Derrick James

It’s happened. It’s 28 Days Later, Night of the Living Dead, and The Walking Dead. Take your pick of any one of the other countless zombie apocalypse movies as your …

What do you do if you want to survive in nuclear fallout shelters? Well, a lot of things, but one of those things is having the right equipment stored. We’re …

Many campers and outdoor enthusiasts who are working with campfires start by building a teepee fire, whether they realize that’s what they’re constructing or not. I know this was the …

In my hunt for the best bushcraft knife, I went to Blade Show and interviewed many knifemakers to get their opinion on what makes a “best” bushcraft knife. While I …

Generative AI has been the rage of late, stunning people with content creation. Chat GPT stunned folks when it was released and suddenly started churning out everything from recipes to …

Picture this: a crisis strikes your city, chaos engulfs the streets, and traditional bug out routes are nothing but an endless sea of traffic. How do you escape the turmoil …

I’ve been on the hunt for the best bushcraft knife for… a long while. If you’re new to knives and looking for the “best” knife in a given category, you …

This is how to get to the abandoned locomotives in northern Maine.

Stocking antibiotics for a catastrophe has been a topic of conversation among preppers for as long as I’ve been writing about prepping (now 15 years). The challenge, of course, is …

There are many types of bug out vehicles: trucks, dirt bikes, and vans. But if you live near water, what about a bug out canoe? For centuries, Native Americans used …

If you are considering investing in handheld radio communication equipment for recreation, work, or a SHTF situation, the Retevis RT29 is a good candidate, particularly for the latter. It has …

Minnesota preppers face many of the same threats as anyone else in America: civil collapse, EMP, natural disasters, etc. However, Minnesotans have unique challenges than preppers in other states. What …