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11/19/2018 / By Zoey Sky

A guide to improvising your own fishing rod

Whether you’re a newbie or a dedicated fishing enthusiast, it’s important to know how to make an improvised fishing rod. If you lose your survival gear, you can still make a fishing rod so you can feed yourself when SHTF. (h/t to MyFamilySurvivalPlan.com.) If your rod gets damaged because of an accident, you can make […]

11/01/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Start today: How to prepare for an economic collapse

As the Federal Reserve pumps outrageous sums of currency into the economy, the purchasing power of the dollar shrinks. To adapt to the ongoing collapse of the dollar, you must strategically diversify your investments and income streams, while reducing frivolous expenses and debts that do not benefit your future. Here are some ways to prepare […]

08/02/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Stay alive: Don’t make these 7 mistakes in wilderness survival

You’ve heard it all before, haven’t you? Failing to prepare is preparing to fail; and while the repetition of the advice can become annoying, it is no less true because of it. The thing is — the REAL thing is — you never know what’s going to happen. Even the most experienced preppers make mistakes. […]

08/02/2018 / By Edsel Cook

How to properly set your goals for one year of total preparedness

The best way to prepare yourself for anything – be it a normal excursion or bugging out when SHTF – is to plan far ahead. Goals are a clear indicator of what you need to accomplish. An article on the Prepper Website showed the best way to set your goals for achieving a full year […]

06/17/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Why log cabins are ideal bug-out locations

Do your prepping plans include measures for bugging out when SHTF? Preppers are knowledgeable when it comes to survival skills, but not everyone has a backup plan for bugging out. While things are relatively quiet, consider setting up shelter. You can store your gear and supplies in a shelter, but it must be inaccessible to potential […]

06/15/2018 / By Ethan Huff

How bulletproof is your EMP plan? These 8 things destroy even the best preparations

If you’ve been a busy survivalist over the past several years, chances are you’re already well on your way to being fully prepared for whatever unseemly scenario might come society’s way. But should the first domino to fall be an electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, then you may not actually be as “ready for anything” as […]

04/09/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Does your bugout bag contain a medical kit?

Keeping emergency medical supplies on hand for any possible life scenario is never a bad idea. But the contents of any medical kit are only as valuable as their organization and accessibility, not to mention the know-how of the user in effectively using these supplies for their intended purposes. While most of us aren’t licensed […]

07/18/2017 / By JD Heyes

The 7 ways you can accidentally sabotage your own SHTF plans

As preppers, many of us take the time to meticulously plan and rehearse for the day when the big SHTF emergency hits. We try to make sure that we’ve thought of everything — every last detail in anticipation of what could wrong, what to do if the situation changes, how to adapt on the fly, […]

04/14/2017 / By JD Heyes

These personal financial emergencies will wipe out most households – Part II

In Part I of this series, we talked about some of the most common economic calamities that could strike at virtually anytime, leaving you and your family heavily in debt and economically devastated, perhaps for years. Some of those potential economic emergencies include loss of job/employment, an unexpected car repair, major health crisis, sudden home […]

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