Samuel 
When a shooting happens, it dominates the news cycle for days. But often, brave men and women are able to stop active shooters before there is much carnage, and they really deserve as much attention as the successful shootings. This jaw-dropping video shows a very brave young student single-handedly thwarting an active shooter on his … Read more
You’ve probably heard by now that on Thursday night, President Trump ordered 59 cruise missiles to be launched on an airbase in Syria. In a press conference following the event, he explained that this was in retaliation a chemical attack that happened earlier this week in a northern, rebel-held region of Syria, which, despite denial … Read more
Yes, I know we are still in the middle of winter…but, if you’re not already planning your survival garden, you should be. While it can take a bit of time, effort, money, and space, to grow a truly self-sufficient garden that will be reliable in a grid-down situation, don’t let that discourage you from taking … Read more
You have spent time gathering knowledge and skills when it comes to building shelters, hunting, fishing, and choosing the right bugout location when the SHTF. You know how to find game and forage for wild edibles. You have the gear and the supplies you need, and you feel as if you are ready for anything … Read more
Necessity is the mother of invention, right? So if you ever find yourself in a survival situation, your basic needs will force you to get creative and improvise to survive. If you haven’t built up your knowledge of which wild plants in your area are safe and edible, your safest bet for food in the … Read more
In light of these uncertain times, it’s incredibly important to develop survival skills to match any scenario. Today, we’re going to focus on the basics of surviving an attack in which chemical or biological weapons have been used. What is a chemical attack? A chemical attack spreads toxic chemicals with the intent to cause … Read more
How safe do you feel while you are out hiking and camping in the woods? Most people have little fear of the wild animals that share their world. In most cases, the animals tend to leave people alone, and that’s a good thing. However, there may come a time when you are facing down one … Read more
Reports have been flooding in from Syria over the last few days that a deadly chemical attack on civilians has taken place. The northern, rebel-held area where the attack took place was turned into a deadly kill zone, and aid workers reported ghastly scenes of sick and dying women and children. 58 people have been … Read more
Pneumonia is a seriously troubling illness, and can be life-threatening. Small children, the elderly, and the immunocompromised are particularly at risk if they contract pneumonia. Either during a disaster or regular life, pneumonia is very important to understand, both in how to recognize it, and how to treat it. Trusty prepper vlogger Patriot Nurse shares … Read more
I wrote a few weeks ago about how important it is to have a good knife. It’s essentially the most important survival tool you can have, in any situation. I found this infographic recently from Survival-Goods.com and I thought it was a great guide for how to choose that ideal survival knife. It goes over … Read more
Fat and protein can be difficult to store for your survival food stash, so any way in which you can preserve eggs is fantastic. If you happen to raise chickens, you might find yourself with an excess of eggs that you can’t eat all at once, and so making your own powdered eggs is a … Read more
Radiation poisoning is a silent but deadly killer, and it is something we should be taking very seriously in this day and age. Radiation poses a huge threat to life on this planet, both in the form of fallout from nuclear disasters such as the Fukushima nuclear disaster, and in the event of actual nuclear … Read more
In the latest bombing in Europe, a blast that rocked St. Petersburg, Russia today has killed 11 so far, and injured dozens more. One bomb detonated aboard a crowded metro train in Russia’s second largest city on Monday, and a second, far more powerful bomb, was thankfully diffused a few stations away. Putin has confirmed … Read more
While a handgun can save your life, it’s not a magical force field that protects you from attackers. It’s useless, and potentially highly dangerous, if you can’t use it correctly. The key is to train, train, train, but there are lots of simple tips and tricks to learn how to aim properly. The better your … Read more
If you plan on being able to forage food either in a wilderness survival situation, or after a disaster to give you an advantage over those clearing out the supermarkets at the last second, you’ll probably want to start now. Foraging has many great benefits, even when you’re not doing it for survival. You can … Read more
Mint is an incredibly easy plant to grow and has a multitude of medicinal benefits. It is probably one of the very best medicines to grow at home, and also very safe and easy to use for a wide range of maladies. Because it is so easy to grow, easy to preserve, and easy to … Read more
When people are prepping, and preparing to survive in case the SHTF, they always want to travel as lightly as possible. They often look for things that they can cut out of their bugout bag to make things more manageable. While this can be a good idea, you need to make sure that you never … Read more
Every heard of papercrete? Well, if you haven’t, you should learn what it is and how to make it right away. It is the ultimate resource for any long-term-minded prepper. It is a sort of concrete block that’s made using recycled paper, and it is incredibly sustainable, affordable to make, and versatile. It would be … Read more
Hard-core Russian prepper and YouTuber Russian Survival shares this very common and yet overlooked survival food that everyone should know. The food is buckwheat, and apparently it’s insanely healthy for you, and easy to preserve and use. He goes over the merits of buckwheat, how to store it, prepare it, and why every prepper should … Read more
When most people imagine themselves in survival situations, they think about what they believe are the essentials to staying alive and staying healthy. They want to learn how to procure water and food, they want to know how to go undetected by enemies and how to avoid encounters with dangerous wild animals. Often, the last … Read more
It is very easy to make mistakes when you first start prepping. Of course, it is also easy for those who have more experience to fall into the same types of traps. You might be guilty of making some of these mistakes, and you might not even realize that they are a problem. Let’s look … Read more
When planting a survival garden, you’ve probably figured out already that you probably won’t be able to sustain your family with some basil and kale plants. While fresh herbs and greens will be great to have in a survival situation, to get crucial food calories, you’re going to need something with a bit more heft. … Read more
You have spent the better part of the day hunting, hoping that you are fortunate enough to find and kill a deer so you do not starve. You aren’t hunting for sport. You are hunting for survival, and you need that deer. You are miles and miles away from your camp when you finally spot … Read more
When it comes to survival and doing it right, one of the most important skills you can have is knowing how to find and choose the best site for your camp. Simply having a nice flat area is not good enough. You need to think about a range of factors first. One of the most … Read more
When you are choosing tools that you will want to have with you in a survival situation, a good recurve bow should be among them. They can help you with hunting, as well as defense. What should you look for? Naturally, you want to have a quality bow, and you should choose one from a … Read more
Tension continues to mount in Asia as US officials express the urgency of moving forward with a vast missile defense system in South Korea. These comments come after North Korea fired a missile off its east coast that apparently failed, as missile detonated within seconds, according to US Pacific Command. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in a visit … Read more
If Fukushima has taught us anything, it’s that you never do know when nuclear disaster can strike, and just how many people will be affected. Five years later, the Fukushima nuclear disaster is still impacting not only the immediate area, but potentially the whole West Coast of North America and possibly even the world. Nuclear weapons are … Read more
We’ve written a bit about the spread of avian flu over the last few months, and while the threat is mostly still restricted to birds, it has no subsided, and there have even been reports of bird flu among flocks here in the US. I always love Patriot Nurse’s take on current events, but anything … Read more
This might be a very confusing title. Sleep while you’re trying to survive, how could that possibly be a good thing? Well, consider this. If you find yourself caught up in a situation in which you will need to fight for your survival, you do need to try to get rest, especially your first night. If you … Read more
We mentioned on Thursday the developing story about a potential terrorist attack in London, and you’ve probably heard by now that it was indeed to be a terror attack plotted out by a radicalized English national. Khalid Masood, 52, was killed in the attack after plowing through crowds of pedestrians on the Westminster Bridge before … Read more
You’ve all heard the question “If you were trapped on a desert island, and you only had to have item with you, what would you choose?” Well, there are many fun and throught-provoking variations to this question for the sake of casual conversation, but if you were to turn that into a serious question about … Read more
Rising food prices have affected farmers all over the globe, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to get any better anytime soon. But for what looks like a sobering vision of the future for us, is a current reality in some parts of the world. These innovative farmers in a small village in Kenya … Read more
How good of a shot are you, really? You might be an ace at the range, and you might have some tight groupings. That’s a good start, but it does not mean you are as great a shot as you might think you are. There is always room for improvement, and even the best shots … Read more
Exactly one year ago today, Brussels, the cosmopolitan capital of Belgium, home to the EU and NATO headquarters, experienced a devastating, violent, terror attack that ripped the city apart. In two separate bombings, the city’s main airport and a busy, rush hour subway station were struck, killing 32 and injuring over 300. The attack came … Read more
Morse code is one of the oldest forms of modern communication. The set of “dits” and “das” that correspond with the American alphabet were used before the telephone, and certainly long before email and text messages, to communicate messages across the country and eventually the world. While it has long been demoted by many different … Read more
I don’t think you can ever have too many resources for edible plants, and we’ve written about them plenty on this site. Sometimes, though, you just need a handy reference, and this infographic is a great chart that you could print out and stick in your bug out bag or other hard copy survival resources … Read more
A few weeks ago I shared a video from a YouTube channel I enjoy, called Full Spectrum Survival that shares survivalism, homesteading, and alternative news videos for the survival-minded prepper. I had heard the news that billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller passed away on Monday, and the man who runs Full Spectrum Survival has some interesting … Read more
Ham radios might seem like a relic of the past to you, but if you’re preparing for disaster, you might want to consider looking into getting yourself set up with a Ham radio system. Ham radios, also called Amateur Radio Service, is a 2-way radio system between yourself and other operators of ham radios. It … Read more
A few weeks after it was announced that Sweden has reinstated conscription, they have begun to update and prepare nuclear bunkers that have not been attended to since the 1990’s. While Sweden has been neutral since the close of WWII, the Northern European neighbor to the former USSR remained prepared for an attack from Moscow … Read more
If you are in an accident or end up injured or stranded in the wilderness, one of the biggest questions you might face will be whether or not to stay put and try to stay alive there, or venture out and look for help. Existentially, you will, of course, have no idea which will get … Read more