Survival Scout Tips

Elizabeth Anderson digests the preparedness news you need to know before summer officially arrives. The prognosis is not pretty, but we are confident in our preparedness planning. Are you?

I enjoy Memorial Day weekend as it leads into summer. It’s one of my favorite holidays because it’s filled with two things: honor for those who gave us freedom. And the start of fun summer days, celebrating and enjoying that freedom. In that spirit, let's keep in mind these two friendly reminders. 

We had been observing lots of seismic activity – including hundreds of small earthquakes in Hawaii.

Then, shortly before press time, several fissures of constantly active Kilauea opened, spewing lava and toxic volcanic gasses.

We thought it would be high time to discuss this unique threat.

Today I want to launch a topic I can’t believe we haven’t covered in our Survival Scouts before: fishing for survival.

It’s something I’ve been doing with my family since I was old enough to stand on my own two feet.

It’s also invaluable as a skill to have in a crisis. I’d like to share my expertise with you over the course of a series of articles, so that you may add this survival skill to your quiver.

Nowhere in our great nation is immune to disasters. I want to contrast two kinds of disasters many are familiar with preparing for. I want to use this contrast to discuss how, if you boil it down to its essence, the preparedness journey follows a similar arc.

Today, I wanted to share a few quick thoughts on what this show can teach you and your family about preparedness and survival – without spoilers – so that you can watch the show with your family with a similar lens.

Pouring Rain, Howling Wind and a Campfire: Lessons from the Boy Scouts

MPS advisor Grant Miller tells a tale from a recent Boy Scouts’ outing he helped lead. The lessons of getting a simple fire going in tough conditions and what it means for our preparedness journeys.

Recent Black Swan Events: 3 You May Have Missed A few years back, a friend who is also a prepper turned me on to a new phrase: Black Swan Events....

Building a Culture of Preparedness In FEMA's 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, recently published and outlined in comments to the House Homeland Security Committee – the first strategic goal reads: "building a...

Preparedness Wisdom from Ephesians It’s been some time since we discussed the Bible, and this weekend of Easter makes it a perfect time to return to the best-selling book of...

The Day We Stamped Our Fate for Liberty Tomorrow marks the 252nd anniversary of a pivotal event in our nation's history. On March 18th, 1766, the British government repealed the...

There are so many uses for salt it would be impossible to list them all. Salt has been valuable since the dawn of civilization. And it is necessary for food storage and preparedness.