I see the phrase “second wave” a lot. This bothers me. As much as I hate to say it, we are still well within the first wave of COVID-19 regardless of how serious of a pandemic or health crisis you … Continued
Episode-2622- What to Do About CoVid-19 Right Now
July 6, 2020 by
For New Listeners – We are on iTunes, Stitcher Radio Etc and if you have any issues listening on the website directly just click this link https://bit.ly/covid-what2do Today’s show has no typical intro segments, I am designing it to allow … Continue reading →
Aquaponics vs Hydroponics
July 2, 2020 by
“Hey, is it weird having chickens in your backyard, just clucking around?” My son Carter shook his head while he thought about how he would answer. “It seems like they have always been there. I was 3 or something when … Continued
How To Ford A River or Stream (If You Must): Exploring Hazards and Methods
July 2, 2020 by
Crossing moving water is often something you should avoid entirely in a lot of situations. Some of you may be familiar with the book and movie “Into The Wild”. Every year a lot of people make the journey to the … Continued
Comfort Foods From Food Storage
July 2, 2020 by
“Jim, I had a big pot of dry beef gravy on the stove and my boss was coming down to see how breakfast was going. I couldn’t get it to thicken up! I was the new manager in the kitchen … Continued
17 Best Axe Styles Illustrated and Explained
June 15, 2020 by
Axes are a group of very old and useful tools. While many things in the past have come and gone, we are still using a variety of axes to get jobs done on a daily basis. Even if you have … Continued
FoodSaver Canning: A Fast and Easy Food Preservation Method
June 13, 2020 by
A few weeks ago, I received an email from a Backdoor Survival reader asking my opinion on a device she had seen being promoted to preppers. It was basically a vacuum sealer that could be used to seal up packages … Continued
Top 11 Tent Stoves For Cold Weather Bug Out and Camping
June 11, 2020 by
Marie Curie said that “nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.” Well, I have some very serious fears. The quote sounds good to me. I can drift on the concept, up until I am … Continued
How To Store Seeds for the Long Term
June 10, 2020 by
Whether or not you currently have a food garden, practical wisdom says you should stash away some heirloom seeds for the long term. If the time ever came when food was in short supply or overly expensive, your stored seeds … Continued
Best Vegetables to Grow in a Greenhouse
June 9, 2020 by
I am always leery of any list that starts off with the word “best.” The reason being is that “best” is a subjective term that may or may not apply to the unique situation that we each face. As such, … Continued
Suburban Defense
June 6, 2020 by
I think that those that decide to take riots and violence to the suburbs will get a rude awakening. That doesn’t mean that those that live outside of big cities should be too comfortable with this likelihood. There have already … Continued
Bugging Out with Babies and Toddlers
May 29, 2020 by
By Diane Vukovic
This article was adapted from the book Disaster Preparedness for Women. The book covers the fundamentals of prepping in 52 clear-cut steps. Whether you are new … Read the rest
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Hurricane Harvey vs Hurricane Katrina: History Repeated?
May 26, 2020 by
These two massive storms might be the most expensive to recover from in American history. Hurricane Katrina saw damage worth roughly $100 billion and she holds the top spot of all Atlantic hurricanes in cost– at least until Hurricane Harvey … Continued
Revisiting Cannery Row: Why Meat Packing Plants Are Ravaged By COVID-19
May 26, 2020 by
With COVID-19 working it’s way through the nation’s meatpacking industry, I recently found myself reflecting on my own experience working in a processor and the experience afterward of having a farm and raising some of our own meat. Looking back … Continued
Finding The Best Soil Test Kit
May 26, 2020 by
Soil is one of the most valued properties for a prepper. I never understood this until I was a certain age. My father grew up on a farm and worked a lot from an early age. He learned to value … Continued
Pantry Organization and Designing a SHTF Kitchen Layout
May 23, 2020 by
One thing that recent events have led to is the realization that the kitchen and pantry cannot continue to be set up the same way. I always felt that my small kitchen could be organized better and have really tried … Continued
How To Dehydrate Eggs
May 20, 2020 by
If you have a few chickens it is easy to find yourself in the position of having a lot of eggs all at once certain times of the year. For a bit of time, we were doing a good job … Continued
Riots, Protests, and Civil Unrest: How to move and protect yourself if you must go out
May 19, 2020 by
I wrote the post below a few years ago but considering the state of things today, I think it is worth revisiting these lessons. As each state starts opening back up or refuses to move towards opening back up, the … Continued
Learn How to Shelter in Place
May 14, 2020 by
Just a little of 10 years ago, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Seattle area. I was at work and SurvivalHusband was at our house in Bellevue. Right before the earthquake hit, my little dog ran up to him and jumped in his arms. Then it hit.
Following that event, I learned-up about post earthquake safety and of course, a couple of weeks ago I wrote about being prepared for an earthquake. One of the lessons I learned after the 2001 quake was that if you are safe, stay put. Your very best chance of survival is to remain in your home or your office or even the shopping mall if that is where you happen to be.
FEMA defines Shelter-in-Place as the process of staying where you are and taking shelter, rather than trying to evacuate. Here are some guidelines from FEMA’s Ready America website.
How To Prepare for Civil Unrest: 30 Steps You Can Take Now
May 12, 2020 by
BDS originally starting covering prepping for Civil Unrest years ago, but the threat of unrest remains and perhaps is heightened in the current political climate. These are still uneasy times. The names and faces of the powers that be may … Continued
Haircuts and Home Hair Color During Quarantine
May 5, 2020 by
Although I have been at home for over two months, I have been trying to pay a lot of attention to what is going in the world and the attitude of others on a variety of topics as we all … Continued
Hearty and Affordable Meals to Feed your Family Through Food Scarcity and Economic Depression
May 5, 2020 by
Mom wasn’t a prepper but you could argue that she was focused on survival. Not from the standpoint of impending doom from a crumbling economy or some other threat. Mom was worried about the water bill and getting dinner on … Continued
The Prepper’s Guide to Aquaponics: Urban and Soil-less Food for When SHTF
April 27, 2020 by
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 … Continued
Bringing Production and Work Back Into The Urban and Rural Home
April 27, 2020 by
We live in a world where we outsource many things that used to be done in the home. After all, if people are working jobs away from home and commuting great distances, who has the time, let alone the skills … Continued
Tasty Survival Recipes With Rice and Beans
April 25, 2020 by
Alma De Cuba sat right on Walnut Street right next to Bistro Perrier which was one of the nicest restaurants I had ever eaten at as a young man. I used to walk by these two restaurants on Walnut and … Continued
Master Cooking Methods: A Survival Skill that Deserves a Closer Look
April 20, 2020 by
If not for our vocational Culinary Arts program I would have failed out of high school and got a GED at best. Who knows the trajectory of my life at that point. I literally went from a high school failure … Continued
Making Bread With Alternative Yeasts: Beer, Distillers, and Champagne
April 18, 2020 by
Due to the pandemic, a lot of people are making their own bread. A portion of these same people are also finding that regular bread yeast, a product that was once abundant, is hard to find in grocery stores and … Continued
