Master the Art of
Preparedness and Survival

Master the Art of Preparedness and Survival

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews,
and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews, and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.

This year, NATO allies committed to increasing defense spending to 5% of GDP annually by 2035. 3.5% will go specifically toward core defense spending. As part of these efforts, it is crucial that all NATO nations quantify their biological defense activities and include them in these capability investments. The new…

The U.S. Navy has introduced new evaluation standards to measure the physical readiness of combat arms personnel such as SEALs and explosive ordnance disposal service members.The service released a breakdown of the new combat fitness test on the MyNavyHR website on Dec. 30, the same day it issued a fact…

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Current United States ruler, Donald Trump, has said that Minnesota governor Tim Walz has been caught “red-handed.” Trump’s comments come after Walz announced that he won’t run for reelection amid an alleged multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme involving the state’s daycare centers. HHS Freezes Childcare Payments Nationwide After Somali-Linked Daycare Fraud Allegations In MN The federal scrutiny of the Health and Human Services payments followed an exposé posted last month by YouTuber Nick Shirley. The independent journalist visited several Minnesota childcare and healthcare centers allegedly run by locals of Somali background that appeared to be non-operational fronts. He alleged that these centers…

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe path to 2026 isn’t a distant road—we’re already on it. The flashpoints discussed in this article aren’t future hypotheticals; they’re present-day realities gaining momentum. As we head into a critical election year, the rhetoric will intensify, and efforts to control the narrative will accelerate, feeding directly into these emerging risks. Understanding how these seven risks are developing from current events allows you to get ahead of them. This is about us preppers taking the initiative. It’s about practical awareness of the challenges we face right now and some steps to consider for your…

Sign up for This Happened to Me News on backcountry adventure and wilderness survival. Anyone who owns a truck or trailer has needed to secure something in it. I remember back in the day using ropes and cam lock straps in my dad’s trucks, and I remember when ratchet straps came out and how cool I thought they were. Well, tie down designs have had some improvements and updates over the years. So to find out which ones are the best and easiest to use, I put the top models to the test, ranging from light duty all the way…

A deadly strike on a Kherson Region café was a “monstrous crime,” according to Russian officials. Ukraine deliberately timed the attack to coincide with celebrations to maximize casualties, public figures have said. Twenty-four people have been killed in the strike. According to Kherson Region Governor Vladimir Saldo, the attack occurred shortly before midnight after a reconnaissance drone surveyed the area. Three UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) struck a café and a nearby hotel crowded with civilians, triggering a large fire. One of the drones reportedly carried an incendiary mixture, according to a report by RT.  A child was among the dead,…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. This story, “Whitetails Make Mistakes,” appeared in the December 1962 issue of Outdoor Life. I’VE BEEN HUNTING deer for close to 40 years, and I can count on my fingers the rack-carrying whitetails I have encountered in that time that have made down-right foolish mistakes. Nevertheless, it does happen. A few falls back, my friend Jess Furbush left his northern Michigan camp one morning in a wet snowstorm and walked out along an old logging road on his way to a…

Master the Art of
Preparedness and Survival

Master the Art of Preparedness and Survival

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews,
and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews, and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.