Communicating During A Disaster

Classic stainless steel radio

When your area is struck by a disaster of any kind, losing communication is one of the first things you worry about. Hurricanes and tornadoes threaten to pull down wires, while both natural and man-made disasters lead to signal failure, power outages, and worse.  What’s even worse is that we’ve now come … Read more

Pistol vs. Revolver: The Final Showdown

Pistol vs. Revolver The Final Showdown

For as long as we can remember, the terms “revolvers” and “pistols” have been used in an interchanging manner to the point that we even have the term “revolver pistol” going around now. However, the two could not be any more different. To be able to choose the perfect gun for your … Read more

Weapons of the Future – The Predictions

The Predictions

You’ve probably heard the saying “I bet we’ll have flying cars in the future”. With the continuous increase in technology, people expect more things to become possible. Not only flying cars – but high-tech weapons as well. Although the thought of weapons may scare you, it’s expected that they will evolve a … Read more

How to Make a Fishing Hook the Old Fashioned Way

Fishing Hook the Old Fashioned Way

  When it comes to survival and living off the grid, finding the source of food is one of the most important things. One of the easiest ways to get food is to go fishing. When SHTF, you might find yourself lost in the wilderness, hungry, then you’ll find a pond or … Read more

How to Make Your Own Toothpaste

Toothpaste

Making your own toothpaste is essential for a lot of reasons. It can be because you want to be self-sufficient, you can to save money, or you want to preserve the environment. But aside from those things, another valuable reason to make your own toothpaste is because it can be a valuable … Read more

8 Survival Uses of Cigarettes

Cigarettes

Cigarettes are known to be hugely addicting and are terrible for the body because of the negative side-effects they can bring. This is the reason why we see a lot of anti-smoking signs and as well as health warnings everywhere. But did you know that cigarettes can be very useful when it … Read more

Growing Onions 101

Onion harvest

Onions are the perfect complement for any garden and quite nice to have in a home garden or for survival and off-grid living. If you are thinking about growing onions, these steps below will help you enjoy your onion harvest.

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Dehydrated Toothpaste for Prepping or Your Bug Out Bag

Toothpaste

When it comes to survival, nothing may be more important than your bug out bag (BOB). Unfortunately your bug out bag will fill up quickly so the last thing you want taking up space is a large tube of toothpaste.

Well, if you want fresh breath and a healthy smile without hogging all your BOB space, then dehydrated toothpaste is your answer. And, you can easily use your tubes of toothpaste, such as Crest, Colgate, etc. to start your dehydrated toothpaste stash.

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Your Options for Getting Water Off the Grid

Off Grid Well Water Sources

Are you looking for water while living off the grid? All you need to do is look down or look up.

1. Look Down: Drill a Well

Rivers flow just underneath our feet. The challenge is tapping into them. The theory behind a drilled well is quite simple, drill a hole until you hit a nice reservoir of water and use a pump to get that water to the surface.

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Prepping for Natural Disasters and Being Smart About It

Natural Disasters Preparedness

Let’s face it, as long as there is nature, there are going to be natural disasters. As much as we would like to escape its clutches, we can only go so far. As far as nature’s wrath is concerned, we can run but we can never hide. Regardless of the place we live … Read more