Note from Daisy: With all of the hullabaloo about Ebola lately, it seems like a good time to remind ourselves of why we prepare. We don’t do it out of fear. We do it because we like the peace of mind it brings. When we are ready for anything from a job loss to a power outage to an outright apocalypse, we know that we can handle whatever life sends our way. A preparedness lifestyle is a constant affirmation that we will persevere. Does this sound familiar? You’re talking to a friend or family member who isn’t on board with preparedness. (And it’s even worse…
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Tom Brown’s Field Guide to Wilderness Survival
Here, in one essential volume, are the basics of wilderness survival. The most ancient and important skills, preserved for generations, are presented in a simple,
Emergency Survival Food Wise 60 Serving Entree Only One Month Freeze Dried Food Supply
2 Servings per day (entrees only) for 1 adult for 1 month or 4 adults for 1 week. Product within this bucket: Savory Stroganoff (8-Srv)
Primitive Skills and Crafts: An Outdoorsman’s Guide to Shelters, Tools, Weapons, Tracking, Survival, and More
Anyone eager to master survival skills for outdoor vacations, or simply to find a fun new family activity for a Saturday afternoon, will be educated
5 Lessons From the Panic of 2012
From Survival and BeyondTEOTWAWKI Blog The gun control madness has been frustrating for most of us, but I think there are some helpful observations we can extrapolate from the whole mess. This time around, we’re seeing panic buying of guns, magazines and ammunition. Now, extend that to the initial hours/days after a wide scale collapse scenario, when you have people running out and buying anything and everything under the sun. Food. Water. Batteries. Tools. Camping gear. Everything. Using the current panic buying environment as a case study, here are a few things you can expect to see: #1. Have what you need on hand: Pretty self explanatory. You don’t want to…
5 Lessons From the Panic of 2012
From Survival and BeyondTEOTWAWKI Blog The gun control madness has been frustrating for most of us, but I think there are some helpful observations we can extrapolate from the whole mess. This time around, we’re seeing panic buying of guns, magazines and ammunition. Now, extend that to the initial hours/days after a wide scale collapse scenario, when you have people running out and buying anything and everything under the sun. Food. Water. Batteries. Tools. Camping gear. Everything. Using the current panic buying environment as a case study, here are a few things you can expect to see: #1. Have what you need on hand: Pretty self explanatory. You don’t…
Bushcraft: Outdoor Skills and Wilderness Survival
Longtime wilderness educator Mors Kochanski has dedicated his life to learning and teaching about the lore of the forest. With clear instructions, extensive use of
Stops Along the Way: Part 2
Five o’clock quickly arrived at my desk on my first night as a full-time RVer. I left my office and walked into the dark parking lot knowing I would be home in less than 30 seconds. No one from work knew it. Since I land acting and print gigs on occasion, they believe my camper is to go on jobs out of town. Half-truths go a long way. I also made it a point for them to know that owning an RV has always been a dream of mine. I considered letting my co-workers know of my new lifestyle, but I’ve grown less …
Beware of “Dirty” Power
Hurricane Sandy really did a number on the East Coast. I’ve been reading firsthand reports as I find them or as they are sent to me. Bob Bly sent me one that I thought was especially interesting. He sent this update yesterday, November 5, 2012. For background, Bob is a freelance copywriter like me. He lives in New Jersey. After Sandy hit, he was without electricity for a full week. Here’s how he handled it, mistakes he made, and some advice for you if you ever find yourself in a similar situation. ****** My most important advice to you This may be the most important…
Can You Really Live Off Beans in a Survival Situation?
A classic survival item preppers like to stockpile are legumes (especially beans). Inexpensive, nourishing, and easy to store. But are beans easy to cook? How about easy to digest? “I’d rather be shot than live off beans,” says John C. A. Manley, a prepper I interviewed in last month’s Survival Joe Mastermind Club meeting. “I love the taste of beans. They fill me up. But boy are most beans both hard to cook and even harder digest.” If you’re stocking your pantry full of dried kidney beans, you may want to test them out first. As Manley pointed out in our interview, beans often require soaking overnight. And then you still need to slow cook them for…
The Truth About Keeping Preparedness in Perspective
photo by KOMUnews Do you ever get the feeling that you’ll never be fully prepared? That it’s impossible to reach the level of preparedness you feel others may have or that you’d like to attain? Well you’re not alone. Lots of preppers have had those same thoughts. But don’t let it freeze you up and keep you from trying or send you to the depths of prepper despair. There are a few truths about preparedness that everyone should know. The truth is there is no list or standard of exactly what you need to prepare yourself and your family. This is YOU and YOUR family. Maybe living in a bunker in some remote location in Idaho with a bunch…
Top 10 Things I Learned While Earning My Karate Yellow Belt
I recently started taking a Tang Soo Do Karate class with my girls ages 8 and 11. Just last week we each earned the first rank–the fabulous yellow belt! (Yellow just happens to be one daughter’s favorite color so she’s particularly thrilled.) There were many things to learn along the way like vocabulary, and specific types of kicks, blocks, and punches. But what have I really learned from my short 3 months in karate? Here’s a rundown of the top 10 things. 10. I’m older than I used to be. In my brain I can do anything, but I usually go home from class with some new part of me hurting. Good thing it’s temporary and we only have…
Book Festival and Giveaway: An Interview with George Ure
Today I share the ninth author interview in the Backdoor Survival Fall Book Festival. George Ure, the author of Broken Web The Coming Collapse of the Internet, shares his answers to my questions and is also providing one of my readers with a free copy of his book. Before we begin, I would like to announce the winner of last week’s giveaway. “Sharon” has won a copy of The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-Sufficiency. Congratulations! I have contacted you by email for mailing instructions. Here is Sharon’s favorite homesteading tip: When we moved to the country we did everything wrong, bought a fixer-upper farm and house and bought a couple horses we only occasionally rode. 10 years later we felt the …
Learning Survival Thinking from Rural People
People have different lifestyles, which they prefer to get along with, in their lifetime. Some people are very fond of discussing survival lifestyle topics and things related to it. But others want to stick with the lifestyle they are living and they have no interest in such survival discussions. This group can be divided in two branches. One group consists of those people who are ready to reject the convenient lifestyle of today and adopt a life, which is unique and creative. The second group is the one in which people think that their current lifestyle is simple and convenient for them. Many of us modern day people cannot think of living on a farm miles away from town. But people living in rural area…
Winter Survival Kit for Your Car
From Survival and BeyondBy Craig Caudill – Dan’s Depot Developing a Car Survival Kit focused on a winter time climate situation, has a more added focus on staying warm in a crisis situation. Even if that crisis situation is nothing more than you have slid off the road. Past years have proven that it is to easy to slide off the road, go into a drainage, and no one know you are even there. This more easily happens than one might think. Concern for safety in this situation can be compounded by continual heavy snows, and snow plows covering up your car. The other obvious concern, is breaking down or simply getting lost…
New Show! It’s all About the Frequencies, The Anxiety of Being “Awake”, Plus Firearm and Emergency Management Expert; David Nash
From Survival and BeyondEd’s back from the holiday break with some thoughts about mass control of the populace through emotional (vibratory) manipulation and explores the “Many Worlds” theory as a model for manifestation and creating your own reality He also addresses various ways to mitigate the anxieties that can come from from being “awake” to the truth as well as other matters regarding consciousness. Ed also interviews survival and preparedness writer and founder of the Shepherd School; David Nash. Click HERE to download and listen to the show! Related Posts:The Power of Gratitude, The Higher Level of Self-Reliance,…Listener’s Questions Answered, Nullification and…Two Weeks Till the End of the World! What Happened …
Why You Shouldn’t Count on Hunting After SHTF
From Survival and BeyondBy PJ – Prepper-Resources.com I know many hunters who think they will be able to rely on their skills when the SHTF, that they will be able to take game in order to sustain their family over a sustained period of time. In the short run this might be true, in the long run nothing could be further from the truth. If you sit down and take a look at the basic math of the position I’m about to take on this subject, the conclusion is irrefutable. Using the Whitetail Deer for my case study, let’s walk the dog on this one. – In the late 1800?s the population of the US was …
5 Lessons From the Panic of 2012
From Survival and BeyondTEOTWAWKI Blog The gun control madness has been frustrating for most of us, but I think there are some helpful observations we can extrapolate from the whole mess. This time around, we’re seeing panic buying of guns, magazines and ammunition. Now, extend that to the initial hours/days after a wide scale collapse scenario, when you have people running out and buying anything and everything under the sun. Food. Water. Batteries. Tools. Camping gear. Everything. Using the current panic buying environment as a case study, here are a few things you can expect to see: #1. Have what …
Aircrew Wilderness Survival Training: Tropical Survival
Federal Aviation Administration guide to wilderness survival in tropical regions The post Aircrew Wilderness Survival Training: Tropical Survival appeared first on SurvivalX.com Guide to wilderness Survival.
Can You Really Live Off Beans in a Survival Situation?
A classic survival item preppers like to stockpile are legumes (especially beans). Inexpensive, nourishing, and easy to store. But are beans easy to cook? How about easy to digest? “I’d rather be shot than live off beans,” says John C. A. Manley, a prepper I interviewed in last month’s Survival Joe Mastermind Club meeting. “I love the taste of beans. They fill me up. But boy are most beans both hard to cook and even harder digest.” If you’re stocking your pantry full of dried kidney beans, you may want to test them out first. As Manley pointed out in our interview, beans often require soaking overnight…
Book Festival and Giveaway: An Interview with George Ure
Today I share the ninth author interview in the Backdoor Survival Fall Book Festival. George Ure, the author of Broken Web The Coming Collapse of the Internet, shares his answers to my questions and is also providing one of my readers with a free copy of his book. Before we begin, I would like to announce the winner of last week’s giveaway. “Sharon” has won a copy of The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-Sufficiency. Congratulations! I have contacted you by email for mailing instructions. Here is Sharon’s favorite homesteading tip: When we moved to the country we did everything wrong, bought a fixer-upper farm and house and bought a couple horses we only occasionally rode. 10 years later we felt …
5 Lessons From the Panic of 2012
From Survival and BeyondTEOTWAWKI Blog The gun control madness has been frustrating for most of us, but I think there are some helpful observations we can extrapolate from the whole mess. This time around, we’re seeing panic buying of guns, magazines and ammunition. Now, extend that to the initial hours/days after a wide scale collapse scenario, when you have people running out and buying anything and everything under the sun. Food. Water. Batteries. Tools. Camping gear. Everything. Using the current panic buying environment as a case study, here are a few things you can expect to see: #1. Have what you need on hand: Pretty self explanatory. You don’t want to be in the situation …
Whistle Creek Survival Kit in a Sardine Can
25 survival items in a genuine air-tight, waterproof,crushproof sardine can. Go fish with a fishhook and line,find your way home with the compass, boil water
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook
Danger! It lurks at every corner. Volcanoes. Sharks. Quicksand. Terrorists. The pilot of the plane blacks out and it’s up to you to land the
Ultimate Survival Technologies JetScream Whistle
The Ultimate Survival JetScream Whistle is a superb, low profile signaling tool that is just as useful in the city as it is in the