One of the great unknowns when it comes to preparing for an emergency is what time of the year it will occur. If we hunker down in order Read More


One of the great unknowns when it comes to preparing for an emergency is what time of the year it will occur. If we hunker down in order Read More

Almost every time I see a list of recommended items for a survival kit, cordage is included. As well it should be. Most people assume that means rope. Read More

Assuming you have your adult-sized bug-out bag packed and ready to go, it’s time to start putting together a bag for each child or grandchild in your life. Read More

One of the reasons some people don’t bother thinking about or preparing for a disaster is because they believe they have enough money to get through it, no Read More

What does it mean to be self-reliant? It means different things to different people. Some folks have spent some of their time and money stockpiling food for an Read More

The other day I read an article on msn.com about 10 things they believe will soon disappear forever. One of them was power outages. They said that our Read More

As we discussed recently, it’s possible that a “pioneer retro” approach might be the best way to deal with a future crisis that involves hunkering down in our Read More

Think about a time when you got caught in a storm. What happened? You probably saw it approaching, realized there was no outrunning it, and took shelter where Read More

If a crisis situation chases us out of our homes, even temporarily, we’ll be better off than most people if we’ve prepared a bug-out bag with non-perishable food Read More

If you and your family are forced to get out of Dodge in a hurry due to a crisis, where will you go and how will you get Read More