Commodities Trading And The Failing Food Supply Commodities are a potentially-lucrative investment vehicle that has been establishing the value of our food supply for years. The trading of commodities such as wheat, soybeans, corn, rice and sugar in volatile and often speculative markets has placed our food supply at risk. Anything from a drought or …
Why You Never Want to Try And Outrun a Charging Bear I recently saw a story about an experienced wilderness guy who got utterly mauled by a bear that he was trying to outrun. For whatever reason, he panicked and left all common sense behind when he encountered the large, lumbering beast, and he has …
Practical Guide to Emergency Medical Evacuations Dealing with a medical emergency in the field requires that you make good decisions in a short amount of time. Unfortunately, it is not always easy to determine what the most appropriate course of action is to take. Let’s take a look at some basic guidelines that can help …
How to Avoid Impediments to Your Situational Awareness Maintaining constant and effective situational awareness is an essential facet of survival, whether facing a SHTF scenario or during the normal course of our lives. It’s important to recognize that there are times when we’re not always on top of our game, and it’s very easy to …
Reasons Why We Worry About Dirty Bombs The mention of dirty bombs doesn’t seem to send fear coursing through the veins of the population at large. Maybe this term is benign enough to make these weapons seem relatively harmless compared to a biological or nuclear attack. However, dirty bombs are extremely deadly, and they can …
Another Earthquake, Another Reason to Prepare for the Worst A large Earthquake struck Southern Japan on April 15th, 2016 in the middle of the night, causing widespread damage and trapping scores of people. While deaths were minimal compared to the scale of the disaster, the devastation blocked roads, made access to medical services difficult and …
Bug Out Basics: Thinking Strategically or Tactically? One of the biggest weaknesses that preppers have relates to poor planning for bugging out. We may have the best gear, a sturdy vehicle, a shelter far from urban areas and a general plan. However, we often overlook the details that are essential to success. This focus on …
10 Major Natural Disasters Predicted Soon! Scientists have always been making predictions of when a catastrophic disaster will happen. However, within the 21st century, many have made predictions of major natural disasters occurring in the near future.Here are 10 catastrophic natural disasters that, according to scientific evidence, may occur at any minute. The entries are …
First Aid: How to Identify and Treat Shock Shock is an outward sign of a host of life-threatening medical conditions that indicate the patient needs immediate care. However, the manifestation of shock can take on many different forms, and some are more obvious than others. Let’s look at some of the common signs so that …
Why Nuclear Ballistic Missiles Are Still a Threat With North Korea on the verge of having them as well, the world is entering into a degree of nuclear uncertainty that it has never experienced before. Couple this with continuing political and economic instability across the globe, and it’s easy to see how the clock is …
