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News & Articles By Virgilio Marin
10/26/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Prepping essentials: The medicinal and survival uses of baking soda
Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is a versatile household product with a variety of medicinal and practical uses. It’s used to eliminate bad odor, clean stains, soothe stomachache and even extinguish small fires. Such a multi-purpose product should automatically secure a spot in your survival stockpile. But if you’re still not convinced, here’s a list of some of the medicinal and survival uses […]
10/23/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Prepper psychology: Coping mechanisms that will help you survive stressful situations
Prepping for a disaster requires a holistic approach, in addition to being physically prepared, you also need to be mentally prepared for survival situations. All of your prepping tools, supplies and skills will be for naught if you’re not ready to face the grueling world that will result when SHTF. Your life as you know it will not be […]
10/21/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Medicinal plants: The survival uses of eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a fast-growing tree that’s native to Australia. It has a distinct chemical makeup that lends itself to several medicinal and household uses. Its antiseptic, antifungal and anti-inflammatory effects stem mostly from the compound eucalyptol, a common ingredient in mouthwash and cough suppressant. There are more than 400 hundred different species of eucalyptus. Eucalyptus globulus, or blue […]
10/21/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Intermediate prepping: What do you do once you’ve covered the basics?
Once you’ve become proficient at prepping for short-term emergencies, you now need to prepare for survival scenarios that may last for months or even years. A nuclear winter, for instance, could bring months without clean air, fresh foods and cellphone coverage. This could spell trouble if you’ve only stockpiled on supplies that will tide you by for a week. […]
10/13/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Giant chunks of ash rain down in California
Giant chunks of ash have rained down the Bay Area last month after the Glass fire in Napa and Sonoma County exploded. Lumps of ash bigger than a human hand filled the skies that turned orange from the blaze located northeast of the region. Some lumps looked fibrous while others resembled shredded bark. Among the ash were burnt leaves. Authorities advised residents to stay indoors or wear […]
10/08/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
6 Factors to consider when choosing a water treatment method
Water is essential for survival – you may last for a couple of weeks without food, but you can’t last for more than a few days without water. When SHTF, however, potable water may become scarce and preppers will be left with water sources that have not been properly treated, or worse, contaminated with pathogens and chemicals. With this […]
10/08/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Plant these high-calorie vegetables to ensure your survival when SHTF
Vegetables are great if you’re trying to limit their calorie intake, but these present a problem when SHTF and you’re limited to what you can grow in your backyard. A survival diet should provide enough calories so that you’d have enough energy after disaster hits. To stay healthy, men need 2,500 calories a day on average while […]
10/07/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Going green? Here’s what you need to know about medicinal herb gardens
If you’re new to homesteading, you might find it daunting to start your own medicinal herb garden. But don’t let that discourage you from going green. Doing so can provide a myriad of healthful perks – you’ll know for sure that your plants are pesticide-free and you can choose which medicinal herbs to sow. Once you get the […]
10/07/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
SHTF bartering dos and don’ts
Bartering after SHTF comes with a lot of risks. As the reality of the survival situation sets in, looting and deception will become rife while survivors grow accustomed to violence. If you’re forced to barter when SHTF, keep in mind the following do’s and don’ts. (h/t to BackdoorSurvival.com) Don’t bring unnecessary items The people you […]
10/02/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Impending nuclear winter: A 1-week nuclear war between India and Pakistan could kill 50-125 MILLION people – and starve the rest, warn experts
The heated tension between Pakistan and India has been boiling up to a simmer in recent years. Numerous cross-border shelling incidents and ceasefire violations have occurred between the two nuclear-armed states, prompting concerns of a nuclear war. A recent study published in the journal Science Advances imagined what would happen in the event such a war broke […]
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