Storing emergency food is a vital part of prepping. For many preppers food is the first thing they begin stockpiling. It does not matter if you only have a few weeks worth or a year’s supply of MREs and freeze dried food. You are going to need somewhere to store your food. Unlike your normal…
With the plot of many post apocalyptic movies seeming even more plausible in the light of the recent pandemic outbreak. Many people have begun to wonder if they should consider purchasing a gas mask. After all the filters on them have to be able to keep out bacterial agents right? So if you are wondering…
Land navigation can be defined as using a map and compass to navigate between two locations. In today’s age most people are familiar with GPS devices. However, from a survival standpoint it could be beneficial to learn how to read a map and navigate with a compass. So if you are interested in this, then…
Many people have at least a small amount of food to carry them through several days. Some have taken steps to take this food supply much further. Oftentimes a Prepper may have a year or more worth of food stored up. They frequently have seeds, canned goods and other dried products as well. Most of…
There is always a running joke about preppers hoarding beans, rice and cat litter. While some of them are true and I am going to give you 14 reasons why kitty litter should be added to your stockpiles. As Preppers we are always looking for items that can solve multiple problems. Once we find this…
As described in our article Four Ways Your Food Stores Could Become Contaminated moisture is a very real danger to your long term food stores. In addition moisture is a potential danger in every storage space for more items than just food. Due to these very real concerns you should take steps to prevent this…
One of the craziest shortages that arose during this all was an extreme lack of toilet paper. It was so bad that numerous memes were made about it and stores put limits on how much you could purchase. Due to this shortage many people have hoarded toilet paper since then. Now there are a few…
Introduction: Last weekend we found ourselves at the lake. I noticed every time I turned around one of the kids had piled into my chair. This led me to thinking that I needed some simple chairs for them that could be easily packed up and brought to the lake or down by the fire pit….
Congratulations, you’re well on your way to building your stockpile of food. The question is have you considered what would happen if you lost a portion of your stockpile? This could occur by a theft I suppose. Though it seems that food contamination is far more likely. We are going to discuss 3 ways that…