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Hundreds of immigrant minors flock to the states and your heart strings tug. But what's behind door number two? We have a border crisis. Are illegal immigrants and open borders proposing a great threat to our society and way of life? It depends on who you ask? Some scream to open the borders. Others quietly look the other way and ignore the statistics. Many think a failure to protect our borders is a… Read more

Our children are our future. I'm sure we have heard that term once or twice before. Most parents who ready themselves for the possibility of disaster often do it simply for their children. With that said lets get right to  it, 13 disaster planning tips with with kids in mind. Disaster preparedness tips with our youth in mind 1. Include your children in your preparations often. Engage them in conversation and explain… Read more

In a hopes to help the frugal survivalist and prepper out there here are 10 items we find very useful for under 15 dollars. I personally have purchased several of these items and hope to pick up the rest. We have seen a few of these posts recently on other sites but we like our selections a little better. Here are our top 10 in almost no particular order. German Army Military… Read more

Do you concider a heat wave a natural disaster worth preparing for? Some of our readers may be in a region less prone to heat waves but for many of us who live in areas with seasonal weather changes summer is usually well welcomed as we get a chance to say goodbye to the bitter cold and dampness that often accompanies winter. But when summer is here and the daylight hours grow… Read more

We have a new store added to our webpage. Right now it only has a handful of items (mainly MRE's) but expect it to grow and quickly. Hopefully by the end of the month  we will have it populated with a few hundred items as well as several categories to choose from.  You can view it  here: Enter our shop. Read more

This has been done a few times in the past.------------------------------------ I wouldn’t go as far as to say the guys over at ‘Practical Primitive’ invented the uber match (although I could be wrong!), but their version is excellent.  It is very cheap to make, all you need is some strike anywhere matches, cotton balls and some candle wax. Put it all together and you get a very effective firestarter that is waterproof… Read more

The summer heat is here and with it comes the sun that helps everything to grow. Unfortunately for many people direct sunlight for a prolonged period of time can leave our skin burnt or even blistering from the sun. Clearly prevention is better than a remedy but many of us and for various reasons need to be in the sun no matter the weather. In a SHTF scenario, sunblock will simply no… Read more

You may be surprised to find that your State made this list. For example I had no idea we had Widows in New York.  A state by state guide to venomous spiders and how to treat and spot them. Is your state on here? You probably can not identify all of the spiders in your zone or state, and that's OK. But you should be able to identify the dangerous ones! Please… Read more