Urban Survival Strategies You MUST Know!
People often wonder if it’s safer to stay in the countryside or in an urban area during times of emergency. This is a difficult question to answer because it all depends on the nature of the crisis. If there’s a pandemic and people all over the city are falling ill,...
Staying Safe When Finding New Shelter
Let’s assume your home was destroyed in a flood. All your supplies are gone, all you have is your bug-out bag and you need to evacuate to a new place. That’s one scenario. Another scenario is if there’s a terrorist attack near to where you live. Suddenly, the entire...
Stay Safe by Raising Your Level of Awareness
During times of emergency, you can either choose to be proactive or reactive. The difference is that by being proactive, you are more in control of the situation. If you’re reactive like most people, your awareness level is low. Sudden acts of violence that seem to...
Building a Safe Room: Read This First!
Ever since the Jodie Foster movie, ‘Safe Room’ came out, millions of people around the world know how effective and protective a safe room can be. However, unlike the movie, the safe room you’re in doesn’t have to be so high-tech. It just needs to be extra secure than...
6 Tips to Not Losing Your Mind When in a Survival Situation
Life can be stressful as it is, but when you’re in a crisis, the stress can get much worse. Being a flood victim, experiencing a hurricane tear through your neighborhood, being in a warzone, etc. are all traumatic events and situations that can leave you with frazzled...
Survival Strategies when Facing an Armed Shooter
One of the reasons we live in an increasingly dangerous world is because of the easy access to firearms. When we talk about armed shooters, the first thing that many people think about are school shootings. This is a very divisive topic with many people asking for gun...
Home Invasions: How to Survive One
While there are several movies like Hostage, Trespass and Panic Room where a house gets invaded by intruders and the family is stuck with dealing with them for hours, in reality, home invasions are quite rare. There are 3 reasons for this. Firstly, most burglars...
Essential Documents Preppers Shouldn’t Leave Home Without
In some situations, you may be forced to evacuate your house and leave most of your belongings behind. If there’s a tsunami warning or your house is in the path of an approaching hurricane, you’ll really have no choice but to get to someplace safe. One of the biggest...
Ensuring Your Best Chances of Survival During a Pandemic
The world we live in is no stranger to pandemics. From the bubonic plague to the Spanish flu and other diseases – there have been plagues before and millions have died. It has been a relatively long time since we’ve seen one and many scientists say that the world is...
7 Important Items Preppers Should Carry
The items that you carry with you during times of crisis are pretty much the same as you would on a normal day… but with one or two additional items. When a natural disaster strikes or you’re living in a war zone, certain items can make a huge difference in your...