Survival Scout Tips
All About Salt & Preparedness
All About Salt and Preparedness Salt has been valuable since the dawn of civilization. Many are familiar with the phrase "worth his salt." This has origins in the ancient slave trade, where slaves would be traded for this commodity. Ancient Roman soldiers were also paid in salt, called a salarium,...
The Only True Long-Term Survival Food Plan - Here's the Secret
The global food supply is a vast, complex and ultimately fragile system. For years, news of crop failures, shortages and contaminated foods have been making mainstream news. These disruptions have a direct impact on the food that’s available to us and how much we pay for it at the market....
Off-the-Grid Solutions for Home or Bug-Out Locations
In a crisis, we know that getting enough food is critical. Higher energy demands and stress only make us hungrier. But the electric power may be out or natural gas lines shut/cut off. So when it comes time to eat, the back-up cooking methods you have prepared and stored up...
FEMA Admits It Is Broke, Cannot Provide During a Disaster
The First 72 Are On You In numerous statements to news media, FEMA head administrator Brock Long urged all Americans to understand three truths: FEMA is broke. The system is broken. If this is the new normal, Americans can't rely on a federal cavalry when disaster strikes. They will have...
Salvage Today's Food Supply to Protect Tomorrow's
SALVAGE TODAY’S FOOD SUPPLY TO PROTECT TOMORROW’S 31% of all available food in the U.S. goes to waste. Let’s break down what that means for the average household. According to a report from the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), "American families throw out approximately 25 percent of the food and...
Without Practice, Plans Are Only Intentions
WITHOUT PRACTICE, PLANS ARE ONLY INTENTIONS There is a reason we say at MPS that preparedness is a journey. Many of us are excellent in the planning phases. Others are better at executing plans. To be truly self-reliant and prepared, we must all learn to be good at both. ...
Best Tips to Prepare for Off Grid Living
HOW TO SURVIVEIN A WORLD GONE MAD Before we dive into today's helpful hints, I wanted to talk about what it truly means to live off the grid (OTG). At its simplest, OTG living means self-sufficiency without reliance on public utilities. This means that you technically can live off the...
Which Needs Come First?
WHICH NEEDS COME FIRST?APPLYING MASLOW'S WORK TO OURPREPAREDNESS JOURNEYS Today, I want to discuss something that's been kicking around my mind for a while. I was reflecting on a psychology concept known as Maslow's Hierarchy. You familiar with it? Well, I thought I'd share my thoughts on this concept from...
Before You Brew It, Know What's In It
If you think coffee is just coffee, you might be surprised at what you're about to read. Sure, you might grant me that some coffees taste better than others...but what's the big deal? Well, as we learned, quite a bit. Let's start with the first difference - the type...
Looks Like the Power Will Be Out... For Years
Electricity is something we take for granted. Most of us have even experienced power outages and lived through them (even slept through them). Yet, there lurks a deeper, darker threat that goes far beyond a simple outage. I'm talking about something that could kill 90 percent of Americans within a...
Preparing for If Chaos Destroys the Establishment
Walk with me a bit today. Let's take a moment and pretend to take some steps down a course some say is coming. Regardless of your politics, it's smart to stay aware and read news from a variety of sources to keep yourself and your family safe. In this era...
72 Hours From Chaos - Why You Need Seeds
Today, I want to devote an entire Survival Scout to one of my favorite subjects: seeds. Why are we so passionate about seeds at My Patriot Supply? Well, as active participants in the preparedness lifestyle, we know that seeds are the only self-sustaining survival solution for long-term emergencies. The aftermath...