapping. [...]

Something I occasionally see suggested for the bug out bag is a small pry bar. In fact, I’ve made that same recommendation from time to time. I carry one in mine, in fact. To my way of thinking, a pry bar falls into the category of, “better to have it and not need it than [...]

I’m in the middle of reading The Unofficial Hunger Games Wilderness Survival Guide by Creek Stewart. As those who read the Hunger Games trilogy know, there is a fair amount of survival knowledge and lore hidden amidst the drama. In this book, Creek, a noted survival expert, pulls from the trilogy these little tidbits of [...]

I’ve lately been watching a new DVD called Surviving Civil Unrest by Chance Sanders. A full review is coming shortly but suffice to say, I’m blown away by how much great information is presented. I don’t want to give it all away but I did want to share one tip I’ve gleaned that y’all might [...]

This little gadget, friends and neighbors, has made it on to my personal Top 10 list of items most important to have after a catastrophe. I was and still am a big fan of the original Waka Waka light and this new and improved version does not disappoint. Not only does the Waka Waka Power [...]

As you assemble or refine your bug out bags, get home bags, etc., it wouldn’t be the worst idea in the world to toss in a couple things that might give you ways to pass the time. Not every bug out scenario is necessarily life or death, where you’re humping it through the woods trying [...]

On occasion I have readers contact me, inquiring about survival type projects that would be fun and suitable for kids to do. While most of us are probably familiar with making fire starters from cardboard egg cartons, wax, and dryer lint, here is a variation of that sort of thing that might be of interest. [...]

Some time ago, we talked about the value of having a walking stick. Over the years, I’ve used several different ones. A few I made myself from sticks I’ve found while hiking. One I use frequently I purchased at the Tennessee Aquarium many, many moons ago. A couple others have been nothing more than wood [...]