5 Off-Grid Lessons From Amish Life We All Should Learn
Several years ago we had a week-long power outage in my region. Even though we live in a fairly old-fashioned rural community, panic still set in somewhere around hour 12 of the weather-related disaster. It was summer, a really, really hot summer, with temperatures hitting about 95 degrees before noon. …
If You Aren’t Properly Prepared Right Now, You Will Not Have Time to do Anything to Change Your Chances For Survival: How to Mask Noise and Light Signatures
This article is an introduction on how to mask the signatures of light and noise that are given off if not controlled. We are talking primarily about a scenario taking place in the forest, but the techniques can also be applied to an urban setting. The tougher one of the …
Our Ancestors Of Generations: Practical Skills For Survival Back Then And A Part Of Their Way Of Life
Most professional worker skills today are hinged with our modern day way of life. The majority of people in the United States generally work in services rather than manufacturing / hands-on. Preparedness for the ‘here and now’ Preparedness for the potential ‘after’ Having practical skills are beneficial for the now …
In Cities, The Number One Problem After The SHTF Will Be A Lack Of Food: When Grocery Stores Go Empty, These Four Foods Will Help You Survive
The only thing preppers fear more than masses of unprepared people during an emergency, is being one of those people. That’s why our ultimate nightmare scenario would be not having any non-perishable food on hand during a serious disaster. However, there’s plenty of reasons why an otherwise prepared person might …
How this couple earns a six figure annual income with 1.5 acres of land
Can small-scale farming in the modern age really generate enough income for the average family to make an honest living? For Jean-Martin Fortier and his wife, Maude-Hélène Desroches, it does. The Canadian couple grows beets, broccoli, salad greens, carrots, and various other types of produce on their modest 1.5 acres …
Amish The Best Preppers In Case Of SHTF: 5 Lost Survival Lessons I Learned from the Amish
There are dozens of potential SHTF scenarios that we face these days. One of the scariest is a loss of our power grid. Whether this happens due to hackers, an EMP blast, or some other factor, a complete lack of power is a scary scenario in our modern times. Estimates have shown …
Stocking up for Doomsday: The First Foods You Should Stockpile For Disaster
Modern life has led people away from their backyard gardens and well-stocked root cellars. These once farmhouse staples helped ensure that families could feed themselves no matter how long the road to town was, what the weather was like, or their economic situation. While access to grocery stores makes it …
After SHTF, Gangs May Become The Number One Problem in Cities Of Any Size
Here is one possible outcome for those living in the cities following a full-on SHTF collapse: After TSHTF, Gangs may become the Number One problem in cities of any size. The gangs may take over a city very quickly starting with their own blocks and neighborhoods. Their numbers may grow …
Can You Survive Below Radar? Off Grid Tips And Tricks
Lately so many people are getting so fed up with pervasive totalitarian spying on literally everything we say and do, that they’re wondering whatever happened to the American Dream? Add in out of control greed municipal intrusions with building code tyranny for exorbitant property tax profits, not to mention a …
A Food Invented By The Native Americans It Stored For 50 Years. Here’s Their Recipe.
It was a food invented by the Native Americans, who depended on it when traveling on long and adventurous journeys when food was scarce, or when there simply wasn’t time to hunt and gather enough to eat. That was a lesson well-learned by many early European settlers, explorers and fur …