Skills
Prepper’s Guide To Bartering
How the ancient barter system works today, what makes an item worth trading, and how to put bartering to work if normal supply lines break down.
Ronald
Ronald's been taking things apart since before US Preppers existed, just to see if they hold up. Research, writing, gear testing, all of it runs through him, and the kitchen table pays for it. Bug-out bags get stripped to the stitching. Water filters get timed against each other, over and over, longer than anyone reasonable would bother. Food storage claims get checked against a bucket that's actually sat in a garage through a real winter and a real summer, not a lab. If he hasn't put his hands on it, or trusts someone who has, it doesn't make it past him. It's not really a work thing, it's just how he's built. Reads the manual first, asks the annoying question second. Lives in the U.S., and a new box on the porch still gets treated like the start of something worth figuring out.
Skills
Prepper’s Guide To Buying Platinum
Platinum is rarer and more industrial than gold, but it's only worth buying as physical coins or bars. How to buy it, test it with a scratch and density check, and store it so it holds its value.
Skills
Trading After The Collapse
How the barter system works and which goods and skills will hold real trade value if the monetary system collapses and cash stops working.
Food & Water
Rainwater Collection: A Prepping Essential
Rainwater collection or harvesting has a long history. The practice provided water for irrigation, met the needs of livestock and served as source of drinking water for people throughout time. It became such a benefit that evidence from the prehistoric record shows people adapted their housing to...
Shelter & Power
Wind Power For Preppers
Why Wind Power? Both wind and solar power are free sources of electricity once you have the equipment to capture and process it. Both systems on their own are capable of putting a sizable dent in your energy bill. And both systems are limited in their own ways. Power production with solar panels ...
Skills
Bartering Items: What to Trade After a Disaster
Okay, somewhat extreme but maybe not all that far-fetched should the right dominoes fall in the correct order. Only a few short years ago threat of a full economic collapse seemed more credible than many people would otherwise have thought. Some feel the danger has passed while others pay heed to...
Skills
Best Silver for Preppers: Bars, Coins, and Flatware
Stockpiling supplies and forming survival strategies for various disasters provides your family with a sense of confidence and security. However, deciding what supplies to invest in is a challenging. An excellent investment for the future, whether disaster strikes or not, is silver. Choosing Prec...
Skills
Prepper Emergency Communications: Radios, CB, Satellite
Your options for staying in touch when phones and internet fail, from CB and handheld radios to emergency radios and signaling tools for rescue.
Shelter & Power
Emergency Lighting
Is this not the case? How many times has this happened to you? Everything packed, you remembered all that you need. A certain welling of pride fills your ego at how well you’ve planned. Yet not until the day fades do you realize what was forgotten, was what was needed the most at that particular ...
Shelter & Power
Solar Power For Preppers
Why Solar? The fastest growing and increasingly affordable alternative source in recent years is solar power, energy production through roof-mounted photovoltaic systems. And why wouldn’t it? Solar energy is clean, free and available for personal use on virtually any given day. Almost any disaste...
Health
Emergency Med Kits For Preppers
After a severe storm, earthquake, a large-scale disease outbreak, or even a terrorist attack, those same medical services will become quickly overwhelmed. You and your family will need to rely on yourselves for general medical care. One vital component for becoming self-reliant in such situations...
Gear
The USPreppers 72 Hour Bug-Out Bag Essentials
Hearing such news most people would scramble, grasping for anything of supposed value without thinking clearly about what is truly essential to survive until the disaster passes. A prepper, someone who thought about what to do ahead of time and prepared for such emergencies, would simply grab the...