10 Common Toxic Plants That Can Kill You Dead
In your house, there are probably several items that are marked with a toxic or hazardous symbol, and this will prevent you from ever ingesting them. Unfortunately, Mother Nature doesn’t tend to label...
View Article8 Ways to Open a Beer Without a Bottle Opener [VIDEO]
Congratulations on arriving at this article. You’ve taken the critical first step in solving one of the most distressing survival challenges facing millions of Americans: How to open a beer in a...
View ArticleDo THIS When a Venomous Snake Bites You [INSTRUCTIONS]
So you’re outdoors enjoying a beautiful day hunting, hiking, or maybe just doing some yard work when IT happens! You feel a sudden compressions and stinging pain in your leg. You look down in time to...
View ArticleTop 7 EDC Items That Are Mandatory for 2017
Look, we all want to be like the hero in an action movie. You know the one. He has exactly the right tools at exactly the right moment and manages to get out of all sorts of wild predicaments using...
View ArticleWhy You Should Lock Your Doors
Burglars like the one in the photo to the right are a rarity these days, nearly extinct. Learn why today’s burglars work very differently… If anyone calls you paranoid for keeping your doors locked at...
View ArticleHUNTERS: This Weird “Sock Trick” Will Help You Mount a Trophy
One of the keys to a successful deer hunt (most hunts, actually) is to make sure you don’t alert your prey to your presence with your human odor. No, we’re not trying to tell you that you stink. We...
View Article5 Techniques to Build Mental Toughness Like a Secret Agent
Secret agents get a lot of credit for being mentally tough. And for good reason. And while they may have been recruited to this mentally taxing type or work because of their aptitude for thinking under...
View Article10 Steps to Keep Pests Out of Your Backyard
For most of us, the backyard is our kingdom and our vegetable garden is our bread basket. And we don’t like intruders ransacking our kingdom, biting us as we BBQ, and pillaging our precious veggies....
View ArticleHow to Make a Kick Ass DIY Solar Heater from Soda Cans [VIDEO]
Solar power is something that environmentalists and preppers agree on. After all, without the ability to generate power from solar and wind sources, it will be much more difficult for any semblance of...
View ArticleHow to Build Your Own DIY Fire Pit
Some people love to plop down on the couch and remain in a vegetative state all weekend. That’s fine for them…We’ve tried it and it just gives us massive cabin fever. That’s why we keep a full slate of...
View ArticleHow a Tampon Could Save Your Life (Even if You’re A Man!)
Everyone knows the most obvious, practical usage for a tampon, but are you aware that there are many more reasons that at least one of these items should be in your survival kit? Preppers know that it...
View ArticleTop 5 Emergency Generators for Your SHTF Power Plan
We’ve discussed the shocking vulnerability of America’s power grid (no pun intended) many times on these pages, and for good reason. The likelihood that an act of terrorism, a cyber attack, or even a...
View ArticleThe 30 Cents a Day Space Heater [VIDEO]
Every so often, we come across an amazingly innovative, money-saving design that we just have to share. This DIY room heater is one of them. Resourceful contraptions like the one we’re going to show...
View Article10 Survival Tips You Can Learn from the Star Wars Series
As “Star Wars” fans worldwide line up to watch “Episode VII: The Force Awakens,” it is time to take a few minutes to recognize all of the prepper tips that are hidden inside each movie. And no, we...
View Article10 Survival Tricks From the “Movies” That Will Actually Get You Killed
Whether it’s blockbuster movies or TV shows, it often seems like common sense goes out the window and the rules of physics don’t apply to the good guys. Although there are a few examples where...
View ArticleThe 5 Best Canned Foods for Energy and Health [PICS]
A well-stocked pantry with a diverse list of food items that have a long shelf life is by far your best bet if you want to be prepared for any potential future disaster situations, but not everyone...
View ArticleHow to Easily Identify Poison Ivy, Poison Sumac and Poison Oak [PICS]
Whether you plan to spend a lot of time in the woods this summer or simply plan to enjoy the outdoors on your own property, it’s very possible that you will encounter some vegetation that will bring...
View ArticleMeet the US Army’s Next Official Sidearm: Sig Sauer P320
Handgun enthusiasts have been waiting with bated breath to learn which platform the US Army will tap to follow the Beretta M9 as it’s next official sidearm. The US Military’s coveted “Modular Handgun...
View Article10 Survival Myths That Will Get You Killed in an Emergency
If you’re a prepper, then the name of the game is survival. But what happens when the “survival” tactics you’ve been taught turn out to be a pack of lies? Unfortunately, there’s a TON of...
View Article5 Easy to Grow Mosquito Repelling Plants
As the outdoor season approaches, many homeowners and outdoor enthusiasts look for ways to control mosquitoes. With all the publicity about the West Nile virus, mosquito repelling products are gaining...
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