Many preppers on a tight budget may be tempted to keep a stock of instant Ramen noodles on hand for use as a quick food in emergencies. A staple food of many broke young adults through their college and early… Continue Reading
As Paranoid Prepper recently pointed out, camping foods can be great choices for emergency kits, particularly portable ones. Some of the easiest to carry, cook, and actually eat are freeze-dried backpacker meals. Here we review one of these by Wise,… Continue Reading
I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed this book for you yet. Spoiler alert: It’s my favorite prepping book ever. Also, it needn’t even cost you a dime (although I do recommend buying the hard copy) because it’s offered as a… Continue Reading
Ruger Mark IV. I’ve always enjoyed Salty’s gun reviews, but I seem to have a taste for different firearms, so I’ve decided to do this one, and if it is well received, maybe I’ll do a couple more. A few… Continue Reading
How much are you willing to pay for a really good answer for good access to long-term storage freeze-dried food cans? If your answer is “A lot, as long as it actually is really good”, the Thrive Life Pantry Organizer… Continue Reading
Today I look at the Ruger 10/22 takedown rifle from a prepping point of view. Salty is our gun expert, but firearms are very personal items, so it is okay to have a different preference from myself, or Salty. Salty… Continue Reading
This is one of those 1-2 servings, just add hot water, backpacker pouch meals. They’re available at about $7 a pouch. Ease of use I like these pouches for ‘go-bag’ foods, as they’re light and pack pretty small but offer… Continue Reading
When I was a Boy Scout, the typical scout knife was a Swiss Army Knife, sometimes with the Scout logo on it. At the time these things seemed pretty handy, but then along came the original Leatherman multitool, and the… Continue Reading
As I was checking out the latest prepper stories on Prepper Website (CLICKY) I came across an ad link for Red Feather Canned Butter. I’ve been thinking about trying some canned butter for a while, so I went ahead, gave… Continue Reading
Backpacker’s Pantry makes a line of dehydrated foods packed into foil pouches. You add boiling water to the pouch, stir, seal it up for 15-20 min, and it’s ready to eat. These are good for emergency bag food (light and… Continue Reading
You may have guessed this meal was designed for backpackers. Therefore it’s light (6.6 oz), in a durable container that also serves for cooking, and withstands extremes of temperature without problems, and has a good shelf life — all excellent… Continue Reading
I am posting short gun reviews for “survival guns” that I own and use, from my own personal perspective. The views expressed are my own, and I will pull no punches… these are guns I own and shoot, and I… Continue Reading
Welcome to another edition of Salty’s Gun Review. The views expressed are my own, and I will pull no punches… these are guns I own and shoot, and I will address them from a “prepping/survival perspective”. I am reviewing one… Continue Reading
Ask any group of preppers what the Number One prepper survival long gun on the planet is, and doubtless some version or other of the ubiquitous Ruger 10/22 semi-auto rifle will be at or near the top of the list.… Continue Reading
Welcome to my take on “the most famous prepper gun”, the Mosin-Nagant. Not long ago, the Mosin-Nagant (in it’s various forms) was considered to be the “classic” prepper gun, a high powered rifle that sold for under $100 and a… Continue Reading