How We’re Killing America

I read an article on Wal-Mart today from FastCompany.com and I want to share some highlights with you. “Wal-Mart is more powerful than any retailer has ever been.” It is, in fact, so big and so furtively powerful as to have become an entirely different order of corporate being. On basic products that don’t change, [...]

How to Save Money While Buying your Survival, Prepping, and Homestead Gear

Wouldn’t it be great if you could actually save some money/get paid to buy all your survival and prepper gear? One way I have learned is to buy through Ebates. Every time you buy something through Ebates you earn a percentage back of what you spend. For example, if you buy through Amazon.com you earn [...]

Raw TV Looking For New Off-Grid Stars

So it seems Raw TV is looking for some new off-grid talent for an upcoming show and they’ve opened casting to the public. Whether you’re planning an off-grid community or already have one this might be right for you. Here’s a release from Raw…. “Raw TV, the makers of the hit Discovery show Gold Rush, are searching [...]

All Over America Government Agents of Tyranny Are Forcing Preppers Back On To The Grid

& In recent years there have been huge numbers of Americans that have sought to go “off the grid” and live a more independent lifestyle.  It has been estimated that there are now approximately 3 million “preppers” in the United States, and many of them just want to be left alone so that they can [...]

Stand Up For Your Rights or Expect To Lose Them

  “We recognize the traditions of gun ownership that passed on from generation to generation, that hunting and shooting are part of a cherished national heritage.” – President Obama “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be [...]

How Much Water Do I Need?

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the average US family uses 400 gallons of water per day. Most of that goes to watering lawns and gardens. During a disaster, the grass can die, but the garden will need water. The big question is how much water will you really need post-SHTF. Some things to [...]

Water Purification How-To

Water that is not purified may make you sick, possibly even killing you. In a survival situation, with little or no medical attention available, you need to remain as healthy as possible. And a bad case of the runs can be a death sentence! Boiling water is the best method for purifying water. It doesn’t require [...]

Finding or Obtaining Water

There are certain climates and geographic locations where finding water will either be extremely easy or nearly impossible. You’ll have to take your location into account when you read the following. My best suggestion? Buy a guide book tailored for your location, be it desert, jungle, arctic or temperate. Wherever you live, your best bet [...]

Short Term Water Storage

People who depend on a well for their water have learned to fill up up all available pots and pans when a thunderstorm is brewing. What would you do if you knew your water supply would be disrupted for a few hour? Assuming you don’t already have long term water preps (or you don’t want to use them up) here are [...]

Water Storage Tips

 They say each person uses seventy gallons a day. That includes, cooking, drinking, flushing the toilet, and showers. During an emergency you can get by with ten gallons a day pretty good except when you wash clothes. For your survival preps you should count on two gallons of water per-person per-day as an absolute minimum. My personal in-home stash [...]

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