Crisis Prep

The Oddest Things That Need to Be in Your Bug Out Bag

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Your bug out bag has been assembled, and it contains all of the basics: non-perishable food, a gun, bullets, a first aid kit, etc. You’re all set, right? Wrong! Basic supplies are a great starting point, but there is much more to consider. For example, your bag should have some safety pins attached to it because they can be used in a wide variety of situations. Additionally, it is important to consider allocating some of your precious bug out bag space to some unusual items that could really come in handy after the SHTF. RELATED: Top 50 Items to Stockpile […]

Dealing with Broken Bones and Dislocated Joints after the SHTF

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Broken bones and dislocated joints are severely painful, and failure to properly set them can lead to problems for the rest of your life. In short, this class of injury qualifies in every single way as an “emergency.” Here’s the thing many of us know firsthand from experience: Not being able to help a friend, family member, or child in this type of emergency is almost as painful as the injury itself. That’s exactly the feeling of helplessness we’re seeking to eradicate with this article. During a normal situation, it is always best to go to the emergency room for […]

How to Protect Your Family from a Flint Scenario [STEP-BY-STEP]

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Thanks to a growing awareness, better access to testing equipment, and several high-profile contamination disasters, it’s become abundantly clear that the only agency that’s truly capable of ensuring your family’s water quality is the Department of Yourself. The latest incident to highlight the need for more vigilance is the lead poisoning scandal unfolding in Flint, Michigan. In the case of Flint, a perfect storm of ineptitude, recklessness, and willful ignorance from officials at the local, state, and federal (EPA) level exposed citizens to toxic water for well over a year. Perhaps most horrifying, the contamination was largely discovered after a pediatrician discovered high […]

The BIGGEST Mistake Preppers Make (And How to Fix It)

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While you’re taking some time to review your preparedness plans this season, it’s crucial that you don’t make the #1 prepper mistake of all-time. It’s a very easy oversight to make, especially for survivalists… In fact, I think it may be a natural byproduct of the preparedness mindset. What is it? Most of us dream of a remote cabin retreat, a “safe house” of sorts, where we can escape all the madness and civil unrest in the event of an extended crisis. We can almost smell the timber, the campfire… we can almost taste the fresh well water. We tend […]

How to Tell if Someone is Lying (and Why it Matters MOST in the Apocalypse)

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Desperate times make desperate people more desperate. And even those who would regularly be true to their word may feel like they have no choice but to deceive others in order to survive. But you don’t need to be in a SHTF scenario to find yourself surrounded by people who will use deception to conceal their nefarious intentions. And while mother nature didn’t include a growing pinocchio nose to signal that a lie is taking place, human body language does include many signs that a person is hiding something, or trying to at least. In fact, these signals are as easy to spot […]

3 Key Survival Skills From ‘The Revenant’

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Who says that movies are just entertainment? “The Revenant” is much more than just the movie that might enable Leonardo DiCaprio to finally win an Academy Award. In fact, this blockbuster film offers important insights into what the world used to be like before we had modern conveniences such as the Internet, electricity and easy access to supermarkets and building supplies. In other words, preppers can learn a lot by paying attention to the horrific situations that the character Hugh Glass endures. Don’t worry if you aren’t in a rush to see “The Revenant,” though, because we have compiled a few […]

How to Make Your Own Easy SHTF Candles in 35 Minutes [VIDEO]

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Sure, you could pick up a reasonably priced 6-pack of vanilla scented candles at Walmart, but where’s the fun in that? If you’re like us, it’s not about the money, it’s about the skills. It’s about knowing how to make important items yourself, from the ground up. Plus, you’re not the type to leave a resource as important as this one up to your local big box store, are you? Anyone who lives in a hurricane prone region knows that candles are among the first thing to go missing on store shelves in an emergency. So, not only will this […]

7 Tornado Survival Tips to Remember

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Millions of Americans live in the region known as “Tornado Alley.” But did you you know you don’t have to live in the “alley” to come face to face with a tornado? Tornadoes have been documented in all 50 US states including Hawaii, and they often develop outside of the spring and early summer months. To put it simply, whether you live in “Tornado Alley,” travel through the area regularly, or not… …It’s still important to know what to do when a thunderstorm in you area starts to get nasty. Taking the proper actions at the right times can drastically increase […]

10 Places to Avoid At All Costs When the Grid Goes Down

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The amount of thought most survivalists put into where to go to escape a SHTF grid collapse is nothing short of impressive. Remote cabins, bunkers, ranches, wilderness areas with survival supplies buried in crates… it’s safe to say that “bug-out” planning is a popular topic. But there’s another, perhaps even more important, topic that gets a lot less attention: Where NOT to go during a major emergency. These places are magnets for gridlock, mobs or desperate people, and police state action. Even if you feel the need to retrieve something from one to of these places, you’d do better to simply […]

5 Ways to Clean Yourself without Water

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If you’re into self-sufficiency and survival, you probably enjoy getting your hands dirty from time to time, but this can become a serious problem during a SHTF situation. After all, bacteria and other potentially serious contaminants can quickly add up without access to water. Most of us are unaware of what life is like without access to adequate water for sanitation. The sheer number of infections, diseases, and general discomforts that thrive in conditions like these can make human life much more difficult and unsafe. RELATED: How to Make Your Own Hand Sanitizer With Rubbing Alcohol Fortunately, if you ever find […]