Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com A survivalist should always be aware of his or her surroundings, but I’ll take that a step further by saying the survivalist should also be aware of the advantages and disadvantages inherent to the buildings they occupy. Doing a visual analysis of the structure you inhabit can help determine …
Category: Practical Survival
Building a Community Before the SHTF
Photo by Daniele La Rosa Messina on Pexels.com I’ve seen several people post online to various social media groups about starting an exclusive community to live off-grid and survive alone with like-minded survivalists. This might seem like a logical step beyond the basic prepping done by most Preppers/Survivalists. However, every time I see these posts, …
Survivalist Stereotype?
Photo by dogadakisakal on Pexels.com Anyone can be a survivalist. We’re everywhere, but for some strange reason certain people won’t take you seriously unless you look like a survivalist. What the hell does that mean? If a person has the knowledge and regularly practices survival skills, what does a profile photo have anything to do …
Using the Infirm after the SHTF
Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com In a previous article, Post-SHTF: Charity is Investing, I describe how charity, for the sake of displaying good morals, isn’t a useful survival skill after the SHTF. Survivalists can’t afford to waste resources and should think of charity more as an investment into relationships that may pay off in …
Post-SHTF: Charity is Investing
Photo by Author using content on Pixels.com by: Branimir Balogoviu0107, Burak The Weekender, Cottonbro Studio, RDNE Stock Project. It may be shameful to say this now, during times of plenty, but charity isn’t a good survival skill after the SHTF… unless you think of it as investing. In a survival situation, even the most prepared …
Communists in the Neighborhood!
In a previous article, Rural Neighborhood v Wilderness, I briefly described how a neighborhood could turn communistic. In summary: The busy-bodies of a community will try to force the rest of the neighborhood to pull resources, so everyone carries their dead weight. If these people are given any position of power, they will take the …
Tech Items in my Preps
Photo collage by author using content from myself and the following creators on Pexels.com: Dids, Hardy Iyank, Mati Mango, and PhotoMIX Company. Most preppers have a list of must-haves when it comes to their preparations for if/when the SHTF or civilization ends. I’ve stocked the typical survival items, but have included some electronics in my …
$100 to Survive On
Photo by Suliman Sallehi on Pexels.com What would you buy if you only had $100 in your pocket or bank account, and a trusted friend in the military told you that nuclear war will start in about 3 hours? No seriously, what would you buy if you only have $100? You probably won’t get paid …
Overlooked Survival Items
Photo by author using a collage of photos found on Pexals.com by the following: Karolina Grabowska, Mathias Reding, Tima Miroshnichenko, Andrea Davis, George Becker, Pixabay, “lil artsy”, and Leah Kelley. This is the 4th and final part of a miniseries regarding odd or often overlooked items that could be useful during a survival situation. Here’s …
Survivalists can use Rubber Bands
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com This is the 3rd installment of a 4-part series, regarding odd or often overlooked items that may be useful during a survival situation. So far, I’ve described how a wise survivalist can use a towel and wire hangers to make survival easier. This time we’ll explore how rubber bands can …
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