(Natural News) You might recognize tallow as something used as shortening, but preppers know that this versatile animal product has various survival uses. While tallow usually comes from beef or mutton fat, it can refer to rendered fat from any animal as long as it has a high melting point like lard or suet. (h/t to SurvivalSullivan.com) Preppers practice smart […]

(Natural News) Stockpiling food and water in a small home or apartment can be quite difficult at times, but not if you know how to properly organize. Last month, SmartPrepperGear.com published an article on this very topic, and provided preppers with some incredibly helpful advice regarding how to efficiently organize their emergency food supply. First […]

(Natural News) It’s important to understand two things about EMPs: that they have the ability to shut down America’s entire electrical grid and potentially result in significant loss of life, and that they can come from several different sources. As SHTFBlog.com points out, an electromagnetic pulse can be caused by a lightning strike, a meteor […]

(Natural News) To hear the Democrats who run California tell it, there is no better place on earth. Economically, the state’s gross domestic product makes it the sixth largest economy in the world. It’s the most “progressive” state. The most tolerant. The most forward-thinking. “We’ve made unprecedented progress in every area,” State Senate leader Kevin […]

(Natural News) If you are a longtime reader of Natural News, you know how important it is to take the steps necessary to prepare for anything from an isolated survival scenario to complete societal collapse. But as important as it is, sometimes prepping can get a bit tiresome. You may find yourself asking, “Is this […]

(Natural News) Most people use petroleum jelly to remove makeup or heal minor burns and scrapes, but preppers know that this versatile product has a lot of survival uses. (h/t to SurvivalSullivan.com) Petroleum jelly, the generic term for Vaseline, is a popular petroleum byproduct that is considered a lubricant. Do take note that there are other […]

(Natural News) The sun, which holds steady in the center of the solar system, is fascinating enough in of itself. But it also produces solar flares, which are just as fascinating. However, no matter how mesmerizing they may seem to be, they are known to have negative effects on all sorts of systems and equipment […]

(Natural News) Don’t get complacent just because you’ve recently purchased some expensive gear for your bug-out bag (BOB). None of the price tags on any item will matter if you don’t know how to use them and if you don’t have a detailed bug out plan for when SHTF. Do your prepping now while you […]

(Natural News) A bug-out bag is only good for 72 hours, which is fine if the blackout in your area lasts no longer than three days. But what will you do if you’re stuck in a long-term blackout with no help in sight? (h/t to AskAPrepper.com) For this article, a long-term blackout may last for […]

(Natural News) Maybe you’ve heard about certain drought-stricken cities or states in the U.S., and you’ve thought to yourself, it couldn’t possibly get any worse, right? Well, perhaps in the U.S. it can’t, but in other places, like Cape Town in South Africa, the problem can be so much worse. The situation in Cape Town […]