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11/11/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Secure your front door for less than 30 dollars

Whether you’re bugging in or if you just want to make your home safer, it’s important to beef up your front door. After all, it’s the first thing that burglars will have to pry open if they target your house. The video below, which was uploaded on the SHTFPrepping101 Brighteon channel, discusses a couple of […]

10/07/2018 / By Zoey Sky

A guide to prepping your home for a long-term power outage

If your neighborhood suddenly loses power for a week or one month, can your family survive without starving or running out of water? Even if it’s easy to prepare for a short-term power outage, not everyone is ready to face a long-term event. Outages can occur due to various reasons like a natural disaster or […]

09/12/2018 / By Zoey Sky

How to get your non-prepper friends to start taking action today

When your friends find out that you’re a prepper, it’s not uncommon to hear them say that you’re wasting your time or being paranoid. Not everyone understands that prepping is also about trying to make sure that you and your loved ones stay safe when SHTF. But if you really do care about your friends, […]

09/11/2018 / By Zoey Sky

The 10 best ways to store emergency supplies in a small space

Living in an apartment doesn’t mean you can’t prep like people who live in spacious houses or homesteads. However, you need to be creative to maximize every inch of storage space in your home. Below are 10 tips to follow if you want to hide emergency supplies in your apartment. (h/t to ApartmentPrepper.com.) Create hiding spots – Create hidden storage […]

09/10/2018 / By Zoey Sky

A simple guide to bushcraft skills you’ll need to survive

The bushcraft skills detailed in the list below can help preppers, but only if you approach them based on a clear understanding of Abraham Maslow’s “hierarchy of needs.” Maslow’s hierarchy of needs starts with physiological needs: air, water, food, shelter, sleep, and clothing. Next are health and security, with needs like spiritual fulfillment and creativity at […]

09/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Read this wisdom-filled guide before you begin prepping

So you finally decided it’s high time to prepare for a potential crisis or a natural disaster. Whatever your reasoning for taking up prepping, an article in Survivopedia has some strong suggestions about your starting position and priorities. The first and more important thing is to learn the basics of survival. Determine your main priorities, […]

09/08/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Bugging in: How to make your home self-sufficient and SHTF-proof

According to the majority of preppers, when SHTF it’s better to stay at home or “bug in.” Both bugging out, or evacuating to a hideout when disaster strikes, and bugging in have their own pros and cons. However, not everyone has the necessary skills to survive outdoors, and staying home gives you access to a shelter […]

09/05/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Considerations when deciding to bug out or hunker down

To bug in or to bug out? That is the question that all preppers ask themselves when deciding upon their main survival strategy in an emergency. An article in The Survivalist Blog covered the pros and cons of both options while stressing the need to keep options available. A man’s home is his castle Bugging […]

08/31/2018 / By Zoey Sky

A guide to survival knives

Preppers know how important survival knives are. They’re great weapons for self-defense and they can be used when foraging for supplies, especially when SHTF. If you’re overwhelmed when trying to choose a survival knife for your prepping gear, here’s a quick rundown of some of the knives featured at PrepperCon 2018. (h/t to ThePrepperJournal.com.) 4 Kinds […]

08/31/2018 / By Zoey Sky

How to make your own gypsy well

Before SHTF, one thing that you should prioritize is a steady water supply. Without clean water, you won’t have anything to drink or cook with. This can be an even bigger problem if you’re outdoors and you’re not sure where to get clean water. You can’t risk drinking water from a questionable source because this […]

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