First, there was the dot-com bubble, crash, and recession. Then, there was the housing bubble, crash, and Great Recession. Now, there’s a new bubble that many people are calling the ‘everything bubble.’ Just how bad will the crash from this one be? And will it result in a mere recession, or will it be the […]

Are you currently in the market for the best home defense guns for women? It is important for a woman to know a thing or two about self-defense. You can’t predict what will happen in the future, so it’s best to prepare yourself to fight for survival in case you come across a dangerous intruder. […]

Image via Alexey Dushutin / CC BY 2.0 While the Navy Seals are one of the world’s most feared fighting forces, much of their training is kept hidden from the public eye. While it is impossible to know exactly what the Navy Seals of today are up to behind closed doors, we can look to […]

What is the most important survival item? I regularly see this question on forums and social media sites, both in text and meme form. One of the more common answers is: knowledge and/or your brain. This answer annoys me because it feels like a cop-out. Obviously, you need knowledge and skills to make it through […]

Image via Gary Pilarchik Growing your own groceries in buckets is the perfect way for urban homesteaders to live a more self-reliant style. Urban gardening requires preppers to take advantage of every inch of space available. Planting crops vertically, indoors, and in stackable containers allows you to do just that. Even if you live in […]

There was a time when many people constructed bomb shelters in their backyards. It was the 50’s and 60’s during the height of the cold war between the Soviet Union and the United States. Over time, the threat seemed to fade as disarmament agreements were signed and the Soviet Union collapsed. But slowly and consistently, […]