Survival Scout Tips

Keep your household running and stock up on essentials that have a long shelf life, take up little space, and work in multiple ways. Use this list of 18 essential items to prepare. 

Our 10 Most-Popular Survival Scout Articles of 2020 contain the best emergency info. Get the vital guidance needed to plan for the year ahead. 

Most Americans have a powerful emergency preparedness tool in their medicine cabinets. That tool is rubbing alcohol. We tend to associate rubbing alcohol with wound cleaning, but there are far...

#10 cans can do more than just store food for decades. They can be recycled to help with a variety of household uses, as well as emergency preparedness.

Baking soda is in most households for baking and as a natural deodorizer. Baking soda can also be used for cleaning, medicinal purposes, and personal hygiene, making it an ideal product for preparedness.

When it comes to go-to supplies for survival, duct tape is at the top of the list. Yes, duct tape. Let’s put it this way--if duct tape is a go-to...

Salt is a common pantry staple for many reasons beyond adding flavor to food. Read on to learn how salt serves a variety of purposes in survival situations.

Vinegar is the cheap multipurpose item everyone needs in their preparedness toolkit. Vinegar is essential because it is used for preserving food, cleaning, and healing.

Off-grid laundry methods are a must-know if and when you lose power due to a disaster. From foot-powered washers to a bucket and toilet plunger, check out these alternative method.

Hydrogen peroxide can be used for a variety of disinfecting and cleaning purposes and comes in handy during disasters. Here are six uses and you can add more. 

Knowing how to start a fire is critical for survival. But what if you lack the basic supplies? Learn six unconventional ways to start a fire in an emergency.

Repeated planned blackouts in California have thrown over 2 million people into the dark too often in recent weeks. Discover inspiring stories of how residents coped--and what we can learn from them. This may only spread and become more common - nationwide.