The truth is although you may get some advanced warning of a SHTF situation, no one will predict it with absolute certainty. There are however some predicted behaviors and events that experts can predict may happen leading up to the chaos and...

If you’re heating up your homestead with wood, then you’ll have tons of wood ash to use. A homesteader needs to have the mentality of using up everything and looking for creative uses for all products. Wood ash might seem like something to toss out...

  “These individuals have riches just as we say we “have a fever,” when really the fever has us.” — Seneca the Younger Think of the emergency you want to be ready for. Does it include suddenly having no electricity, running water, a car, or...

BUGGING IN VS. BUGGING OUT While general focus is on bugging out, true emergency preparedness requires you to be prepared for all eventualities—including the less exciting thought of bugging in.  In fact, bugging out should be your last option in...

Owning a gun is one thing, but knowing how to wield it is something else entirely. If you don’t know how to properly use your firearm in a self-defensive situation, not only do your chances of survival go down, but your chances of accidentally...