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10 Veggies That Produce the Highest Yield
When it comes to taking care of yourself and your loved ones, food is your top priority. Unfortunately, too many rely on grocery stores, meal delivery services, and the fragile supply chain for food. But when worse comes to worst, food will be harder and harder to find. The people...
20 Survival Lessons from the Radioflash Trailer
2019's Radioflash, a movie about survival after an electromagnetic pulse kills power to more than 200 million people in the Western U.S., is looking like a film ahead of its time these days. The 2-minute trailer is not only a powerful reminder of how quickly society can descend into darkness and...
Top 10 Most Alarming Statements Made by WEF – Davos 2024
The 2024 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum met last week in Davos, Switzerland. No surprise, but it was five days’ worth of alarming discussions. So many red flags. According to WEF, “The meeting welcomes over 100 governments, all major international organizations and the Forum’s 1,000 partner companies as...
No Farmers. No Future.
Take a minute and consider this recent Science Daily article titled: “The number of the world's farms to halve by 2100.” According to the article, “New research shows the number of farms globally will shrink from 616 million in 2020 to 272 million in 2100, posing significant risks to the...
Wartime Diets That Saved Nations
Starvation and food insecurity are war tactics. For instance, we’ve heard about how Hitler starved those in concentration camps. But did you know he planned to limit food far beyond concentration camps? According to National Geographic, “Nazi Germany drew up a ‘Hunger Plan’ during World War II that, had it been...
Black Swan Events We’re Preparing for in 2024
A black swan event is a term coined in the 2007 book, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. According to Taleb, a black swan event has 3 critical components: 1) Is so rare that even the possibility that it might occur is...
10 Most-Read Survival Scout Articles of 2023
The past few years have given us more than enough reasons to prioritize emergency preparedness. It seemed like everywhere we looked, something suspicious was going on. Whether it was the release of the Twitter files or the government shutting down seed libraries, Americans were seeing red flags all over...
Ending the Cycle of Homelessness: Our Partnership with Project Hawaii
When most of us think of Hawaii, we likely think of a vacation paradise. What you and many others may be unaware of is the high number of homeless children on the islands. According to Project Hawaii, Inc., “In Hawaii, there are over 23,000 children living in substandard and...
Why a Netflix Movie Has Americans Alarmed about Cyber Attacks
In the last few days, survival items have been flying off our shelves. Was there a major attack or severe natural disaster? No. A movie, executive produced by Former President Barack Obama, premiered on Netflix. This movie has stirred up a lot of controversy and made people more aware...
15 Unique Uses for a Generator You Haven’t Thought Of
Many people associate generators with power outages following natural disasters. While this is a perfect reason to invest in a generator, there are so many other situations where a generator can save your life – or just make your life easier. Whether the power goes out or you simply need...
The Terrifying Plan to Control Your Thoughts
About 10 years ago, I read a story about someone who posted something on Twitter before leaving for a plane flight. By the time her flight landed in another country, she’d already been “canceled.” What she wrote was a satirical joke that was easily explained once she landed. However, the...
20 Must-Have Tools for Self-Reliance
Every good survivalist knows there are certain tools you need to survive almost any situation. Whether SHTF or a storm knocks out the power, these 20 tools will help you stay self-reliant. #1 Dental floss Dental floss has some surprising survival uses. In a survival situation, dental floss can...