Survival Scout Tips
Why Most People Die in the First 72 Hours of a Crisis: Don’t Be One of Them
There are many reasons why people die during the first 72 hours following a disaster. Find out why so you can better prepare to survive.
The Difference between True Emergency Food and Grocery Store Staples
Don’t fill your pantry with grocery store staples when you can build a much better, tastier, and more nutritious pantry of true emergency food.
How to Build Your Barter Supply Line
Supply chain issues are ongoing. The next disaster will mean even more difficulty getting food on your table…unless you build your own barter supply line.
Lessons from A Christmas Carol for Survivalists
In A Christmas Carol by Dickens, Scrooge learns to become a changed man. If he can change, anyone can! Let’s reflect on what A Christmas Carol teaches about self-reliance.
Build a Year’s Supply of Emergency Food Piece by Piece
It’s wise to have a one-year emergency food supply, but it takes planning and money. Here are 10 tips to help you build a year’s emergency supply.
Water Contamination: New Data Paints a Stark Picture
The Safe Water Drinking Act hasn’t been updated in decades, which means there are more contaminants in today’s water supply than you may realize.
Special Diets & Personal Tastes: Your Guide to Custom Food Storage
We have all of our food storage items in Case Packs. This way, you can create your own plan according to a special diet or personal tastes. See lists and links for those foods here.
7 Survival Strategies to Teach Kids
As parents and adults, it’s our job to teach kids emergency preparedness skills so they can survive a tragedy when there are no adults around.
We can't rely on schools to teach what we as adults understand is vital in terms of being prepared for emergencies.
There's plenty to share with kids. Let's distill all the various strategies down to 7 that would be a good place to start.
You're Planning for the Future at Today's Prices
"You are planning for the future at today’s prices" This week, we sit down with David, a lifelong prepper, veteran and Customer Service Manager for the My Patriot Supply family....
The Truth About National Preparedness Month
THE TRUTH ABOUT “PREPAREDNESS MONTH” IT’S A LIFELONG JOURNEY – ONE YOU’LL CHERISH EVERY STEP I’ll cut right to the chase today. Look, if you're anything like me (and I...
Weekend Without Power - A Quick Story & Challenge
Weekend Without PowerA Quick Story and a Challenge In last week's edition of Survival Scout, my fellow preparedness advisor Elizabeth talked about the power of a story to encourage people...
What's the Worst That Could Happen? A Mom Prepares After Terrorism
What's the Worst that Could Happen? A Mom Prepares After Terrorism Today, I thought I'd share a true story of one family's self-reliance journey that followed a horrendous attack on...
