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For most of us, building that dream survival retreat, our “cabin in the woods,” is nothing more than a dream. It’s not that we don’t want to fulfill that dream some day; it’s just that our dreams are bigger than ...

We survivalists tend to think of EDC (everyday carry) as our own invention. But it is not. The reality is that everyone has an EDC — just look at any woman carrying a purse. That purse, filled with miscellaneous things, ...

Imagine being able to store fresh food and medicines in the ground indefinitely for emergency purposes, not only maintaining their nutrients, potency and freshness, but actually increasing their quantities and quality from year to year with little or no work. ...

The world’s backup supply of seeds for essential food crops such as wheat, beans and rice might be in danger. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault on Norway’s Spitsbergen Island is – for the first time – being threatened by flooding. ...

Thousands of people find themselves in survival situations each year, and many of them tragically perish simply because they believed a myth to be true. Below are five such survival myths, and how to avoid them: Myth No. 1 – ...

There is an old saying that goes, “The best time to plant a tree is 10 years ago.” This holds especially true for trees that someday may save your life in the event of a crisis or disaster. The next ...

If you are anything like me, then you are fascinated with how native people lived before the Europeans came to the “new world.” I find immense satisfaction in doing things on my own, without the benefit of modern technology. I’m ...

People who are serious about preparedness have a lot to be concerned about. The considerations of post-disaster survival range from food to water to hygiene to self-protection to transportation to emergency medical care. But there is one area of prepping ...

Americans today have it made compared to the pioneers. When something breaks, we can just drive down to our local home hardware store and pick up what we need. We even can order online and wait for the item(s) to ...

If your grandmother was anything like mine, it seemed like there was nothing she couldn’t do. She could sew just about everything, grow just about anything, and seemed to know just about everything! This is because my grandmother raised children ...