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05/19/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Are you prepared for a natural disaster? 3 Emergency first aid skills you need to know

When disaster strikes, there’s no such thing as being over-prepared. Even if things are relatively normal, you can get ready by reading up on emergency first aid skills that you may need. These crucial skills can help address most of the damage done to an individual’s physical and mental health during an emergency. They may not […]

05/16/2018 / By Zoey Sky

How to care for yourself mentally and emotionally after experiencing trauma during an airplane flight

If you’re already wary of traveling by air, recent news reports might have added to your apprehension when it comes to airplanes. For example, last April, tragedy struck a Southwest Airlines flight, with one passenger dead after an engine exploded. Many of the passengers on the same flight were shaken as they witnessed firsthand how vulnerable we […]

05/15/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Your guide to starting all over after a disaster

As a prepper, you’re probably used to anticipating disasters and making the necessary preparations to ensure that you survive them. But when SHTF, are you mentally prepared to start over? When disaster strikes you’ll have to face a daunting task: Rebuilding your life from the ground up. You’ll also have to deal with property loss along […]

05/07/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Prepping on a budget? Simple preps you can achieve with limited cash

Being low on cash should not mean being low on preparedness. You can do many things to make sure you’re not caught unawares when disaster strikes when you least expect it. Here are some low-cost preps you can do. (h/t to BeansBulletBandagesandYou.com.) Honing your skills – Sharpen your skills in map reading should you need to […]

05/07/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Can you survive a gunshot wound? Ten things you need to know

When SHTF, there are many things that you have to prepare for. Aside from ensuring that you have access to enough food and water, you also need to know first aid for different kinds of medical emergencies. If society breaks down and your chances of getting shot increases, do you or your family members know how […]

05/06/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

TIMELINE of the collapse published: Here’s how it will go down, hour by hour and day by day

When the power goes out, you’ll just light some candles and read a book and wait for it to pass, right? That might be enough to get you through a couple of hours without electricity in a rainstorm, but if there’s a protracted power outage due to collapse, it’s going to be a different story entirely […]

05/02/2018 / By Zoey Sky

How to prepare for a drought

Living in the U.S. means learning how to deal with reduced rainfall, which is the main cause of droughts. Almost every part of the country will go through periods of reduced rainfall, as per Ready.Gov. A drought refers to a period of irregular dry weather that often lasts long enough to disrupt the normal flow of […]

04/27/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

The FOUR deadly diseases you’re likely to encounter in a collapse: PRINT this and archive

In a collapse, public health services like water purification and sewage disposal will come to a standstill, spurring all sorts of diseases that can take your life. That’s why it’s important to familiarize yourself now with some of the more common diseases you might encounter in such a situation and learn how to deal with […]

04/26/2018 / By Zoey Sky

How much water can you carry? Tips for carrying 3 days’ worth

When prepping for survival situations, one thing to consider is your water supply. With a bug-out bag (BOB), you will have to carry a substantial weight because you need to have enough supplies to last you at least 72 hours (or three days). But a BOB, despite its weight, makes it easy to stay mobile, […]

04/17/2018 / By Jayson Veley

10 Bartering items to have when “S” really hits the fan

Following societal collapse, virtually every aspect of day-to-day life will change in the blink of an eye, from the way in which you get food to the way you stay warm on chilly nights. Another thing that is going to change dramatically is the value of certain objects – what might not be very valuable […]

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