Backdoor Survival

Valley Food Storage is a company offering a wide array of food products for preppers, campers, and survivalists. They can be stored for many years (up to 25) as long … Read More Original Source

“For people who wish to harvest, process and use their own herbal medicine, I can think of no better introduction than the dandelion.” Gregory L. Tilford, herbalist There are already … Read More Original Source

You won’t be able to pick up cooking oils when the grocery store isn’t available. And, most of meals we cook on a daily basis need some kind of oil. … Read More Original Source

Editor’s Note: This article has been revised and updated for 2018. Every prepper worth their salt stores water and lots of it. Not only that, they store one, two, three … Read More Original Source

A satellite phone is a life-line for those who live off grid. If you need emergency services and/or rescue you need a reliable way to get help. For preppers, satellite … Read More Original Source

Timilon is a company that makes a lot of products, most of which have to do with air quality. The Fast-Act sample kit that they sent to me contained a … Read More Original Source

There are two kinds of food bars that are useful for preppers. The first are high-calorie and plain food bars meant to provide daily rations in emergency situations. You usually … Read More Original Source

Tegology is a company that creates interesting and useful tools that combine technology with everyday carry. This review is all about one of their portable camp stoves – the Tegstove … Read More Original Source

IF you are tired of paying $2-$5 for a tiny box of crackers then this is the article for you. I am going to tell you how to make crackers … Read More Original Source

These days crime is rampant and if SHTF or a disruptive event occurs, it will get worse. Here are 20 crime prevention secrets for preppers. We need to know this! Original Source

Short range radio communications have some major advantages at times. First the radios used are often much more functional and rugged for general use than a cell phone and besides … Read More Original Source

There are a lot of things missing in a lot of the premade medical kits you get out there. For major trauma you are usually on your own to add … Read More Original Source

Your choices for off grid refrigerators have never been so wide. While some of you may be team propane, others are going to want a 12 volt option that is … Read More Original Source

Not all situations need to be met with lethal force. A lot of the more common attacks on your well being are scary. You have to be able to assess … Read More Original Source

Every level of prep needs a pepper spray. It can provide simple protection from everyday assailants, or it can even be an effective and non-lethal option to defend yourself without … Read More Original Source

When people think of edible plants, trees and bark are probably not very high on the list of what comes to mind. Sure, using bark as a major food source is only something you’d do in the most desperate imaginable survival situations. However, regardless of whether you’re in a survival situation or not, bark and. . . Read More Original Source

Lip balms are some that a lot of people use even if they use no other balms or cosmetics at all. During the winter months in particular the need for lip balm is real. While the cost may not seem like much if it is just you, if you have a family or are just. . . Read More Original Source

During good times and bad, there may come a time when you need to have something like glue on hand. There are a lot of benefits to making your own glues at home. Glues can be mixed in small batches so you don’t have to store glue for extended periods of time. If you don’t. . . Read More Original Source

For this post we are going to tackle a subject that some people do not want to think about and that is what do you use when the toilet paper runs out. There is a lot of situations where this might happen. I know some people pride themselves on stockpiling a lot of toilet paper. . . Read More Original Source

Aquaponics is the combination of two food growing methods to make a more sustainable and independent system that has many benefits for a prepper. Hydroponics, or growing plants without soil and aquaculture, or farming aquatic animals, are combined so that the animal waste feeds the plants. It’s a little more complicated, but first let’s talk. . . Read More Original Source

A gas mask is technically a kind of respirator which focuses on filtering out chemicals and gases. They are a very specific tool, that won’t protect you from everything, and is definitely overkill for some hazards. Still, you can find relatively cheap and modern gas masks to protect your body and your respiratory system from. . . Read More Original Source

I recently received the for Christmas and I have to say this is an impressive food dehydrator. It circulates the air for even drying and it is easy to find accessories to use with it. There are a lot of kitchen gadgets out there but this is one that I know I am going to. . . Read More Original Source

The journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) reports that 33.5% of the population lives below an elevation of 100 meters above sea level. That means that, in any major disaster, getting out of Dodge often means heading for the hills. There’s a possibility that we might have to abruptly relocate from a. . . Read More Original Source

We each recall our excitement when, as children, snow was predicted and the thought of school closings made us giddy. We anxiously waited for the next morning to take a look out of our bedroom windows to confirm that we’d be sledding, skiing, making snow forts and having snowball battles instead of taking that dreaded. . . Read More Original Source

Why Distill? Distillation is beautiful process and it can be used to create a variety of things. Water distillation is an important tool for survival and we are lucky to have a lot of affordable distillers out there that make it easy to distill water at home. You can also distill a lot of other. . . Read More Original Source