This is our 19th issue! Whether you’ve been with us from the beginning or this is your very first introduction to our magazine, thank you for picking it up. We have a boatload of great articles for you. We’ve assembled some of the best men and women working in the survival and prepper niche to bring you the information you need to stay safe. In this issue, we cover a range of topics, including dealing with dietary restrictions when it comes to food storage planning, how to use antibiotics, and how to build reflectors that will help trap heat from your campfire. This time around, we have a special focus on severe weather, so we’re talking about hurricanes, floods and wildfires, all of which are top of mind this time of year. That’s not all. We have stories on cooking without power, disposing of waste during a grid- down emergency, and the dangers of personal tracking devices. Plus, we round up the best new products and discuss things that can go wrong with your bug-out bag and what to do about them. As we always say, bringing you the knowledge is the easy part. It is up to you to convert that into practice, so when a crisis occurs, you’re ready for it.
PREPPER SURVIVAL GUIDE®
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR • Welcome to PREPPER SURVIVAL GUIDE!
SURVIVAL ESSENTIALS • KEY IDEAS AND PREPS TO STAY ALIVE
CAN YOU SUSTAIN? ADAPTING TO A CHANGING WORLD • IT DOESN’T TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO FIGURE OUT THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A WORLD OF HURT. WE ARE FACING MASSIVE DROUGHT IN SOME AREAS AND THE REVERSE IN OTHERS. MONEY DOESN’T GO AS FAR AS IT USED TO, AND PEOPLE ARE WRESTLING WITH THE COSTS OF HEATING, COOLING, FUEL AND FOOD.
RECOMMENDED READING • RESOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION
DIET SPECIFIC SURVIVAL STOCKING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS • FOOD IS ONE OF THE FOUR MAIN CATEGORIES IN THE WORLD OF SURVIVAL PREPAREDNESS, WITH WATER, SHELTER AND FIRE TAKING THE OTHER TOP THREE SPOTS. FOOD STORED IN YOUR HOME, BUG-OUT BAG OR AUXILIARY BUG-OUT LOCATION NEEDS TO MEET SOME MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR IT TO SURVIVE BOTH SHORT-AND LONG-TERM STORAGE.
GOING TO THE PROS • CHECK OUT THESE PROVIDERS
ANTIBIOTICS A POTENTIAL LIFESAVER • IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, EXPERIENCED SURVIVALISTS AND AVERAGE CITIZENS ALIKE WILL RUN AFOUL OF TINY MICROBES CALLED BACTERIA. BACTERIA ARE SINGLE-CELLED ORGANISMS, NOT ALL OF WHICH ARE HAZARDOUS TO OUR HEALTH: IN FACT, AN ESTIMATED 100 TRILLION “GOOD” BACTERIA RESIDE IN OUR GUT.
SURVIVAL MEDICINE CHEST • WHAT TO KEEP ON HAND
COOKING WITH OUT POWER OPTIONS TO INCLUDE IN THE KITCHEN ARSENAL • LOSING POWER CAN BE UNSETTLING. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF AN EXTENDED POWER OUTAGE IS COOKING. YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET AROUND IT BY EATING FOODS THAT DON’T REQUIRE HEATING, BUT LONG-TERM OUTAGES ARE SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED BY THE NEED TO BOIL WATER FOR SAFE DRINKING.
THE POWER OF THE SUN • ANOTHER OPTION: SOLAR OVENS
THE ‘NUMBER TWO’ PROBLEM DEALING WITH AN ICKY ISSUE • INDOOR PLUMBING—THAT IS TO SAY, WATER COMING INTO THE HOUSE AND WASTEWATER LEAVING BY A DIFFERENT ROUTE—IS SOMETHING WE TAKE FOR GRANTED IN THE DEVELOPED WORLD, BUT IT’S NOT JUST A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE. EPIDEMICS OF TYPHOID FEVER AND CHOLERA, WHICH HAVE KILLED MANY MILLIONS THROUGHOUT HISTORY, HAVE MOSTLY VANISHED IN MODERN CITIES THANKS TO SEWER SYSTEMS.
PAPERWORK • ALTERNATIVES TO TP
WILDERNESS SURVIVAL • LEARN AND PRACTICE NEW SKILLS
GET OUT OF THE RAIN PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE ELEMENTS • IF YOU GET LOST IN THE WOODS AND REALIZE YOU’LL NEED TO SPEND THE NIGHT THERE, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? IF THERE IS NOTHING AROUND TO PROTECT YOU FROM THE COLD, THE RAIN AND THE WIND, THEN YOU’LL NEED TO BUILD A PRIMITIVE SHELTER.
AVOID POISONOUS PLANTS • DON’T MAKE A BAD SITUATION WORSE
THREE AD-HOC REFLECTORS CAPTURING HEAT IN COLD CONDITIONS • IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A...
