Introduction: The Paradox of Proximity In an ideal world, when disaster strikes, our community bands together to form an unbreakable shield. Our neighbors, those familiar faces we greet every morning,…
5 Weird Ways to Start A Fire Without A Lighter
Every prepper knows that it’s important to know more than one way to start a fire. This is an especially essential skill if you ever find yourself without a lighter…
How to Find the Best Bug Out Location (BOL)
Preppers are often labeled as paranoid, weird, and downright crazy because a prepper’s lifestyle is far from conventional. Those labels would have bothered me back in middle school, but now…
How To Find Water in the Desert Reliably
The arid, hot, and unforgiving desert is one of the toughest places to survive. While it is extremely difficult, it is possible with the right knowledge and skills. In this…
How to use bleach to purify drinking water
After former President Trump mused about consuming disinfectants, public health officials were quick to state the dangers of doing just that. Believe it or not, there are circumstances when diluting…
How to stay warm in the harsh winter wilderness
Wilderness survival in the harsh winter months is challenging without the benefit of central heating, a warm car, or access to a public building with heating. In this article, I…
How to keep your outdoor emergency water from freezing
Water is essential to life so it should be your top priority to keep your outdoor emergency water from freezing. Of course, indoor water storage is preferred, but it isn’t…
Foraging for Food in a Winter Survival Situation
I am not going to sugarcoat things when it comes to winter survival. Winter survival is extremely difficult and that is a major reason why I decided to move to…
How do you find drinkable water in the winter?
It would be challenging to find a survival situation that is tougher than surviving the dead of winter. Finding water and storing it is especially difficult in freezing temperatures. You…
Water Storage for Preppers
Introduction: The Importance of Water Storage for Preppers Every seasoned prepper knows that water is a crucial element of any well-thought-out survival strategy. Understanding the different aspects of water storage…