Gold and Silver at All-Time Highs, Yikes!
Gold and silver recently hit all-time highs, and I didn’t even realize they were heading towards the stratosphere. (At the time of this writing, silver is over $90 and gold is over $4600.) I haven’t bought precious metals in years, and honestly, I’m kicking myself a bit. Like many preppers, I purchased some gold and…
5 Must-Know Pet First Aid Skills
I know we, as preppers, spend a lot of time thinking about our two-legged family’s survival and preparedness, but our four-legged friends have needs too. And a disaster is a prime time for dogs and cats to suffer problems. Worse? There might not be any veterinarian help available. Thus, it’s wise to know what you…
Who Will Be the Bankers After SHTF?
I read an interesting forum discussion recently that asked a question I hadn’t considered much: who will the bankers be in a post-SHTF society? The original poster wondered if banking would even exist after a collapse, and if so, who would fill that role. It’s a thought-provoking question that gets at something important about how…
If I Were a Thief…
I recently read about a bank heist in Germany where thieves made off with the contents of numerous safe deposit boxes. The audacity of it got me thinking about a different scenario entirely. What if you knew a major SHTF event was imminent (say, an EMP strike or massive solar flare) when most people didn’t…
Interested in a Survival Workbook?
I sat there over the holidays wondering what I was going to do in 2026. After all, I’ve been discussing preparedness online for a long time; I think I’ve had my blog since about 2009, which is a long time to keep at something. For years, it was fun because I was learning and I…
PSA: Water Filter Storage Concerns
I feel like I prefer to learn things the hard way. As much as I know about preparedness, there’s always some “little” thing that gets me. I discussed one example months ago where I used “low splash” bleach for my water barrels, something I’d never done before, only to later discover that they often contain…
Why Lithium Batteries Are So Dangerous
I came across this first video (there are two below) over the weekend and realized it was a good one to share. In it, the man demonstrates just what happens when a single AA-sized lithium battery is damaged in one of four ways: by being submerged in water, set on fire, punctured, and short-circuited. Surprisingly,…
Merry Christmas! Plus, Why My Family Drives Me Nuts as a Prepper
First, Merry Christmas to you and yours. I truly hope you are doing well and that your family is well too. The older I get the more important my time has become to me, especially those moments with family that are difficult to come by as my kids age, health problems arise, and people move…
7 More Winter Warmth Hacks
A few weeks ago, I posted about why you probably wouldn’t die during a winter power outage, but I neglected a few important additions that you’ll find in the video below. While The Patriot Nurse talks about how to reduce heat loss like I did as well as portable space heaters and whatnot, she also…
