Survival Scout Tips
Protective Clothing 101
The clothing we wear during and after a disaster is more important than you may think. Discover key characteristics of protective clothing you’ll need when preparing for disasters.
Extreme Survival Lessons from the Donner Party
The true history of the Donner Party’s failed expedition teaches valuable survival lessons we can put in place today.
What Nobody Expects Is Usually the Worst
As tensions rise over delayed election results, it’s important to be on your toes and expect the unexpected. It's time to prepare as another Black Swan Event may be brewing.
The Trapped Chilean Mine Workers are Proof a Survival Mindset Works
The dramatic survival story of the 33 men trapped underground in a mine in Chile in 2010 can teach us valuable survival mindset lessons.
What Happens in the Days after a Disaster?
Not only do we have to survive the flood or hurricane, but we must also survive the days after. In this post, we’re covering what happens in the days after so you can prepare.
What to Know about the Expected Grocery Shortage
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it is to prepare for the unexpected. That’s exactly what grocery stores are doing. In the spring, Americans hurriedly panic shopped for...
12 Survival Skills All Families Should Know
We never know when disaster will strike, but we can prepare our families to survive by teaching them these 12 essential survival skills.
Amazing Survival Stories for National Preparedness Month
During National Preparedness Month, we’re sharing 4 amazing survival stories and the lessons we can learn from them.
18 Uses for #10 Cans
#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.
The 8 Types of Fires Every Survivalist Needs to Know How to Build
Fire is essential in survival situations. Knowing these 8 methods for building fires can help you cook, stay warm, and signal help.
How to Store Meat without Refrigeration
Our ancestors understood the importance of storing meat and invented techniques we still use today for preserving meat. Here’s how to store meat without refrigeration.
Surviving a Year-Long Blackout: Lessons from Puerto Rico & the USVI
In September 2017, two major hurricanes destroyed the power grid in the USVI and Puerto Rico. Here are 7 blackout survival lessons we can learn from them.













