Years ago, I read a tragic account in the news about a family who had been traveling to visit relatives and friends and somehow got lost in the Pacific Northwest. They had driven down a back road and their minivan ...
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5 Things You Better Get Off The Internet Before The Grid Goes Down
We rely on the Internet for nearly everything in life, but in the wake of a natural disaster or large-scale collapse of the power grid, it is possible that the Internet could become inaccessible. Even a few days without it ...
Read More »6 Popular Survival Strategies That Will Probably Get You Killed
Being part of the preparedness community doesn’t guarantee your survival, and it doesn’t mean that you are incapable of making a fatal decision. It doesn’t even mean that you’re automatically going to know what to do and have the things ...
Read More »Essential Survival Prep You Can Do Right Now For FREE
It seems that most discussions about preparedness often revolve around guns, tools and gear. Sometimes we overspend, but today let’s take a look at things you can do that won’t cost you a dime. Sometimes it’s good to take a ...
Read More »Aggressive Scavenging When Your Family’s Life Is On The Line
As people who plan on surviving whatever disaster might come our way, we all tend to stockpile the food and other supplies we think we’ll need. This puts us way ahead of the rest of the country. But that doesn’t ...
Read More »3 Basic Survival Skills Your Children Should Know
What is happening to our nation’s children? I know that times always change and we cannot hold on to the past. However, shouldn’t we take the things that worked and build on them? There are certain things that technology will ...
Read More »3 Forgotten Survival Essentials — Straight From The History Books
There was once a time in American history when the term “survival” was synonymous with terms like “daily life” and “making a living.” Especially when we’re talking about ye olde trappers, fur traders, hunters and explorers of the 18th and ...
Read More »Learning Desert Survival Secrets From The Bedouins
Let’s consider a crazy situation. Not a scenario that happens every day, but one that we can learn lots from. Here goes: You find yourself in a real, desert survival situation. Yep. Lost in the desert. So listen, if a ...
Read More »7 Smart Ways To Preserve Fish For The Hard Times Ahead
Preserve fish is something a lot of fishermen don’t even consider. They may eat a lot of fish at certain times of the year but go without at other times. With all the different ways to preserve fish, you can ...
Read More »Amoxicillin As “A Just In Case” Off-The-Grid Backup Med
Amoxicillin is one of the many different antibiotics that the market has a generous supply of. It’s part of the penicillin family along with nafcillin and ampicillin. The drugs work similarly in treating infections, but they differ in terms of ...
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