Survival Scout Tips

  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 compone...

  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...

  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 H...

  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, pre...

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 s...

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.”...

  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 De...

We’re all familiar with the story of The Trojan Horse and how it allowed soldiers to infiltrate enemy lines in secret. It’s a popular story - and for good reason. However, my favorite war decoy ...

What if our power grid suddenly went down? What would you do if everything in your world turned off? If you think it’s something out of a sci-fi movie, think again. It’s closer to reality than you...

Many Americans have become a little too comfortable with getting what they want when they want it.  If they need a food item, they head to the grocery store. If they order a product online, it’s ...

The Future of Meat…Is Bugs? There’s a new reason to worry about a global food crisis.  Because the people pushing fewer farms and more synthetic meat are now pushing bugs for dinner. Yes, you rea...

When we hear that someone died of exposure to extreme temperatures, we typically picture someone stranded alone at the top of a mountain or falling through ice. While these things do happen, what ...