Food & Water
Are Plastics Unsafe for Long-Term-Food-Storage?
Whether plastics are safe for long-term food storage, and what to know about BPA and chemical leaching when you pack away food for the future.
Robert
Robert put in years on remote terrain before he ever wrote a word about it. He started US Preppers in 2015 because he'd watched too many families wing it and get burned when it counted. The site's changed a lot since then, but he's still the one doing the same job: threat assessment, supply chains, regional risk, finding the gap in a plan before something finds it for you. Nobody teaches that in a classroom. It's what sticks after enough trips where the nearest help was hours away and you didn't have the luxury of guessing wrong. His garage doubles as wherever he's currently testing something half-finished, and he'll walk the property checking water levels after a storm before he's dealt with his coffee. One son, lives in the U.S., and still spends most weekends outside with a pack on and nowhere he needs to be.
Skills
Bushcraft Survival In The Wilderness
The core bushcraft skills that keep you alive when you get lost in the backcountry, from building a shelter to starting a fire with limited gear.
Skills
How Will You Contribute To A TEOTWAWKI Colony?
How to figure out which skills you could offer a post-apocalyptic colony, and why a useful trade matters more than stockpiled goods when communities rebuild.
Shelter & Power
What Does Living Off The Grid Mean To You?
Off the grid means something different to everyone, from keeping a standby generator to generating your own solar or wind power. Here is how to figure out what it means for your household.
Food & Water
Is Gray Water Worth a Look?
What gray water is, how reusing water from sinks and laundry can stretch your supply, and which household products make it unsafe for your garden.
Food & Water
DIY Root Cellar For Long Term Food Storage
How to design and build your own root cellar so your garden harvest lasts through winter, covering size, temperature, drainage and the basics every cellar needs.
Shelter & Power
Passive Solar Power for Preppers
Passive solar energy uses your home's orientation and materials to collect and store heat without a single panel. Learn how building design can keep you warm using nothing but the sun.
Food & Water
The Keeper Vegetables
Which vegetables store naturally for months, from winter squash to onions and garlic, and how curing and proper handling extend their shelf life far beyond the average garden crop.
Food & Water
Food Storage Isn’t As Easy As You First Thought!
The factors that quietly ruin stored food, from moisture and rancidity to compromised packaging, and how to pick ingredients and oils that actually last.
Health
Ebola vs Pandemic Flu: Which is Truly Scarier?
A data-driven look at why the flu has killed far more people than Ebola ever has, and why a pandemic flu outbreak may be the bigger threat to prepare for.
Food & Water
Urban Homesteader: Raising Backyard Chickens
What it takes to raise backyard chickens in town, from coop options to fresh eggs, fertilizer for the garden and the quiet birds that keep the neighbors happy.
Skills
Ammunition vs Gold
A direct look at whether gold or ammunition holds more real value after a collapse, weighing market worth against practical uses like hunting and defense.