The Health Risks of Valley Fever Valley fever is a common occurrence in the Southwestern desert areas of the United States. Each year, tens of thousands of people are impacted by this condition as dust and particles from the ground get inhaled into the lungs. Let’s take a look at some of the risks, treatment …
Survival Firearms On A Budget Few would argue the importance of firearms in an overall prepping plan. Firearms can provide you with food as well as protecting you and your family. The reality is, in a total societal collapse situation, firearms can make the difference between success and failure. Unfortunately, if you are just getting …
How The Martian Exemplifies Survival Strategies The 2015 film, The Martian, provides valuable insights into how to handle a catastrophic crisis in order to survive. While looking to a movie for advice on how to work through a survival situation may seem a little far-fetched, there are some important lessons that we can take away …
10 Disturbing SHTF Threats that most Preppers Haven’t Prepared For When planning for a SHTF scenario, there’s really only one thing that we can be sure of; Survival will be a bigger challenge than you ever believed possible. While you can definitely take measures to prepare yourself for what’s to come, when you’re talking about …
Time to Prep/Upgrade Your Vehicle for Summer As the weather starts to get warmer, it’s important to look at your vehicle and survival kit, and modify it for summer driving conditions. The last thing that you want is to experience a breakdown in the middle of nowhere and have the wrong items on hand. Let’s …
Let’s Play a Game of Survival Hide and Seek Hide and seek is a fun game for kids, but is also a very important developmental tool. It teaches those who are being pursued how to hide effectively while giving the pursuers an opportunity to hone their tracking skills as well. However, hide and seek is …
What To Do When Lightning Strikes! The majority of injuries and deaths from lightning strikes occur while undertaking outdoor activities. This makes lightning safety a key element of survival preparedness, and the steps to avoid injury or death are pretty straightforward. Let’s have a quick refresher lesson about lightning safety in order to ensure that you …
How To Defend Your Bug Out Location The biggest obstacle when it comes to defending a piece of ground is resources, in particular trained personnel, weapons and ammunition. You can have an arsenal at hand, but you as one person can only fire one weapon at a time, so if you have limited personnel then …
7 Survival Crops You Can Grow Without Irrigation Did you realize that many vegetables will grow without irrigation? Like us, most plants thrive when they get plenty of water – but some crops are also very good at mining for the moisture they need and hanging on to whatever falls from heaven. When it comes …
11 Emergency Food Items That Can Last A Lifetime Did you know that with proper storage techniques, you can have a lifetime supply of certain foods? Certain foods can stand the test of time, and continue being a lifeline to the families that stored it. Knowing which foods last indefinitely and how to store them …
