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There is a mantra within the hallowed halls of prepper knowledge, lore and opinion that goes something like this. The only way to survive TEOTWAWKI is to find a hidden retreat far away from any city of significant size and live there as self-sustainably as possible year round. This idea of the survival retreat has been aroundContinue reading “Is Urban Survival Possible? (I don’t think cities will be completely devoid of people in a SHTF event. I think some will find a way to survive as humans have for a long time)”

Stockpiling necessary supplies is at the very core of prepping. Most of us start out by trying to build a stockpile of food to see us through an emergency and will probably still be stockpiling food when the SHTF. But stockpiling food isn’t all there is to be ready for a disaster. There are manyContinue reading “50 High Value Items To Stockpile For When SHTF- Stockpiling Necessary Supplies Is At The Very Core Of Prepping”

When planning for a SHTF Survival situation, there is really only one thing that you can be absolutely sure of: Survival is going to be a much bigger and tougher challenge than you ever thought possible. While there are some things you can do to prepare yourself for the chaos ahead, the reality of theContinue reading “SHTF Survival: 10 Disturbing Threats That You’re Probably Not Ready For- When things go bad, there will likely be more people who mean to do you harm than there will be people who are prepared”

So you are hunkering down. Now what? Here are 7 things you need when hunkering down when the SHTF. We always talk about bugging out when the SHTF. It’s a necessity with certain disasters. But sometimes, it is best to stay where you are. What happens when there is no need to evacuate where youContinue reading “7 Important Things You Need When Hunkering Down During SHTF (Your First Goal In Any Disaster Is To Survive The Shock And Come Up With A Reliable Plan)”

Dealing with this subject has been quite difficult for me. Both the concept of the state stripping you of everything and the SHTF concept have as many backgrounds as diverse interpretations, so trying to approach this from a single point of view is a complicated task. In my country, Venezuela, after 20 years of “revolution,”Continue reading “How The State Will Strip You Of Your Rights When SHTF”

Ammoland recently ran an article by a fake prepper group that claims you don’t need to stockpile ammo, since you can’t fight a national military invasion anyway. The group — which is obviously a front run by the anti-American intelligence community — claims to cite scientific evidence that “proves” you don’t need to stockpile ammo. Among thisContinue reading “Ammo stockpiling: Four more reasons buying more ammo is one of the smartest things you’ll ever do before SHTF”

When you first realize that you are in a SHTF scenario, it can be mind-blowing. You fear for your life and the lives of your family. Even with the best training, survival can be a daunting task.  However, there are things you can do to give yourself the best odds of surviving and protecting your family. Continue reading “What You Should Do Within 60 Minutes After SHTF (If you have planned in advance, prepared for these scenarios, and taken the right action then 60 minutes is plenty of time.)”

A survivalist homemade booby trap is a device intended to automatically detect, scare, injure or kill. To protect your homestead from unsuspecting threats. For our purposes, a threat is anyone trying to enter our property or homes without your permission. Thieves, bandits, gangs, etc. During times of normalcy, it’s essential to keep the booby traps to the non-lethal, non-threateningContinue reading “Homemade Booby Traps: Enter At Your Own Risk- Setting Up Any Of The Following Traps In And Around Your Home Is Highly Illegal. These Examples Are For Illustrative Purposes ONLY To Prepare You For SHTF”

When it comes to being prepared for a SHTF event, preppers are focused on threats from natural disasters to nuclear wars, EMPs, and devastating cosmic events.  The situations that people can focus on and become obsessed with preparing for and unpredictable and vary widely. There’s no way that one person or family could be completely prepared forContinue reading “11 Places to Avoid Going When SHTF- Planning a Bug Out Can Seem Overwhelming. but the More You Plan and Prepare in Advance, the More Likely You Will Remember Which Places to Avoid Going When SHTF”

Looking around I couldn’t find an important piece of information – how one should fight in a SHTF situation. I think this is an important topic to cover because it has several special circumstances that need to be considered. Ammo will need to be conserved – I don’t care how many rounds you have saved up, itContinue reading “Your Weapon Is Only Tool to Survive: The Tactics of a Gunfight After SHTF”