Survival Scout Tips

How to Prepare in an Urban Environment - 2 Principles for Preppers This week, I received a call from a neighbor. For the sake of her privacy, let's call her...

Preparedness Lessons learned from Race for the White House on CNN I've been wanting to share a story with you about these presidential primaries. CNN is airing a series called,...

Special Preparedness Bulletin - Family Edition People often ask me: "What motivates you, Matt?" My answer always comes down to two things. The first I've written to you about many...

Declare Your Food Independence in 3 Easy Steps Spring is finally here. In the Idaho panhandle, the snows have turned to rain, preparing the soil for this year's planting. Yesterday,...

Financial Myth-Busting from a Survivalist Last night, I received a call from an old friend. For the sake of his privacy, let's call him Dan. Back in school, Dan was...

Disturbing Things People Do with Their Tax Refunds   Did you receive your tax refund yet? It's somewhat amusing to see what people say they'll do with their tax refunds....

3 Reasons to Grow a Preparedness Garden A few days ago, as we turned over a new month, my mind turned to gardening.   I know it's only February and...

Food Prices on The Rise Again Last week, I updated you on my on-going battle with our food suppliers over cost increases for 2016. They're afraid of rising food costs...

Food Prices on The Rise Again I'm sure you've seen similar headlines a lot lately. I decided to do some digging and get to the bottom of it all. Depending...

PATRIOTS EATING DOG FOOD? READ THIS SPECIAL REPORT... I've finally decided to share another little known secret of the food storage industry. One that likely will result in me getting...

Don't Get Caught Unprepared This Fall If you're anything like me, you're looking forward to the end of summer. Why? Because it signifies the coming of harvest when we can...