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These natural medical resources can be easily substituted as traditional methods of medication. The plants have capabilities to heal and reduce cholesterol, high blood pressure and arthritis

The below personal tactical gear list is taken from a proposal I put together for counterinsurgency / tactical team in West Africa a few years ago, this should give you a few hints on kit etc.

I have felt an urgent need, from the birth of each child, to make sure that they are prepared for the many possibilities that may occur in their lifetimes.

Some of them relate to food production, some to increasing our efficiency, and some are little off-the-wall tasks that don’t get as much attention as they otherwise could.

Even if you are not a woman, including female hygiene items in your prepping is still a great idea!

Stacking functions is a quick term for the concept of planning things (elements) and areas (space) to perform the most services for us.

Would you like to add off-grid solar to your preps, but think it’s too expensive? I’ll show you how to build an inexpensive system that can grow, as funds become available.

Wet and miserable some of us were experiencing early signs of hypothermia, and we all desperately wanted to feel some small amount of warmth.

Here are some formulas and ideas for turning common storage foods into actual meals, increasing the variety of meals we can make with a few standard ingredients.

I do like my breads and I do like something sweet now and again, so here’s half a dozen ways we can still get them, even without a working oven or supermarket.

Here are 5 mistakes that preppers often make when starting to build their emergency food supply, and how to fix them.

Once reality has set in and people have started to adjust to the new normal, an essential component of rebuilding your immediate community will be the ability to give selfless service to others.

Not having emergency funds doesn’t leave much room for prepping. So what can a poor penny-pinched Prepper possibly do?

Most people preparing for the dark days ahead don’t use their pressure canning to its fullest potential

A ton of preparedness projects and skills can be completed in as little as an afternoon, regularly with minimal outlay of cost.

Here are some gardening tips I have learned over the years that save money, allowing me to grow more for less.

There are multiple articles, videos, and books about bugging out and a few on bugging in. My aim here is to throw a bit of thought on the bugging in concept from my unarmed Canadian perspective.

In general, long-term storage food staples like whole grains, beans, flour, oil, sugar, etc., are not the foods you want to have when a natural disaster strikes.

So let’s get down and dirty here and talk about what a common working man would have.

By learning about what happened, and knowing that history repeats, we can prepare better and avoid making the same mistakes when SHTF again.

What if this simple bug out vehicle load plan could get your and your family on the road faster?

What would you do if it was longer than that or you faced a serious crisis that took the world to its knees?

If you have been wondering how to live off grid – “is it really possible?” and “Can I do it?” the short answer to all of these questions is, “Yes!

If the worst happens, have you given any thought to how you would be making a living post TEOTWAWKI?

“All Aboard!” Easily understood when shouted by the conductor of a train—either get yourself “on board” or be left behind.

In this piece he offers great advice and tips for security considerations if you are faced with the reality of bugging out on foot.

We have situations every day that we need to be ready for so let’s see how your prepping skills work out in these situations.

Making the right choices in clothing could be crucial to our survival, so let’s start from the top and see if you are a well-dressed prepper.

There are at least three levels of disaster preparedness that you need to focus on before you can be confident about your chances of survival against disasters and natural calamities. Here is a guide to help you go through them one by one

The number one thing I prepare for is a POWER OUTAGE when SHTF. Every SHTF series of events, includes the inevitable power outage. In fact, whenever the power goes out, even temporarily, I wonder if SHTF has arrived.