Survival Scout Tips

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...

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...

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 th...

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 Nat...

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. T...

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-suffici...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today, I want to talk about an interesting "trend" that was brought to my attention recently. Billionaires' Bunker Swimming Pool It's about the super-rich, and their renewed rush to get prepar...