Back to the Basics

by Prepperjim | Mar 7, 2012 | Preparedness, Water, Weather

I’ve been prep­ping for about 18 months now and have kind of lost the spark that dri­ves me to keep going. I real­ly have not done any­thing for the past two months oth­er than lis­ten to The Sur­vival Pod­cast and some oth­er “small” projects (sub­ject of future... Read more

SouthernPrepper1 on Suburban Security

by suburban | Mar 5, 2012 | Preparedness

This was sent to me by a friend, and if you have not seen it, I think it is worth it…  I thought I would share. Sub­ur­ban Secu­ri­ty, Part One... Read more

Was “Doomsday Preppers” Necessary?

by suburban | Mar 4, 2012 | Prepping

I watched it.  I saved them on my DVR, and watched them.  You watched them.  We watched them.  We cri­tiqued each prep­per based on what we have and know.  Admit it.  You secret­ly did.  I know I did.  As the sce­nario was laid... Read more

Mosin-Nagant for the survivalist

by shanethenurse | Feb 13, 2012 | Guns & Weapons, Preparedness

I am a big fan of the Mosin-Nagant rifles. What can I say the com­mies knew how to make a great rifle, though this rifle was designed and in use before Lenin and com­pa­ny came to pow­er. There are a few vari­ants of the com­mon Mosin-Nagant rifle that most peo­ple... Read more

Survival Heater for Your Car, My Test

by suburban | Feb 13, 2012 | Fire, Gear, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, Weather

I know. Every­one has done a YouTube les­son on how to build one of these inex­pen­sive emer­gency heaters for your car. Hon­est­ly, I had to try it for myself to be sure that it “worked.” Many peo­ple use emp­ty steel cof­fee cans, some peo­ple impro­vise and use... Read more