When the need to prepare for an uncertain future becomes a pressing reality for the new prepper, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. There are so many things to buy and to do that it becomes almost paralyzing. “Where to start?” becomes the question at the forefront of their minds. Frustrated and anxious, many preppers assume […]
September 25, 2012
Food. It’s the first thing most people think about in a survival situation. “I’ve got to find something to eat!” Maybe it’s because we’re so accustomed to eating regularly throughout the day and our stomachs remind us when it’s getting close to mealtime. Maybe it’s a comfort activity; something that can be done to preserve […]
September 24, 2012
“Have you seen what schools in New York are doing now?” That’s what Laura asked from our kitchen this morning. I walked into the room with her and she pointed to the television where a short segment on the morning news was just going off. The New York City Department of Education has decided to […]
September 22, 2012
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
September 21, 2012
This week’s Friday Five from PreppingToSurvive brings you articles on finding time to prep, increased food prices expected in 2013, and how a noise suppressor on a handgun works, among others. Finding time to prep is hard. Most of use stay so busy at work and simply maintaining our lives that finding extra time to […]
September 20, 2012
How will life as we know it come to an end? Will be it through some cataclysmic event such as an EMP that destroys all technology in the blink of an eye? Will it be through an economic collapse that suddenly causes a governmental collapses and thrusts countries into utter anarchy? Authors in the apocalyptic […]
September 18, 2012
We’re giddy. Our root cellar is done! That’s right, we’ve moved many of our supplies from the nooks and crannies of our home into our root cellar. That lamp oil that was shoved behind the television? It’s in the root cellar. The tote of toothpaste tucked away under one of the kid’s bed. It’s in […]
September 17, 2012
When it hits the fan, what matters most might not be what supplies you have, but what allies you surround yourself with. The family unit is our most integral and unbreakable bond, but people without blood ties nevertheless have come together throughout history to make common cause.
September 15, 2012
“[In cold weather survival situations] if you sweat, you die.” ~ Les Stroud in Survivorman
September 14, 2012
This weeks’ Friday Five from PreppingToSurvive brings you a warning to Arkansas from the USGS, concerns over food and electricity, and a gun-grab by the ATF. Here’s what we’re reading. Geological Survey Expert to Arkansas: Brace for an Earthquake According to Arkansas Geological Survey Supervisor, Scott Ausbrooks, Arkansas has been experiencing small earthquakes every other day […]
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September 27, 2012
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