preparedness

So I am in a dilemma and thought I would come to the tribe for suggestions. I have lot's of food, water, ammo and gear, so the thread is not...

Quick, fire off three things you need to fix to be better prepared. Some of us need more food, others arms and ammo, some need better skills in...

Our fellow monkey @Falcon15 has a radio show called, In Case Of Emergency. Last week on his show, Falcon asked 10 questions. These are a good...

An Alternative Way To Prepping… For The Frugal Minded Many of us want to be prepared as much as possible when the crap hits the fan. A favorite...

REDMOND, Ore. — B.J. Soper took aim with his AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and fired a dozen shots at a human silhouette target. Soper’s wife and...

Our medical professionals, around the world, make errors that do not effectively help people with their sickness, injure them worse, accidentally...

Is all my Prepping Just a Waste of Time? by Dale [IMG]Prepping, Second Guessing and Self Doubt Let’s admit it, we all have our doubts about...

God Bless Texas. Texas has declared a sales tax holiday on prep items. Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday Emergency Preparation...

This is a great article. I find that with my neighbors and us, we do help each other when the need arrives. During storms or emergencies, we...

[IMG] Have you ever considered doomsday? Or what it might look like? Even if you have, there's a small but committed community that's several...

[IMG] If you need to restock on ammunition or other firearm supplies, there’s no better time to buy than right now. That’s according to a firearm...

I was chatting with a friend and she said I needed to fill my tank. I replied, "I never let my tank get below a half". (Prepper rule #32- Never...

They say the children are our future, so we need to start teaching them young. With being preppers we place importance on skills. Please remember...

[IMG] There has been a fundamental shift of mindset in America over the last several decades when it comes to consumer behaviors. What was once...

[IMG] “Very many factors go to the building of sound morale…but one of the greatest is that men be fully employed at useful and interesting work....

Has anyone else thought about prepping for the recovery?. I am storing documents, title, property description etc., on the basis of every great...

Surviving WITHOUT a Long-Term Food Stockpile..... That's Crazy Talk Is it possible or is it crazy talk? I am going with yes.. and yes. For...

After this weekend's wake-up call (Failed SHTF test... | Survival Monkey Forums), today was spent getting less unprepared. I'd like to say more...

The family was in the house yesterday, windows open, just relaxing. There were the occasional sirens heading one way or another on the main...

Last summer, a situation presented itself on the evening of the 3rd day of a 12 day camping trip. Redundancies that I have in place for most all...

[IMG] So what have you done as far as training, practical exercises for grid-down or other forms of emergencies? Have you practiced extended...

Aloha Monkeys, Saw this on another forum and thought it would also be helpful here... Japan has had it's share of disasters over the years and...

We had a pretty fierce snow storm here in SE NM last Saturday and Sunday. It was so bad that the roads in and out of town were closed for 3 days....

Humble school teacher here w/ an off the grid place looking for help. #1) Can't wait to discuss battery banks and fuel storage (that I have) #2)...

Well my wife and I had an interesting Christmas. We live in Biloxi and for those that are close know we had a stormy Christmas. On Christmas Eve...

Hi guys and gals. So I got baited and came out to play. It has however got me thinking about things . After watching many videos "again" on...

[IMG] Many of us have already seen the coming of winter and the extremes of mother nature. Some this last summer were forced to evacuate due to...

I found this survival scenario on another blog. I think it is an interesting exercise. Please play along- imagine if your family was gathered or...

[IMG] So I was poking around and found this picture and it made me laugh at first, because I started on a stick-shift. It brought back memories...

Store what you eat and eat what you store. According to what I have read oats are one grain that has an exceptionally long shelf/storage life....