The schoolroom view of volcanoes depicted entire cities inundated by white-hot lava, then buried under tons of ash, in times long ago and far away: Pompeii, the island of Crete, and the lost city of Atlantis, all were destroyed in the mists of antiquity. Many people believe volcanic activity in recent times has been confined to the Hawaiian Islands, where physical evidence of volcanism serves as a tourist attraction. This is only part of the picture.
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The Lost Book Of Herbal Remedies
Herbal remedies and natural medicine, along with domestic supplies, are, in essence, the way of a Prepper. The Lost Book Of herbal Remedies is a book that fills all three of those criteria straight away. One of the most daunting ideas as a prepper is that you have no medicinal supplies, and have to fend for yourself. Well, with this book, we may well have found the answer to all of your worries.
We have had emails and messages asking what we thought about the book, so we decided to tell you a little bit more about it and allow you to get hold of it yourself. Keep reading for more information!
Survival Shelter At The Ready – 10 Essential Preparations
We have had an underground survival shelter for more than 7 years. It has been a challenging and rewarding experience. We hope that some of the lessons we have learned will be helpful to readers and preppers.
Aging Preppers and Martial Arts – 6 Powerful Strikes To Learn
For the aging preppers, self-defense becomes a carefully planned activity since they won’t always be able to use a firearm. While the martial arts and hand to hand combat are ideal tools for self-defense, the age of the practitioner plays an important role in how to train.
Freeze-Drying Food At Home – 3 Easy Methods
Learning freeze-drying food at home is one of the best things that any prepper can do. As we have said in many articles, food should be a last resort of anyone who is in danger. However, if you have already thought about it beforehand, you will not need to think about it at all. Dehydrating your food is one way to keep food in long term storage, but in this article, we are going to look at how and why you should be freeze-drying food at home.
Hand to Hand Combat – 8 Practical Tips
This theoretical article will explore the different elements of hand to hand combat, also introducing several practical tactics that can aid in a valid conclusion to a fight. Although we discuss supplementary weapons, the term “hand to hand” as applicable here relates to conflicts where the only defense is the hand.
One of the best ways to prepare yourself for any fight is to take up martial arts training. There are many types of martial arts that you can take up, and it all depends on what your goal is and how long you have to train for them. The earlier you start, the more prepared you are going to be if you need to use it. We have recently published an article about Asian Martial Arts, and we highly recommend you read that before you decide which you take up.
Food Poisoning Symptoms and Prevention
“You are what you eat,” goes an old saying. Each year in the U.S., an estimated 8 million cases of food poisoning prove the wisdom of that saying.
Most of those suffering from food poisoning experience stomach cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever for a few days before getting better on their own. They often come through the experience a few pounds lighter, but far wiser (at least concerning food safety) than they were before they got sick.
The Ultimate Home Defense Guide – 10 Easy To Implement Strategies
What does the recent social upheaval happening all over the world mean to you and your ability to defend yourself and your home? Many people’s home defense plans are predicated on a collapse of civil order…. today’s city dweller often lives in conditions that make it look like that collapse has already happened.
Primitive Survival – 23 Top Tips
If you are a prepper, then you are likely ready for almost anything that can happen. However, what happens when things go worse than you have ever planned? You may find yourself thrown into a position where you need to call upon your primitive survival techniques.
One of the most unfortunate things about a scenario like this is that most people, even preppers, are not knowledgeable enough in primitive survival to last any length of time.
Make Your Own Dehydrated Meals In 6 Easy Steps
In this article, we are going to be taking a look at dehydrated meals. We have all seen the packages of shriveled up banana slices, and the dried vegetables in packets. You may even have eaten them. However, when you are a prepper, it is not just banana and vegetables that you want to eat. While they are great foods, it will get very dull, very quickly.
Asian Martial Arts – Which is best?
For the modern preppers and survivalists interested in self-defense training, attempting to separate mythical images and actual attributes of Asian martial arts fighting systems can become an exercise in frustration.
When the World Ends, What Value is Money?
Survivalists often seem to be preparing for national calamities or the collapse of society. However, it is wise to examine how well prepared we are for milder occurrences like an economic recession. They say that money is the root of all problems, but for the prepared individual, that might not be the main concern.
Saving Garden Seeds For Essential Food Self-Sufficiency
Some of the best lessons for survival come from people who have lived close to the edge of existence for many years. The first pioneers are a good example. Many of these pioneers arrived in the country penniless. Few, however, arrived seedless.