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13 Unique Places to Find Water for Survival
We may face a natural disaster that contaminates our water source at home in suburbia, find ourselves stuck in our city apartments due to a national crisis with the water turned off, or become stranded in the wilderness with little to no water. No matter the circumstance or the place,...
Why There Is a Dwindling Food Supply
If you’ve gone shopping recently, you may have noticed that many store shelves are still empty. As much as we’d like to blame the dwindling food supply solely on COVID-19, that simply isn’t true. According to The World Bank, “Hunger was trending upward even before the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacerbated...
Camping: The Fundamental Preparedness Skill You Need to Practice
Camping is a wonderful way to get back to nature and enjoy a digital detox. For some families, it is a beloved tradition that includes s’mores and campfire songs. But camping is so much more. What some of us may not realize as we pitch our tents and cook over...
Survival Lessons from Utah’s Pioneer Day
What Utah’s Pioneer Day Teaches Us If you don’t live in or near Utah or aren’t a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (also known as the “Mormons”), you may not be familiar with Pioneer Day – an official state holiday in Utah celebrated every July...
The Truth about the UNs Agenda 2030 — What You Need to Know
We live in a world of misinformation, and it is hard to sort fact from fiction—even more so when the facts are distorted. With misinformation coming our way day and night, we’ve got to decipher the truth. Once we have the actual facts, it is up to each of us...
Understanding Weather and Evacuation Warnings
Summer is the season of wildfires, severe thunderstorms, and hurricanes. Just this week, the town of Lytton was hit with a record-breaking heatwave that helped spark an instantaneous blaze which consumed 90% of the town in just 15 minutes. “People basically just grabbed their pets, grabbed their keys and got...
How American Patriots Used Food to Declare Their Independence
The Fourth of July is right around the corner, which means it is the perfect time for a history lesson. George Santayana famously said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it!” It’s easy to live as though freedom is a given, but history shows us that...
The Preparedness Hierarchy of Needs
When we think about preparedness, stocking up on food and water comes to mind—or toilet paper, as we saw last year. However, while these things are important, they aren’t the first things you need in a survival situation. Let’s say you go on a hike and lose your way. You...
Preparing for the 1st Water Shortage Declaration
The western U.S. is facing a major water crisis, which is being called a megadrought. While it is currently affecting the water sources out west, the rest of America will soon feel the repercussions. According to Market Watch, “Right now, about 84% of the western U.S. is under some level...
Top 12 Father’s Day Gifts for the Prepper Dad Who Has Everything
If the dad in your life loves prepping, hunting, fishing, or camping, then we’re about to make Father’s Day shopping super easy for you! We’ve put together a list of the very best gifts for the tough-to-shop-for prepper dad who seems to have everything. It’s full of ideas for affordable...
27 Ways to Use Empty Food Buckets for Survival
The best products to own are ones with multiple uses, like the bucket your long-term food comes in. Unfortunately, many people don’t realize when they purchase long-term emergency food packaged in food-grade buckets that the buckets themselves are worth their weight in gold. Let’s say you face some sort of...
Cook with Cast Iron like the Settlers
The cast iron skillet your granny used is more than an heirloom to decorate your kitchen. Cast iron holds a special place in American history and, some might argue, helped the brave settlers blaze new trails. George Washington’s grandmother, Mary Hewes, saw so much value in her cast iron that...
