Author Archives:

24 Signs that You Just Might Be a Closet Prepper

Survival Gear Blog Posted on by

Here are 24 signs that you might be a closet prepper: You’ve had a survival blog for 4 years and your husband/wife doesn’t know. Your family does not know there’s a case of Dinty Moore stew hidden in the basement You stand around the office water cooler laughing with your buddies about all those tin-foil hat wearers – but you have your own roll of Reynolds Wrap at home. You’re an anonymous poster on Infowars. While you were supposed to be grocery shopping, you were checking out escape routes out of the city. You’ve got a Swiss Army knife on … Continue reading →

Top 8 Deadly Myths About Survivalism

Survival Gear Blog Posted on by

For the last several years, our family has been living what some may call the “survivalist” lifestyle. Actually, we live the off-grid (so far off the grid that there is no landline and no cell phone service available), self-sufficient life. We’re not here to get away from the world for a few days while chaos happens and calms down – we don’t think that’s the way it will go, anyway. We’re here because we have chosen to separate ourselves from the rate race, the system, and not be swept away in the tide of what we see as a society … Continue reading →

6 Essential Attributes of Successful Survivalists

Survival Gear Blog Posted on by

Having lived off the grid for the last 7 years, you see ’em come, and you see ’em go. The dozens of people we’ve seen succeed and the dozens of people we’ve seen fail gave us a keen eye to the attributes necessary to be a survivalist. Like we’ve told many people before, no matter how prepared you think you are, you’re gonna go through some changes! So after many years of observation, below are listed the 6 essential traits every survivalist should possess to be successful. Tenacity (“stick-to-it-ness”) This more than anything else has beaten many a would-be survivalist. … Continue reading →

10 Ways to Keep Your Power and Computers Operational When TSHTF

Survival Gear Blog Posted on by

One of the biggest questions we get is how to begin achieving off-grid/energy independent status. Not everyone can afford to go out and buy a 5-kilowatt solar array and the associated batteries. This article is written for those of you who want to begin your road to energy independence, as well as being able to use your laptop, mobile devices, or home security gear like the stuff at Safemart. Being self-sufficient doesn’t necessarily mean living like a caveman. Switch to Linux Linux is an operating system – the way that Windows is an operating system – usable on PCs, MAC, … Continue reading →

38 Must Have Kitchen Items for Any Survivalist

Survival Gear Blog Posted on by

Regardless of how many #10 cans of “just-add-water-ready-to-eat” stuff you have, at some point, you’re going to have to learn to use a kitchen in much the same way as your granny, or your great-granny did. So we’ve put together this list of 38 essential kitchen items for any survivalist. Matches If you don’t smoke, why on earth would you need matches? But if we’re going to learn to cook like granny, for most of you that would include cooking on top of a wood heat stove, or on a wood cook stove with an oven. I know there are … Continue reading →

Communication Items You’ll Want Before TSHTF

Survival Gear Blog Posted on by

Having good radio equipment is important for many reasons. What will you do when there is no Internet? What will you do when there is no cellphone service? How will you know what’s going on in other parts of the country, let alone the world? Radio signals don’t need an intermediary, they just bounce all over the earth and are received by radios. It’s not even necessary that you transmit (speak) on the radio, but the information you can garner from just listening to others from far away is worth the time it takes to understand how to use a … Continue reading →

Quiz – How Prepped Are You?

Survival Gear Blog Posted on by

So you want to know how prepared you are, eh? If you are already living in your survival homestead, it’s a good bet you’re ready for what’s coming down the pike. If you’re still making preparations, maybe this will help you determine how far along you are – and where you might need to beef up. 1.  Storage Food A1. (-30 points) What Storage Food? A2. (0 points) My Neighbor has some. A3. (20 points) I have two cases of Dinty Moore Beef Stew & whole bunch of Raman Noodles A4. (100 points) I have two years of storage foods and have a garden … Continue reading →

It’s Not About the Guns

Survival Gear Blog Posted on by

As (hopefully) all of you reading this will know, the Second Amendment of The Constitution protects Americans’ rights to have weapons (arms) to defend themselves against a tyrannical, out-of-control government. Please note that it does not give Americans the right to have weapons. It protects that right, which is “inalienable”, meaning that the right is inherent in human beings by the fact of their existence on earth, as described in the Declaration of Independence. The Amendment is not about having a gun with which to hunt or skeet-shoot or shoot in competitions of marksmanship. It is about defense against tyranny. Now, in reality, virtually … Continue reading →

3 Last Minute Survival Scenarios

Survival Gear Blog Posted on by

We know that waiting till the last second is not a good idea, but for some, it is the only option. So we have taken three possible average scenarios and broken them down for you. All scenarios will include a family of 4 – Mom, Dad and two kids under high school age – living in the suburbs of a megaplex city… Scenario # 1: Large Suburb or City You have a few cases of water You have some freeze-dried storage food, maybe a 30 day supply. You have some sleeping bags and some basic camping supplies. You have a … Continue reading →

Alternative Ideas for Bug-Out Locations

Survival Gear Blog Posted on by

Whether you are a dedicated prepper/survivalist or not, it’s actually a good idea to have a secondary refuge apart from your present abode. If anything happens to your present residence, you have somewhere to go. You can let a friend or family member stay there if you don’t have the room. At the least, you have a personal asylum where you can get away from your regular routine. There are the more conventional refuges that preppers and non-preppers have such as log houses, RVs, boats, and the like. I’d like to suggest a few other possible bug-out locations that you … Continue reading →