Survival Gear Review: Benchmade Bushcrafter
Follow me Up until recently, the quiet corner of outdoor activity known as bushcraft was a niche market for those who make knives
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Urban Survival
Follow me To survive in the urban environment you will need to learn and use and whole new set of skills and tools
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Vertical Gardening: Growing Food in Small Spaces
Follow me Just because you live in a small place with little to no yard doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy fresh vegetables
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Will a Fence Protect You When the Grid Goes Down?
Follow me A Prepper Journal reader, Andrew asked the following question on our Contact form the other day: I’m wondering if you guys
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Prepping 101 – Best Gun For Home Defense
Follow me There are few things more likely to start a fight than the discussion of firearms and more specifically, what the best
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3 Clues To Follow When Building Your Energy Stockpile
Follow me Like so many other investments in self-reliance, building your energy stockpile is a process, not an event. For that reason you
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Building Your Energy Stockpile: Make The Sun Work For You
Follow me Solar chargers collect and store the sun’s energy so it can be used later on to charge small electronics that are
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FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS: BLOG SKILL SERIES: Become a Fire Walker – Apache Match
Follow me You’ve probably noticed that I’ll often send the guys off on the morning of their solo day with some kind of
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FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS: BLOG SKILL SERIES: Make an Improvised Bow Saw
Follow me In the first episode of Fat Guys in the Woods, we made an improvised Bow Saw using a bent sapling. We
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AR-15 Magazine Management Strategies
Follow me If you own and use an AR rifle platform as a primary SHTF weapon, then you need an AR magazine strategy.
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Your Survival Garden’s Worst Enemy: Weeds
Follow me With so many Americans growing vegetable gardens for the first time, I thought it apropos to write a post concerning the
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How to Install Raised Garden Beds
Follow me If you’ve been intending to become a gardener but aren’t quite sure yet how to get started, this how-to guide is
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Book Review: Everyday Survival Kits
Follow me Being prepared is more than knowledge, it is also gear. Leave your visions of surviving on just what is around you
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Seven Tips for a Smart and Healthy Victory Garden
Follow me During the difficult days of World War II, victory gardens became popular symbols of frugal living and self-reliance. As the nation’s
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Types Of Rope And Why You Need Them
Follow me Did you ever think about rope and survival in the same sentence or scenario? Well, if you didn’t, you should from
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Prep Blog Review: Food Preparedness Tips And Tricks
Follow me This time of the year we’re usually so busy around the garden and the house that there’s little time left for
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Edible Weeds: Herbal Medicine Chest in Your Backyard
Follow me Don’t kill, spray, tear up, or destroy the weeds in your garden, yard, and fence rows. Many of them are actually
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Prepping 101 – Home Security
Follow me From the dawn of time, man has tried to build a home that would keep him and his family safe. From
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How To Plant Bare-Rooted Fruit Trees
Follow me As a child I grew up in a house named The Orchard and although the land had long since been sold
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Surviving The Heat, Surviving The Desert
Follow me Deserts are some of the most brutal and inhospitable landscapes found on the face of the earth. The combination of little
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The Top 6 Survival Rifles And Why You Need One
Follow me Whether you are prepping for the zombie apocalypse or the aftermath of a hurricane, self-defense is an important aspect of surviving
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12 Items You Should Never Repurpose Or Compost
Follow me Repurposing items is a great way to avoid filling up landfills and wasting valuable resources. Many common household items are actually
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The Secret To Gardening In The City
Follow me One of the biggest challenges for preppers and gardeners who live in urban settings is space. It’s tough to find enough
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8 Multipurpose Items to Use for Off-Grid Survival
Follow me As preppers, we all know that the best items to stockpile are the ones that have multiple purposes. Depending upon how
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