A SURVIVALIST WITHOUT A CAUSE IS A HUNTER. A PREPPER WITHOUT A CAUSE IS A GARDENER.
What the heck is the Doomsday Clock, and why did it just tick?
Calm down, it's a metaphor. No one is saying we're literally 120 seconds from an apocalyptic disaster at any given moment. In fact, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the world was arguably perched most precariously on the precipice of nuclear war, that minute hand didn't move a bit.
The clock (which, by the way, does not exist physically—you can't go visit it, which would probably be the most existentially distressing long weekend one could plan) is meant to remind us that global catastrophe has been just around the proverbial corner from the moment our species entered its nuclear age. It's not keeping tabs on day-to-day threats.
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What is a Prepper?
A Prepper is a person who earnestly believes that no challenge is insurmountable with the proper dedication, determination and focus. A Prepper looks at things that most people would think impossible to survive and says “All you really need is X, Y and some Z!
Preppers are very family oriented people who believe that it is more important to sacrifice leisure and entertainment today so that in a future potential calamity, they will be able to sustain a certain standard of living.
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Home Safety Tips for Natural Disasters
Natural disasters and weather-related damage account for an annual bill of $23.46 billion in the United States. Most homeowners are counseled to practice safety at home by protecting investments, watching over loved ones, opting for healthy choices, and making responsible decisions.
To some degree, those are all things you have a certain level of control over. But, what do you do when Mother Nature decides to throw you a curve-ball? Is there a manual of home safety tips for natural disasters to prepare you for the unexpected?
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7 Tips to Survive a Chemical Weapons Attack
Have you ever thought about how you could improve your chances of surviving a chemical weapons attack? Chemical attacks have become all too common recently, with the chemical attack strikes in Syria by the Assad regime, the inherent risks of chemical weapons attacks and exposures have become magnified in the eyes of the world.
The use of chemical warfare agents dates back thousands of years, with the creation of many chemical agents occurring in the early 1940s, where it began its destruction on the battlefields in World War II. However, as time has progressed the dangers have increased as the territory of deployment for these weapons has expanded from the battlefield to the safe areas of civilization. With large planned attacks deployed on a number of unarmed, innocent people – including children –in Syria, the demand for preparation in the event of a chemical attack has become almost necessary for all.
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Shooting Fundamentals
Using a proper sight alignment is critical to hitting what you’re actually aiming at. Your firearm’s sights are properly aligned when the front sight (red) is directly centered with the rear sight (green).
The very tip of your front sight should also be parallel with the tops of the “leaves” of the rear sight. Without proper alignment, your shots will be off-target!
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Practical Fuels for Off-Grid Survival
Prepping is not just about stocking up for an event such as an economic collapse or a natural disaster that rends away the systems that keeps modern society functioning. It’s also about independence, self-reliance, family and community cohesion, and pride in our ability to survive.
We can be self-reliant in a number of ways, by for example, being self-reliant for food with having a smart crop rotation, raising our own cattle and keeping our own bees.
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Quote of the day.
“THE GREATEST RISK IN LIFE IS TO WAIT FOR AND DEPEND UPON OTHERS FOR YOUR OWN SECURITY.”
Navigate through the wilderness
Once your supplies are sorted and strapped in, it’s time to explore the great outdoors. Finding your way in the wild doesn’t necessarily require fancy navigation tools (a GPS can help sometimes), just about everything you’ll need is already in your backpack or nearby in nature.
In this chapter, we’ll help you find resources to get to know your route, help you decipher what moss and natural shadows have to say about directions, and walk you through the safest ways to brave a river.
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5 Essential Winter Survival Skills
Winter is when the training wheels come off for hikers, climbers, and back-country skiers. When all of the planning and preparation you did before your trip won’t help you get out of the jam you’re in. When your buddy hits his head on a tree skiing down a back-country route or a big chunk of falling ice takes out your belayer.
When you fall through an ice ledge on a river soaking your winter boots and clothes or a whiteout smothers the peak you’re climbing and a winter storm blows in. When circumstances are so out of control, that you can only survive with what’s in your pack, the knowledge in your head, and the resources you can scrounge from your surrounding environment.
When you fall through an ice ledge on a river soaking your winter boots and clothes or a whiteout smothers the peak you’re climbing and a winter storm blows in. When circumstances are so out of control, that you can only survive with what’s in your pack, the knowledge in your head, and the resources you can scrounge from your surrounding environment.
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