Survival Scout Tips
10 Veggies That Produce the Highest Yield
When it comes to taking care of yourself and your loved ones, food is your top priority. Unfortunately, too many rely on grocery stores, meal delivery services, and the fragile supply chain for food. But when worse comes to worst, food will be harder and harder to find. The people...
No Farmers. No Future.
Take a minute and consider this recent Science Daily article titled: “The number of the world's farms to halve by 2100.” According to the article, “New research shows the number of farms globally will shrink from 616 million in 2020 to 272 million in 2100, posing significant risks to the...
Wartime Diets That Saved Nations
Starvation and food insecurity are war tactics. For instance, we’ve heard about how Hitler starved those in concentration camps. But did you know he planned to limit food far beyond concentration camps? According to National Geographic, “Nazi Germany drew up a ‘Hunger Plan’ during World War II that, had it been...
10 Most-Read Survival Scout Articles of 2023
The past few years have given us more than enough reasons to prioritize emergency preparedness. It seemed like everywhere we looked, something suspicious was going on. Whether it was the release of the Twitter files or the government shutting down seed libraries, Americans were seeing red flags all over...
Why a Netflix Movie Has Americans Alarmed about Cyber Attacks
In the last few days, survival items have been flying off our shelves. Was there a major attack or severe natural disaster? No. A movie, executive produced by Former President Barack Obama, premiered on Netflix. This movie has stirred up a lot of controversy and made people more aware...
The Terrifying Plan to Control Your Thoughts
About 10 years ago, I read a story about someone who posted something on Twitter before leaving for a plane flight. By the time her flight landed in another country, she’d already been “canceled.” What she wrote was a satirical joke that was easily explained once she landed. However, the...
20 Must-Have Tools for Self-Reliance
Every good survivalist knows there are certain tools you need to survive almost any situation. Whether SHTF or a storm knocks out the power, these 20 tools will help you stay self-reliant. #1 Dental floss Dental floss has some surprising survival uses. In a survival situation, dental floss can...
Lessons from the WWII Ghost Army: How to Protect Your Home with Decoy Tactics
We’re all familiar with the story of The Trojan Horse and how it allowed soldiers to infiltrate enemy lines in secret. It’s a popular story - and for good reason. However, my favorite war decoy story occurred much more recently and involved the US military. During the final year of...
Everything Is Fine. Stop Noticing.
Gaslighting is the act or practice of grossly misleading someone, especially for one's own advantage. We typically associate it with toxic relationships between individuals. But there is another type of gaslighting taking place – and it’s affecting all of us. Government and media gaslighting. The government wants to control what...
15 Hottest Christmas Gifts for 2023. Prepare Now!
Those with a preparedness mindset know how important it is to prepare early—not just for emergency situations, but for most things in life. And yes, that includes Christmas shopping. Where better to get a jump on your Christmas preparation than My Patriot Supply? We’ve put together a list of our...
Alert! US Government Test Will Break into Your Phone Oct 4
There have been concerns about what the Federal government has planned for Wednesday, October 4, 2023. At approximately 2:20 p.m. Eastern time on the 4th, FEMA in coordination with the FCC will conduct a test alert on all phones and smart devices. So why the concern? It’s just a test,...
How to Barter in a Post-Currency World: Insights from Post-WWII Germany
Imagine trading fur coats and family heirlooms for potatoes. If it sounds far-fetched, it’s not. It happened in post-WWII Germany when their economy collapsed. When their currency effectively became worthless and people were barely surviving under the rationing system, citizens took it upon themselves to barter their way to survival....