Survival Scout Tips

The Red Cross and FEMA recommend having enough emergency food and water for 72 hours. The only problem: 3 days isn’t enough… not even close. For evidence of that fact, consider that events like Hu...

Personal Cyber Takedowns: What to Do When State-Sponsored Cyberattacks Target YOU   There is a lot of talk in the news about cyberattacks and cybercrimes – even more now with the Ukraine/Russia co...

Just a few years ago, some people mocked emergency preparation. They found it weird that anyone would spend time, money, and energy stocking up and getting ready for disasters or emergencies. That...

As I sit down to write about the global energy crisis, Americans are feeling the pain at the pump with the national gas average at $4.325. Before the Russian invasion, gas prices had steadily been...

    We all know the dangers of alcohol, but whether there’s a societal breakdown or you’re simply out of power for a few days, you’ll be wishing you had some. Alcohol doesn’t go bad, which means i...

For many Americans, St. Patrick’s Day conjures memories of parades, green beer, and leprechauns. But St. Patrick’s Day in America as we know it started because of the Great Potato Famine in Irelan...

If you haven’t been paying attention to what just happened with our neighbors in the Great White North, we urge you to start. The Canadian Freedom Convoy, which consisted of truckers protesting CO...

We’ve faced supply-and-demand issues over the last two years. While annoying and troubling, it’s become somewhat normal to walk into stores (brick-and-mortar and online) only to find missing produ...

On the morning of October 8, 1871, The Chicago Tribune included the following quote: “The absence of rain for three weeks [has] left everything in so flammable a condition that a spark might set a...

In early June 2021, millions woke to a massive internet blackout as countless websites across the world went completely dark, including Amazon, CNN, and even the U.K. government. The source of the...

In school, you studied the Industrial Revolution. But did you study the Second or Third ones? Are you aware that we are currently going through the Fourth Industrial Revolution? Since the very Fir...

Often, the most helpful survival tools are everyday items, such as soda cans. In America, soda cans are plentiful. We can thank Coors Brewing Company for that. Coors reports, “Bill Coors was a reb...