News & Articles By Frances Bloomfield
06/21/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield
Critical survival skill: Teach yourself and your kids situational awareness
The best way to get out of any bad situation is to avoid it in the first place. This is what makes situational awareness so essential a survival skill. In a nutshell, situational awareness is paying attention to your surroundings, processing what you’ve perceived, and basing your actions on your observations. Possessing a high degree […]
06/18/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield
Staying healthy after SHTF: Best hygiene practices
Even if you know how to build a fire or hunt for game in a survival scenario, it won’t mean anything if you don’t know how to stay clean. Excellent hygiene is imperative to good health. After all, in this sort of situation, you can’t just go down to the dentist for a root canal […]
06/18/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield
Researcher suggests using bats to help people living in arid places find water sources
Finding water is a constant struggle for people living in hot and dry climates. While some places are blessed with the occasional downpour of rain, others aren’t as fortunate. But according to doctoral candidate Theresa Laverty, this task can become easier if you keep your eyes and ears peeled for bats. Having spent 18 months […]
06/17/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield
5 More reasons why apple cider vinegar is the prepper’s best-kept secret
Apple cider vinegar isn’t just a trend: It’s a prepping essential. There are many uses for apple cider vinegar in a survival scenario. So much so that the word “versatile” doesn’t even begin to describe it. Any prepper worth their salt knows just how much mileage they’ll get out of apple cider vinegar. But if […]
06/11/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield
Our ancestors survived on it: Hardtack bread is a staple survival food with a long shelf-life
Mention the phrase “survival food” and you’ll most likely think of foods sealed in #10 cans. Those are good and all, but the most they’ll last you are a few years. A true-blue survival food item is one that can last you the long haul, around a couple of decades or so. Impossible? Not at […]
05/11/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield
A sneaky guide to building a panic room without your neighbors knowing
Panic rooms are investments that keep on giving. You can use them to securely store valuable prepping items, a place to hide your family should a home invasion occur, or make it your home base if a collapse sweeps through your area. But it only really works in any of these scenarios if it remains […]
03/04/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield
Saving seeds is simple and easy: Basic tips and how-to wisdom
Seed saving is exactly what it sounds like: it’s the practice of saving seeds, tubers, and other reproductive materials from plants. It’s a simple yet highly beneficial agricultural art that, sadly, has dwindled in application thanks to the rise of the industrial revolution. These days, it’s mostly home gardeners that take part in seed saving. […]
02/26/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield
Simple ways to extend the shelf life of eggs
Eggs are an excellent item to always keep in your food supply. On top of being versatile (you can eat them fried, hard-boiled, poached, etc.), they are packed with essential nutrients to help you stay in tip-top shape. The only problem with eggs is that they don’t keep as long as many other food items. Even […]
02/22/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield
Keeping a low profile: How to avoid thermal cameras deployed by the surveillance state
Thermal imaging has now become part and parcel of surveillance technology, and for good reason — Warm bodies and hot equipment continuously give off an invisible heat known as infrared light. It’s undetectable by the human eye, but not to thermal imaging equipment. This is both a good and bad thing: good if you’re the […]
02/17/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield
Quartz: An unconventional survival resource … tips for finding and using it
Save for geologists, jewelers, and glassmakers, the majority of us don’t give much thought to quartz. But we really should. It’s a mineral that, in the right hands, can become a practical and essential tool. How else could you describe something that could be used to start fires, tip hand drills, and serve as a […]
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