Retreat & Home Security

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Susan B The security at home essay reminded of something that happened to me a few years back. I was having another sleepless night a few months after my husband had passed away, I fell asleep around 3 AM, I woke up [...]

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by SurvivorDan I cut out several sections out of “Retreat Security” as I was a mite long (okay…very long) with the article. But I think this section needs inclusion. I always carry powerful compact tactical lights and they have given me an advantage in several serious [...]

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Repair Mama Traditional home heating systems come in many different types and configurations. Natural gas, propane gas, electric, and fuel oil. Some of these topics will work for all force air systems and some for just gas and electric. We quit servicing fuel [...]

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by SurvivorDan This is the definition of a survivalist retreat according to Wikipedia. “A retreat is a commonly used term for a place of refuge for those in the survivalist subculture or movement. Retreats are also sometimes called Bug-Out Locations. Survivalist retreats are intended [...]

In last weeks “What do you do to prep this week” I posted that I own 200 yards of road-frontage and was quickly flooded with emails telling me that there was no way I could secure 200 yards of road-frontage. Well to be honest 200 yards isn’t all that much, and as you can see [...]

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  Moe Larry & Curly. Home security is an issue that has caused me great concern for almost as long as I can remember, definitely far longer than my interest in prepping has been active. I guess the reason being that I’m originally from Brooklyn, [...]

This is a guest post by Firefighter Charles [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win a number of prizes including an 84 serving storage bucket of Wise Food Storage, 500 rounds of 9mm ammo, a NukAlert a copy of my book The Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat and a copy [...]

This is a guest post by Mark M and entry in our non-fiction writing contest – where you could win $100 cash. All opinions are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of M.D. Creekmore or readers of The Survivalist Blog. Right to the point; I highly recommend that you have the ability to [...]

Little goes on around my place without my knowledge. I know every tree, twig and rock within a two miles radius of my heritage. Daily strolls through the woods surrounding my two acres breeds familiarity and an uncanny awareness of the even the slightest disturbance to the environment. I haven’t had any trouble since moving off-grid and [...]