By Mac Slavo Preparing in advance for the upcoming winter is important for those who live in areas where blizzards and the subsequent power outages occur frequently. It is vital to have some stored food and water just in case you’re left without power and…
By Mac Slavo When you first decide to start stockpiling food and storing water in case the SHTF, there are 5 items many consider essential and should be in every prepper’s arsenal. These 5 items will help you get a jump start on your preparations…
By Nicholas West This article contains excerpts from Issue 28 of our premium monthly newsletter — Counter Markets. When the reality show Doomsday Preppers aired its Pilot episode in 2011, the critical reviews were mixed at best. But as soon as the ratings started coming…
By Sara Tipton Earthquakes can happen when we least expect them, and unless you live near a fault line you probably haven’t thought too much about them. But it’s important to know what to expect when an earthquake strikes, what to do during the quake,…
By Mac Slavo When one decides to begin the journey into “prepping,” that doesn’t necessarily mean they have a lot of money at their disposal. That’s why it’s important to do the things that cost nothing first before you start buying things to store for…
By Jeremiah Johnson Ready Nutrition Guys and Gals, if you aren’t already including the herb Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) in your diet (and your garden), it is time to start thinking about it for a number of reasons we’ll go into now. Cilantro is a member of…
By Tess Pennington Gathering a three-day food supply is useful for the home, as well as, for 72-hour kits. Begin by listing all family members (pets included) and keeping in mind any special health needs (allergies, diabetes, etc.) for the members. Plan meals to meet a…
By Mac Slavo Those who live in fault zones, or near them should already be prepared for an earthquake. But with the rise in the instability of faults all over the country, it’s always a good idea to make sure those who have just moved…
By Daisy Luther Every year, businesses perform an inventory and do an audit on their supplies. This helps them to know what they’ve spent, what they have, and what they need. If you’re serious about preparedness, you need to be doing the same thing. At…
By J.G. Martinez D. As many of our readers are definitely going to need a vehicle to arrive at some bug-out location, I could foresee the need of explaining some considerations that said bug-out vehicle should have. The only person able to identify what vehicle…
By Tess Pennington The overall goal of our emergency food pantry is to have a wide array of nutritious foods stored away in order to carry us through an emergency. In my book, The Prepper’s Cookbook, I wrote how firmly I believe in each household having…
By Mac Slavo When it comes to making sure your medical bag has everything you might need in an emergency, sometimes all it takes is a quick reminder. If you have these items, that’s great! But if not, consider sprucing up your emergency medical kit!…
By Daisy Luther Anyone reading this probably knows that our American electrical grid is like a groaning, arthritic old man who just keeps on pushing through. We’ve had more than just this one article about massive grid failure. It seems like we’re seeing more and…
By Michael Snyder Within the last 48 hours we have seen large earthquakes going off like firecrackers all along the Ring of Fire. As you will see below, a magnitude 6.1 quake just hit Japan, a magnitude 6.6 quake just hit Australia and a magnitude…
By Daisy Luther What if something happens and you CAN’T evacuate before a hurricane? What if it’s too late to evacuate before the storm makes landfall? While it’s easy to say, “Oh, they should have left earlier” and run through the gamut of blame, the…
By Mac Slavo Prepping comes with its up and downs and it often comes more opinions than anything. So today, I’m sharing an opinion of mine. There are 4 medical items that people will often overlook when putting together a medical kit, and I think…
By Daisy Luther If you live on the West Coast, you know that the fault lines there are pretty active right now. You may even be dealing with regular aftershocks from the two major quakes last week. I’ve written a detailed article about what you…
By Selco The medical field is one of my favorite fields of prepping, not only because it is my “field of work” for many years but also because it is very often misunderstood in prepping. There are many reasons for that, one of the reasons…
By Daisy Luther Since Thursday, Southern California has been hit with a series of earthquakes and aftershocks all the way up to two that measured 6.4 and a whopping 7.1 magnitude. The epicenter of both quakes was near the town of Ridgecrest, with a population…
By Daisy Luther If you were caught up in the midst of a massive earthquake – the kind that takes down buildings and buckles roads – would you know what to do? I’m not talking about a minor temblor that shakes a glass off the…
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