Survival preps often include food and various supplies for your stockpile. But before you forget, you must also prepare a dental kit so you can address minor dental emergencies when you are unable to reach a dentist in a post-SHTF world. (h/t to DoomAndBloom.net) Maintain oral health to prevent dental emergencies when SHTF The best way to … Continue reading Survival medicine: Prep dental kits before SHTF
Survival medicine: How to disinfect your first aid tools and instruments
In a disaster scenario, knowing first aid is crucial to your survival. Even if you’re safe after SHTF, there’s no telling when someone else might need medical attention. Since it’s important to be readily available for medical emergencies, you should know how to clean and disinfect your first aid tools and instruments after using them … Continue reading Survival medicine: How to disinfect your first aid tools and instruments
Tips for setting up an off-grid power system when SHTF
In times of social unrest or calamity, you can’t always rely on the power grid to provide you with electricity. Power outages can come without warning, leaving you feeling trapped and vulnerable in your own home. An off-grid electrical power system can augment your power supply when SHTF or allow you to go off the grid entirely. … Continue reading Tips for setting up an off-grid power system when SHTF
Prepper tips: How to keep your food stockpile safe
In these uncertain times, whether you’re worried about the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic or riots throughout the country, stay focused on setting up your preps, including food supply. Setting up your food stockpile doesn’t mean simply filling your pantry with survival foods; you also need to make your supply last for a long time. Take measures … Continue reading Prepper tips: How to keep your food stockpile safe
Fire is a versatile survival asset – Here’s a list of things you can cook over it
Cooking over an open flame shouldn’t be regarded as a novelty, especially for preppers. Learning how to build a campfire with some tinder, kindling and firewood is an invaluable skill, especially if you’re out camping. During these moments, the communal campfire will be the only thing around you that can reliably cook food – and you will … Continue reading Fire is a versatile survival asset – Here’s a list of things you can cook over it
A crash course in food choices for long- and short-term survival
With government lockdowns being enforced across America because of the coronavirus pandemic, preppers across the country understand the importance of storing enough food in their stockpiles for short- or long-term survival scenarios. It’s ideal to prepare for this scenario while you still have access to basic supplies. First, finalize your plan for short- and long-term stockpiles, then … Continue reading A crash course in food choices for long- and short-term survival
To prevent the spread of coronavirus in your community, it’s important to maintain proper survival hygiene
Keeping yourself clean is always important. With the rapid spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) all over the world, observing proper hygiene is even more crucial, especially since the disease is highly contagious. Here are some things to consider when maintaining your hygiene. (h/t to UrbanSurvivalSite.com) Hand hygiene To keep your hands free of bacteria and viruses, don’t … Continue reading To prevent the spread of coronavirus in your community, it’s important to maintain proper survival hygiene
Preppers weren’t overreacting: Americans were taken by SURPRISE because they didn’t take coronavirus seriously
Prepping is an unusual and work-intensive way of life, but many people who consider themselves preppers don’t regret their choices one bit. After all, prepping teaches you the value of self-sustainability and emergency preparedness. Now that the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been classified as a pandemic, preppers can rely on their stockpiles and many preps. But … Continue reading Preppers weren’t overreacting: Americans were taken by SURPRISE because they didn’t take coronavirus seriously
Coronavirus spread in the USA is “inevitable,” warns CDC: How to prep for an outbreak
In the early days before coronavirus (COVID-19) spread like wildfire throughout the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focused on being “cautiously alert” to prevent mass panic. Now, the CDC has changed its tune and has warned that the public must prepare for the “inevitable” spread of the virus. (h/t to ReadyNutrition.com) This is the moment preppers … Continue reading Coronavirus spread in the USA is “inevitable,” warns CDC: How to prep for an outbreak
5 Ordinary household items that have many survival uses
A good prepper has a survival kit stored somewhere in his homestead, bug-out shelter and bug-out vehicle. However, when SHTF, you might find yourself in situations where you don’t have the time to go to your survival kit and get the right tool. In this case, improvising using common household items can come in handy. … Continue reading 5 Ordinary household items that have many survival uses
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