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  Money can quickly lose its value in the event of a catastrophic event. In 1998 in Quebec and Ottawa, an ice storm crippled the power grid in those two provinces, forcing people to learn to live without electricity for ...

In ages past, bartering was not only an acceptable way to conduct business in the community, but the only way to conduct the business necessary to sustain a household. The modern culture shuns bartering for goods or services. Credit is ...

Just buying and stockpiling food and gear is not enough to ensure that you’ll survive during a natural or man-made disaster. In fact, the greatest threat for the regular Joe Survivalist is not represented by economic collapse of predator drones, ...

During a major man-made or natural disaster, commodity items will become scarce. Common, inexpensive items that we take for granted today will become some of the most valuable items to own. Why? Because store shelves will be stripped. In such ...

Many survivalists and preppers have planned to live sustainably on their off-the-grid homestead. They have easy access to clean water, a pantry full of stored foods, a flourishing garden, some chickens or rabbits for protein, and a security plan to ...

Most survivalists and preppers strive to be completely self-sufficient in the event of an emergency situation. However, have you considered including bartering as part of your overall plans, especially in anticipation of a possible unforeseeable and unavoidable event? What if, ...

There’s a lot of good survival and prepping information out there, but it seems that some specific guidance is not as abundant as it should be. Here are five things that preppers don’t always plan for, but should: 1. Barter ...

One of the biggest threats we face today is a total financial collapse. It seems that people everywhere are just waiting for the one card to fall that’s holding up the whole house of cards. When that happens, it won’t ...

Simply surviving a catastrophe or collapse is not enough. You need to consider what happens after everything has fallen apart and starts coming back together again. You need to start considering how you will support yourself and your family if ...

While you can survive without food for a few days, the body will grow more and more lethargic as the days march on.  The longer you wait to feed yourself, the harder it is going to be to gather food.  ...