If you're ever in a survival situation where you need safe water to drink, the SODIS method could literally be a lifesaver.  Using just a simple plastic bottle and the sun, you can have clean...

Your home may very well be your castle, but it most likely doesn't have the protective features of one. After all, a moat filled with vicious serpents, a huge castle wall, and armed knights aren't...

Are you prepared for an emergency or natural disaster? Many people, popularly called preppers, have turned this habit of preparedness into a lifestyle. The dictionary defines prepping...

How likely are you to be affected by a natural disaster while living in the United States? There are an average of 33 major disaster declarations in the United States per year. Your individual...

Are you prepared to survive nuclear fallout? Although it seems unlikely, nuclear fallout is always a possibility in the modern world and one that is surprisingly easy to plan for. None of us want...

Picture this. You're happily backpacking through a huge forest, somewhere on public land in the western United States. You have all your necessary equipment strapped to your backpack, and you're...