The gun you know how to use best has the biggest stopping power…

Be suspicious, trust in your bug out bag, trust in your storage, trust in your weapon…

Those who are prepared and are willing to adapt will survive. Those who can throw out society’s conventions fast and see all of the possibilities will have the advantage.

It’s a scary proposition and one from which escape for the general population of the world seems impossible.

That day we realized we are living in a new world with new rules… showing weakness could have brutal consequences.

Be aware of your fear and terror but also confident in your abilities to face the enemy…

You are cold, hungry, in pain or fear… your kid is home sick without medication… heavy weight is pressing down on you from all the pressure… this sort of challenge is what makes survival hard and lets strong people survive.

The lesson here is to not be arrogant just because you are a survivalist or prepper.

It is often hard for regular people to imagine how nasty other humans can become. If you have been to prison, war or deal a lot with criminals you know better.

At the beginning it was like being in a movie, but pretty soon we all were like “f..k, people get killed for real here”.

They will hate you because you are prepared and you have food, water, weapons and shelter for you and your family, and they do not have anything like that.

One of the most stupid things or worst mistakes that you can make in prepping is to become “mainstream.” We all like to say that we are different, but just like everyone else we fall under the influence too.

Many “fantasy” survivalists will wake up to a big surprise that things are not like they thought…

Living in relative peace and prosperity most of our lives, the majority of Americans would find it almost impossible to even imagine what you are about to see and read.

You can have all your equipment ready for SHTF – ammo, weapons, gear – you can even be perfectly well trained in lot of different skills and fields. And still when it hits the fan you can end up dead in the first days just because you “refuse to believe” what’s happening.

What will have value when society falls apart? Here are some insights from someone who has lived it.

Do you want to know what it’s really like? If so, then the best place to acquire first hand information about what you’ll experience when the world as we know it collapses is from combat veterans and people who have been through the worst of what humanity has to offer…

Here is a list of 100 things… Things that would add a brief moment of joy to the potentially dreary days ahead. Many of them have both luxury purposes as well as useful purposes with respect to survival mode…

While difficult for many to accept, societal breakdowns are a common occurrence on our planet. They happen more often than governments of industrialized nations and the mainstream media like to admit. Often, entire populations of cities, regions and countries are thrown into impossible and unimaginable circumstances.

In the following post we present another experience, this time from Cairo, from someone who was there at the height of the riots and violence that would eventually lead to the collapse of the entire political structure of Egypt and imposition of military rule.

There is no better preparedness and survival information we can acquire than that which comes from those who have lived through it.

When it hit the fan in Bosnia in the 1990’s the electrical grid and water utilities went down, thus there was no heat in the winter and no potable water available for drinking. The currency and banking system were non-existent and commerce in its traditional form came to a standstill – leaving only barter as a way to acquire goods. The food supply and transportation systems fell apart. Police, fire, and medical services disappeared. Violence, disease and death spread throughout the region. Few were prepared for what would follow. This is Selco’s story. Pay attention, it may save your life one day.