Category: Prepping
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Frozen lakes can look solid, peaceful, and inviting in winter. Snow-covered ice reflects the sky, kids want to explore, dogs race ahead, and everything appears safe. But frozen water is one of winter’s most dangerous environments—and every year, people are injured or killed because ice conditions were misunderstood. If you live near lakes, ponds, or…
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When governments take control of a city — whether through emergency powers, military occupation, disaster response, civil war, or political transition — civilians are often left confused, fearful, and unprepared. While the reasons for a takeover can vary, the lived reality for residents is often similar: restricted movement, new authority structures, supply uncertainty, and rapid…
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How to Prepare for a Winter Storm
Winter Storm Preparedness: Don’t Get Caught Unready Have you ever been caught in a winter storm without power? Were you comfortable? Did you promise yourself you’d prepare better next time—only to forget once life returned to normal? With the rise in weather-related disasters (and no, it’s not your imagination—they really are increasing), winter preparedness is…
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How to Find, Purify, and Store Water When You’re Truly on Your Own You can survive weeks without food. You can survive two to three days without water. First, a little story – Have you heard of the ultramarathon runner, Mauro Prosperi, who became lost in the desert during a sandstorm while on a race…
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How to Feed Yourself When No One Is Coming to Help In most disasters, people don’t starve because food doesn’t exist — they starve because they don’t know what food actually matters. When supply chains break, grocery stores empty, and government aid is delayed or never arrives, the difference between panic and stability comes down…
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How to grow a Doomsday Garden
If you’re building a survival garden or preparing for a SHTF crisis, you’ll want to focus on crops that are calorie-dense, easy to grow, and reliable. We can never predict the exact moment of an economic collapse or sudden shutdown of the grid and a garden takes several years to build and learn how to…
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How to Survive a Power Outage
When the lights go out, your safety and comfort depend on how prepared you are. Whether it’s caused by a storm, equipment failure, or rolling blackouts, knowing how to survive a power outage can help you stay calm, protect your family, and prevent damage to your home. This step-by-step guide will walk you through what…
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How to Build a Home Emergency Kit
How to Build a Home Emergency Kit
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How to Survive a Flood
How to Survive a Flood Expert Tips from a Former State Floodplain Planner In light of the major flooding events we’ve seen across the country this past year and this recent event in Texas involving and overnight summer camp, I want to share some essential tips for how to survive a flood—before, during, and after.…
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How to Survive the Trumpocalypse
Whether you voted for Trump or not, some disconcerting things are happening in this country. Refusal to help a United Nations ally, Ukraine, mass firings of Federal workers, ending cancer research and the grants for many other scientific studies, firing all the generals and other heads of the military, and replacing them with people who…