Stockpiling vs Hard Assets: What’s Your Best Bet Against Hyperinflation?
With inflation hitting levels we haven’t seen in decades and economic uncertainty becoming the new normal, preppers (and maybe even the sheeple if they’re paying any attention) are facing a tough choice: Do you stockpile survival supplies or put your money into hard assets like gold, silver, or even bitcoin? It’s a question that keeps…
Hurricane Readiness: Peak Season is Coming!
Hurricane season brings predictable destruction year after year. Yet countless people still get caught off guard when storms approach (or they ignore the warnings). We’re technically two months in already with the 2025 Atlantic season is already forecast to be above normal, and predictions of 17 to 25 named storms. But the peak of the…
5 Dangerous Urban Survival Myths
The 5 myths include:
Study Uncovers Predictors of Preparedness?
I get weekly updates of preparedness-related news articles, most of which similar: “how to get prepared for disasters” or “unbelievable survival stories,” but this one caught my eye: study uncovers predictors of individuals’ preparedness for natural disasters and trust in disaster assistance. I was curious of their findings because I’ve long believed that people are…
7kWh (12 panels) for $180?
Thinking that solar is the way to go when the apocalypse kicks off? Maybe. But I can say that having some sort of off-grid solar is usually better than having nothing at all. The problem, as you might know, is that solar is expensive! The panels alone can set you back thousands of dollars (I…
Flash Flood Survival
A few weeks back, I wrote about the tragic Texas July 4th flash flood that killed over 100 people. That specific disaster got me thinking about flash flood survival because I don’t think I’ve written about it before. Surviving a flash flood isn’t really about what you do when the water is already rushing toward…
Hygiene Challenges and Solutions for Preppers on the Move
Squirreling away beans and bandages is only half the fight. Once you leave home with your go-bag in hand and uncertain roads ahead, hygiene turns from a routine chore to a mission-critical skill. Poor sanitation breeds sickness, slows you down and makes every other preparation useless. The good news is that with some planning and…
30 Days Eating Only Survival Rations?
I enjoy watching these types of challenge videos, especially when they pertain to preparedness topics, though I tend not to have the desire to try such challenges myself any longer. It’s an interesting challenge nonetheless, in that, he doesn’t just eat the freeze dried food for thirty days, he also: Ultimately, he really lays out…
Why Special Diets, Like Celiac Disease, Makes Food Storage Even More Critical Now
More people than I realized have specialized dietary needs. Friends and family are dealing with diabetes, one person has severe food allergies, another celiac disease, and still other conditions that require careful attention to what they eat. It got me wondering: what really happens to these folks when disaster strikes and their very specific foods…
