The biggest key to spotting and identifying a legitimate threat is situational awareness. These days, the #1 threat to your safety is your cell phone and accompanying earbuds. In our modern society, distractions abound, and few things hold our attention like our cell phones. It’s impossible to be observing and processing your surroundings when your […]
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4 Simple Alternatives to Toilet Paper For When SHTF
After the toilet paper shortage and scare in March, many Americans began researching alternative methods of cleaning their bums. Although toilet paper is largely a Western luxury item and is not used in the majority of the world, we have become awfully reliant on those soft little squares during each bathroom visit. Of course we […]
Read More...The 11 Layers of Home Defense
More than ever, home security should be a top priority in your budget and your efforts. Whether you fear civil unrest, criminals taking your preparations, or physical assault of your family, you need to address the ways you can put time between you and your invader, buying you valuable moments to prepare yourself for what […]
Read More...9 Forms of Entertainment For When SHTF
As times have changed, so have the requirements to keep our attention spans. A great movie 80 years ago could be filmed in black and white with no special effects; now, everything is bigger and better, with CGI graphics and huge explosions. Our phones are constantly in our hands, connecting us to any game or […]
Read More...How to Rotate Your Stockpile
Once you’ve started to accumulate a healthy food supply, it’s easy to get disorganized. Especially if you are working with minimal space, you may find yourself storing your stockpile in a variety of locations where you cannot easily check expiration dates or rotate stock. It’s incredibly important that you maintain an inventory system that allows […]
Read More...How to Conduct a Drill
It is all well and good to stock food and tools, read books on gardening and bushcraft, and pack your Bug Out Bag with the essentials. In fact, these steps alone will put you ahead of the average American in being prepared for an emergency. But as Preppers know, there’s much more to being prepared […]
Read More...FPA Weekly Community News | How To Build An Emergency Plan
It can be overwhelming to think about what’s coming next, and how you can properly prepare your family. This week, let’s get back to basics: what kinds of books should you be buying and reading? Hard copies are important to have on-hand so that you can reference them if the power goes out. This is […]
Read More...29 Items You Can Barter in a Depression
When it comes to Prepping, many people look at stockpiling enough supplies for their families to survive for a year without outside help. But what exactly happens after that year? Of course, if you’re retreating to your underground survival shelter due to a nuclear bomb or EMP attack, the supplies make sense. But if you’re […]
Read More...10 Items to Buy Now to Prepare for a Great Depression
2020 has taken a turn that many people didn’t see coming back in January. A pandemic kicked off an economic shutdown, which could eventually lead to a great depression. Preppers were much more prepared than their neighbors, and the community has grown by leaps and bounds now that Americans are viewing Prepping less as entertainment, […]
Read More...How to Hang Your Hammock: Straps vs Stands
Once you’ve selected your camping or survival hammock, your work is only half done before you can start to enjoy the benefits of hammock sleeping; now it’s time to choose how to hang your hammock! Ultimately, you have 4 options available to you: tree straps, hanging hardware, rope, and hammock stands. The most common method […]
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