Zombies are a popular worst-case scenario. While prepping for zombies isn’t always practical, it can be a motivating and fun way to build general preparedness skills. As a former U.S. Air Force Emergency Manager, I’ve found that using the idea of a zombie apocalypse can be an eye-catching and effective teaching tool. In this guide,…
Protein is survival. Without it, your muscles break down, your focus blurs, and your body eats itself alive. In a crisis, the one thing you can’t afford is weakness. While high-protein diets are often sold as a luxury fitness trend with expensive powders and superfoods, the truth is, you can prep cheap and smart. When…
If you’re looking up how to siphon gas from a car with anti-siphon technology, you’re not just curious—you’re preparing. In a world where the grid can fail overnight and gas stations can run dry in hours, knowing how to get fuel when you need it might be the difference between escape and being trapped. Modern…
When the grid goes down and chaos takes over, your gear can be the difference between life and death. But here’s the harsh reality: the same items you count on to save you can also be the ones that kill you. What you don’t know about your own gear can put you six feet under….
In a crisis, the fuel in your boat is more than just gas for a fishing trip. It’s a hidden emergency reserve for your generator, your bug-out vehicle, or your escape plan. When supply chains fail, you don’t want to be left watching a perfectly good fuel source sit unused. Safely siphoning fuel is a…
We think of food as comfort and choice, but in a crisis, it becomes something else entirely: survival. The big question preppers ask—how long can you survive without food? The answer is more chilling than most people want to admit. In a stable world, we take food for granted. We eat three meals a day,…
When people prepare for a major crisis, they focus on the obvious: food, water, security, and medical supplies. And they should. But there’s a quiet killer they often overlook: the sun. It may sound ridiculous, but in a world without air conditioning or easy access to supplies, the sun becomes a relentless enemy. Unlike a…
Spending two weeks alone in the woods was a challenge I hadn’t faced before. After 15 years in the Army and a lifetime of hiking, I thought I knew what “roughing it” meant. But this was different—no mission, no end goal, just the simple, brutal task of surviving and staying comfortable. It was a humbling…
When things go wrong and you’re far from a hospital, with no ambulance on the way, you’re left with your instincts, your prep, and your grit. What separates those who survive from those who don’t isn’t always luck—it’s knowledge. This article is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical training….