General Survival and Preparedness General Survival and Preparedness Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:23:26 +0000 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:23:26 +0000 Survival Monkey Forums https://www.survivalmonkey.com/forums/general-survival-and-preparedness.19/ High Security Locks: Protecting Your Assets Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:01:02 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/high-security-locks-protecting-your-assets.55035/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/high-security-locks-protecting-your-assets.55035/ invalid@example.com (Brokor) Brokor
High Security Locks: Protecting Your Assets]]> 51 The cache What would we do without it? Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:14:08 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/the-cache-what-would-we-do-without-it.73251/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/the-cache-what-would-we-do-without-it.73251/ invalid@example.com (BigOnes113) BigOnes113 So today I was checking out a big ammo can I just bought, and I started thinking about caches. Do any of you have, for example, buried, underground caches of guns 'n' ammo, along with maybe first aide, a flashlight and a little food and water? (With the ammo kept in ammo cans, that is.)
I can see taking a good look at the area you live, and mapping out some possible getaway routes, whether en route to a bugout location or just for when you're running...

The cache What would we do without it?]]> 15 What we would lose if SHTF Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:12:35 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/what-we-would-lose-if-shtf.73219/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/what-we-would-lose-if-shtf.73219/ invalid@example.com (duane) duane
What we would lose if SHTF]]> 12 Guns in Japan Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:28:17 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/guns-in-japan.73253/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/guns-in-japan.73253/ invalid@example.com (AgentPickle) AgentPickle ]]> 17 Cheap DIY fire starter Sun, 01 Mar 2026 01:07:08 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/cheap-diy-fire-starter.73208/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/cheap-diy-fire-starter.73208/ invalid@example.com (Puckerts) Puckerts
Materials:

- cardboard egg carton

- bacon grease and chicken fat

- dryer lint

- wood debris

I had seen the cardboard egg carton trick with wax but didn’t have any wax, however I had left over grease/fat from our air fryer that we had poured into a glass jar.

I took some dryer lint and mixed some wood debris from our firewood bag for our wood stove, put that in an egg carton depression...

Cheap DIY fire starter]]> 7 Land Navigation (with sub-categories) Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:59:41 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/land-navigation-with-sub-categories.53087/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/land-navigation-with-sub-categories.53087/ invalid@example.com (Brokor) Brokor Land Navigation
INDEX: (Click links to browse directly to the subject within this thread)

Land Navigation (with sub-categories)]]> 63 Local resources before SHTF Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:32:04 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/local-resources-before-shtf.73228/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/local-resources-before-shtf.73228/ invalid@example.com (duane) duane
Local resources before SHTF]]> 6 Mental attitude and planning Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:05:59 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/mental-attitude-and-planning.73221/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/mental-attitude-and-planning.73221/ invalid@example.com (duane) duane I was raised in rural Minnesota and was born in 1938. Our farm had no electric, no tractor, no running water, we were share cropping it as dad had lost everything in the last part of the depression, we were snow bound for weeks at a time as they did not plow the roads, and yet we survived and as I remember it had a good life. In comparison to a child growing up in a urban setting today with no father present, I think I had one of the best possible childhoods.

There are several...

Mental attitude and planning]]> 2 Survival Gear DEALS: Made in the USA Only Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:06:02 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/survival-gear-deals-made-in-the-usa-only.28906/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/survival-gear-deals-made-in-the-usa-only.28906/ invalid@example.com (Brokor) Brokor Here's how this thread works:

1. Find any American made product(s) and post the information and link if possible.
2. Give your brief review, if applicable.
3. Share your ideas, but keep the chatter to a minimum. I would like to make this thread as clean as possible so it may serve as a mold for others to find USA products.

I don't particularly like "Made in China", and I believe most of you don't either. Let's build something here and inspire others to...

Survival Gear DEALS: Made in the USA Only]]> 170 Random Cool Tricks Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:31:53 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/random-cool-tricks.58352/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/random-cool-tricks.58352/ invalid@example.com (Meat) Meat ]]> 2618 Gimme some water... Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:05:12 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/gimme-some-water.73203/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/gimme-some-water.73203/ invalid@example.com (Big Ron) Big Ron ]]> 7 dopamine Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:11:37 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/dopamine.73170/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/dopamine.73170/ invalid@example.com (kissmybrass) kissmybrass ooooo dopamine. i often see folks triggered and unhinged by simple irrelevant events and ask myself, what do they tell themselves to make that ok?...

dopamine]]> 20 Looking for information about T-post drivers. Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:04:37 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/looking-for-information-about-t-post-drivers.73115/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/looking-for-information-about-t-post-drivers.73115/ invalid@example.com (Blackgrub0331) Blackgrub0331 I'm in South West Texas and the ground it tough and rocky and I have had the miss pleasure of having to dig t post already around here.

So I'm not looking to do this the old slide hammer way I know I'm going to need some mechanical help on this one since it's mostly going to be a one man operation. I would like a tractor but that's not happening this...

Looking for information about T-post drivers.]]> 13 The Disaster Cycle - Full Documentary 2026 - New Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:27:26 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/the-disaster-cycle-full-documentary-2026-new.73182/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/the-disaster-cycle-full-documentary-2026-new.73182/ invalid@example.com (Brokor) Brokor
Watch for free, just released:


(1 hour 12 minutes)
Full transcript:
The Disaster Cycle - Full Documentary 2026 - New]]> 6 It's a Bugout Bag! It's an EDC Backpack! No! It's SuperThingyWhatsit! Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:08:49 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/its-a-bugout-bag-its-an-edc-backpack-no-its-superthingywhatsit.73164/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/its-a-bugout-bag-its-an-edc-backpack-no-its-superthingywhatsit.73164/ invalid@example.com (BigOnes113) BigOnes113 Yes, that's right, friends, having purchased my second (will be my main) pistol today, my EDC back-up being a Ruger LCP Max pocket pistol, I started scrolling through Amazon looking for comfortable CCW holsters and belt worn extra mag holders.
It was then that I saw it: Backpacks designed to contain all these and more!
I knew about the crossbody pouches, obviously, and was thinking I'd have to wear one of them around, but the more I...

It's a Bugout Bag! It's an EDC Backpack! No! It's SuperThingyWhatsit!]]> 3 bias? Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:15:48 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/bias.73160/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/bias.73160/ invalid@example.com (kissmybrass) kissmybrass
we have no data on that beyond the last week.

how many times has trump been subpoenaed ?

4,000 ]]> 3 READ THIS - if you don't read anything else !!!! Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:32:38 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/read-this-if-you-dont-read-anything-else.73086/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/read-this-if-you-dont-read-anything-else.73086/ invalid@example.com (Illini Warrior) Illini Warrior **** published at SurvivalBlog - SurvivalBlog.com A Systematic Framework for Identifying Real-World Threats, by Danield MacLeod

About The Author
Daniel MacLeod is an engineer and preparedness author from rural Missouri. Raised in a Christian family where faith, hard work, and self-reliance shaped daily life, he combines that heritage with decades of...

READ THIS - if you don't read anything else !!!!]]> 4 Doxycycline? Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:25:56 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/doxycycline.73111/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/doxycycline.73111/ invalid@example.com (Klangfarbe) Klangfarbe I recently purchased fish doxycycline from an ebay store (aquabiotics) which is very highly rated. I am wondering if anyone has experience with this store and its products/if anyone has tried taking fish doxy. I know a lot of survivalists stock up and am checking all possible sources to try to verify that this stuff is good and will not kill me.]]> 6 Long term survival gifts. Sat, 27 Dec 2025 04:43:10 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/long-term-survival-gifts.73095/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/long-term-survival-gifts.73095/ invalid@example.com (duane) duane
Potato Selected from a plant grown in South America, then selected even more for size, taste and storage. While it is available as a seed, it is usually grown as a clone.

Peas, corn, carrots, cabbage, wheat,...

Long term survival gifts.]]> 6 Mass shooting in AU - Hanukkah celebration Sun, 21 Dec 2025 03:50:46 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/mass-shooting-in-au-hanukkah-celebration.73082/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/mass-shooting-in-au-hanukkah-celebration.73082/ invalid@example.com (kckndrgn) kckndrgn Bondi Beach: Hero 'did not hesitate', family tells BBC, as Albanese says gunmen motivated by extremism

I heard about the shooting yesterday afternoon, props to the guy that did confronted one of the shooters, we nee more men like him!
This attack has me thinking, which is usually not a good thing. With the upcoming Christmas holiday, are there more attacks planed?
I don't do larger groups, I've never liked being in a crowd, just not...

Mass shooting in AU - Hanukkah celebration]]> 13 Living in a van down by the river Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:13:22 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/living-in-a-van-down-by-the-river.72972/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/living-in-a-van-down-by-the-river.72972/ invalid@example.com (hot diggity) hot diggity my glasses were my hat and my toothbrush. They made the trip much more pleasant.
IMG_20251019_094652797_HDR. That was how I spent the weekend at a museum event. Once the van was unloaded it was spacious enough to live in comfortably in weather that swung from 37 at night to 79 degrees during the day.
van life 2025.
The exhibitor next to me was enjoying my Perfection heater.
IMG_20251019_192526.
This is how I pack...

Living in a van down by the river]]> 32 Long run survival Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:35:49 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/long-run-survival.73085/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/long-run-survival.73085/ invalid@example.com (duane) duane
Which of my preps over the last 65 years has done me the most good? I have to say that a good medical insurance has had the greatest return on investment. It has both kept me alive and although my medical costs run about $2800 a month on top of Medicare, it has paid the bills. Medicare and health...

Long run survival]]> 3 Media biasis Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:20:16 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/media-biasis.73083/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/media-biasis.73083/ invalid@example.com (duane) duane
Political Calculations: A Centrist's Guide to Media Bias and Usefulness

https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart]]> atco 2.0 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:00:12 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/atco-2-0.72979/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/atco-2-0.72979/ invalid@example.com (kissmybrass) kissmybrass ...

atco 2.0]]> 5 About this week's Solar Storm Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:14:02 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/about-this-weeks-solar-storm.72999/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/about-this-weeks-solar-storm.72999/ invalid@example.com (DKR) DKR FULL Solar Storm Recap, What the Micronova Looks Like | S0 News Nov.13.2025

Ben does a good job of showing the data and explaining the difference between the early (11/11/25) and late plasma stream and the geomagnetic impact.

Red aurous pics form El Salvador (13 degrees North) and other place are in the video.

The reason the later impact (11/12/25) was 'weaker' was owing tit he magnetic difference between the streams.

Ben sources...

About this week's Solar Storm]]> 8 Gold in Qatar Live Updates, Market Trends & Daily Insights Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:50:20 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/gold-in-qatar-live-updates-market-trends-daily-insights.72986/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/gold-in-qatar-live-updates-market-trends-daily-insights.72986/ invalid@example.com (aaron.kingsley34) aaron.kingsley34 Global factors play a major role. Inflation pushes more people toward gold as a secure investment, increasing demand and price. Political tensions, economic slowdowns, and shifting interest rates also impact market confidence when uncertainty grows, gold...

Gold in Qatar Live Updates, Market Trends & Daily Insights]]> Here is a firearm/ survival question about cleaning gear! Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:24:17 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/here-is-a-firearm-survival-question-about-cleaning-gear.72906/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/here-is-a-firearm-survival-question-about-cleaning-gear.72906/ invalid@example.com (Blackgrub0331) Blackgrub0331
I found a deal old school M-16 cleaning gear toothbrush and all for $5 per kit and I might buy a dozen or so but I'm also wanting something a little more up scale and does not brake as much as the old metal rods also. Thanks!]]> 9 Making A Simple Leather Knife Sheath Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:52:23 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/making-a-simple-leather-knife-sheath.72920/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/making-a-simple-leather-knife-sheath.72920/ invalid@example.com (Brokor) Brokor
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This is the custom mini-skinner I had made years ago, D2 and full...

Making A Simple Leather Knife Sheath]]> 1 Carrington event - today - USGS model Fri, 17 Oct 2025 23:55:09 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/carrington-event-today-usgs-model.72963/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/carrington-event-today-usgs-model.72963/ invalid@example.com (DKR) DKR Mapping a Carrington Storm - Love - 2025 - Geophysical Research Letters - Wiley Online Library

pretty grim look and this paper uses the older geomagnetic model, not today 'weaker' field measurements.

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This map says volumes - read the full paper for details. HAs additional maps etc.]]> 4 Water Storage Sat, 11 Oct 2025 15:33:37 +0000 https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/water-storage.72715/ https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/water-storage.72715/ invalid@example.com (SB21) SB21
So,, I need your help.
Quick rundown,,, a buddy in TX has some really bad water in his neighborhood,, he had water tests done,, and it's a laundry list of bad contaminites.
So I'm probably heading out that way to help install and connect a few water storage tanks and he's going to have good water trucked in probably twice a month or so. He's got limited space as he lives in a...

Water Storage]]> 58