It doesn’t matter how tough you are… if you don’t know these 10 “military grade” bugout secrets you’re going to be toast on a 100-mile march.

Your bugout bag is only as good as what’s inside it… it needs these 11 essential items if you want to have any chance to make it to safety.

“If you try to run, I’ll kill all your animals… your pet dog… and then myself – right in front of your eyes!”

Your bugout bag is your most essential piece of gear… but if it doesn’t have these 10 essential features, your journey can be a nightmare.

3 “equalizers” that everyone should have in their car or truck for personal defense… none of which are a gun or a knife!

Carrying a gun is NOT enough. Maybe you can’t carry some places or maybe you just can’t get to your gun. You need a “less lethal” backup!

Most of the conventional wisdom about survival is TOTALLY WRONG and won’t work in a real-life survival situation. Here’s what to do instead.

Most of the conventional wisdom about survival is TOTALLY WRONG and won’t work in a real-life survival situation. Here’s what to do instead.

Real world lessons from war zones, refugee camps and other “collapse” scenarios to help you start prepping TODAY.

Dual Survival’s Joe Teti provides detailed tips on how to cultivate the “warrior mindset” in your daily life.

Your “get home bag” can make the difference between life and death. Here’s the TRUTH about what you need… and what you don’t.

4 ways that Big Food is ripping you off without you even knowing… and how to fight back, save money and eat BETTER!

Can you hit a target with a PISTOL at 500 yards? This former LAPD officer with over 30 years of experience on the force thinks you can!

Just how desperate will the struggle between life and death be after the grid goes down?

Just how desperate will the struggle between life and death be after the grid goes down?

A new military study reveals exactly how much gear is “too much” for your bugout bag – and how deadly these mistakes can be!

These are the 5 things I’m most worried about in 2023 and the steps I’m taking to prepare my family now for what’s ahead!

When crisis strikes and resources are low, the unprepared “zombies” of society will target you for your gear! Here’s how to avoid an ambush – even when you sleep!

Getting in shape has never been easier – or more fun and practical – as these “warrior fitness tips” from Dan John will prove!

Fat soldiers are dead soldiers! What does this recent Pentagon report say about are youth… and YOU?!

It’s time to pack up your bugout bag with the most advanced “doomsday duds”, using lessons I’ve learned from hard time in extreme environments!

Armed for the apocalypse? These 10 urban survival weapons tips will help get you there!

A “boots-on-the-ground” look at what it REALLY takes to survive an attack from Mother Nature!

Just how close ARE we to a nuclear conflict with Russia? And if we were attacked, how screwed would you and your family be if you saw a mushroom cloud off in the distance? Let’s find out…

Oh boy… did I ever learn my lessons from this monster of a storm!

Think you have what it takes to survive an SHTF event? Well, let’s find out…

Are YOU prepared for the most dangerous 5-minutes of your life? Wendell Whitmore thought he was. He was wrong.

Do your family or your friends have “supervillain origin stories?” They might in an emergency… and here are 7 factors that could turn them against you when SHTF!

Active shootings aren’t things that just happen to “someone else.” They could happen to YOU and YOUR family no matter where you are. Here are 10 tips that could help you save your loved one’s lives, and your own life, in a shooting.

Active shootings aren’t things that just happen to “someone else.” They could happen to YOU and YOUR family no matter where you are. Here are 10 tips that could help you save your loved one’s lives, and your own life, in a shooting.

There are weapons all around you. You NEVER have to be unarmed no matter where you happen to be. Here’s how to make it work for you.

You don’t want to be the place where everyone turns up in a disaster… so here’s how to avoid that problem and keep your family safe (and prepared).

We all grew up with “survival gear” around the house, even if we didn’t look at it that way. Here’s how to upgrade those items simply and cheaply to get more “survival bang” for your “prepper buck.”

This woman’s horrible story could actually help keep you alive… once you hear what she experienced.

When you’re staring down the barrel of a gun, you’ve got to know what to do… FAST!

In our podcast this week, Buck Greene sits in for Jeff Anderson to explain the survival lessons he learned the hard way — by stabbing himself accidentally.

Buck Greene has a story to tell this week… and it all started with one high school kid’s classic weapon.

This week, I want to tell you a story about a loudmouth soldier I knew in the Army… and why one of his big screw-ups is something a lot of preppers are still doing today.

We’re not supposed to tell anyone about our preparations, for some very good reasons… but what if you have to? Learn how and why to break this important rule in this week’s podcast.

We all have some “bad habits” that lead us to break or damage our critical survival gear. Here’s how to avoid them.

Do you carry a folding knife, either as a backup or as your primary weapon? Then you better make sure it has THIS…

There is a survival weapon from ancient times that makes the perfect hide-in-plain-sight tool, making it a functional (and invisible) way to protect yourself (while it also makes you safer as you bug out).

Bugging out isn’t as simple as telling your spouse to grab their bugout bag and get in the Family Truckster. There are threats that could stop you from even getting ON the road, and then the ones you’ll face while traveling. Here are 10 pieces of gear you should consider adding to your bugout vehicle (and why).

It’s one of the SEXIEST topics in survival magazines, online forums, and survival blogs… but it’s also the topic that most people get WRONG, even experienced preppers and survivalists. The problem is, getting this wrong can also be DANGEROUS… if not DEADLY!

In every person’s life, there are a few moments that put them on the path of Warrior Life. We’d like to know what YOUR moments were, and in this week’s podcast, Warrior Life’s Buck Greene shares 5 of his (that he bets you’ll be able to relate to!)

Imagine carrying a tool around for 25 years and never realizing it had a hidden feature. Well, that happened to one of Warrior Life’s staff members… and you could be carrying the same tool right now!

Without a doubt, the IFAK, or Individual First Aid Kit, is one of the MOST overlooked pieces of survival kit. In this week’s podcast, we talk to Brian McLaughlin from Mountain Man Medical about 5 critical mistakes survivalists, preppers, and gun people are making with their IFAKs.

A bizarre brawl among pencil-pushing mortgage brokers in Atlantic City caught my eye because of something specific the “non-combatants’ did to escape.

I’m genuinely curious: How does your pocket load-out compare? I’d love it if you told me what you carry every day, in the comments on this post.

Warrior Life’s Buck Greene learned a lot about everyday carry and survival from his father… but it turns out, some of it was just WRONG. Learn why (and what to do about it) in this week’s podcast.

Through all the survivalists I’ve talked to, trained, coached, and worked with over the years, there was ONE thing that turned out to be the WORST killer of everyone’s preps. But the good news is, I think I can fix it… right now!

10 years in the Army, it turns out, is a LOT of survival information… and here’s how today’s preppers and survivalists can apply these principles to their own survival and self-defense plans!

For Veterans Day, I get real when it comes to what people THINK war is like… and what it’s really like for those who’ve served.

The bad guys in Star Wars, the evil Sith, had a rule that is actually important when it comes to treating life-threatening injuries in survival situations.

If you died, would your loved ones have learned survival and self-reliance from you? That’s a question one of our staff asked himself recently.

Why would you EVER throwing your knife in a fight? I don’t just have one good reason… I have TEN!

Even an experienced armed citizen who keeps his hardware out of sight might be “outing” himself as a “tactical person” with his other EDC accessories. Here’s how, plus 5 tips for covert EDC.

I’m not going to lie; I’m old, grumpy, and not going to take it anymore! This is a rant, but a really important one…

Don’t paint a target on your face like clown makeup. Learn how to avoid dressing and acting like a “survival clown” in this week’s podcast.

Outdoor survival – “wilderness” survival – is something we all think about… but have you considered this one, simple, “surprise” way to get killed out there?

In an emergency, anything that can go wrong, will… and if you’re separated from your family, you need these 7 “communication hacks” so you don’t abandon them to the crisis!

Survivalists and preppers are SUPPOSED to be the most ready to survive emergencies… but here are 5 categories of mistakes even experienced warriors make that get them KILLED in survival situations.

Only a little more than 20 PERCENT of gun owners pass this quiz. Test yourself now!

A knife first popularized among South African criminals because it was cheap remains strangely popular among some “knife people” today. In our Toolsday gear review, we talk about this knife and the type of knives it represents.

I want to tell you a story about the super-cool knife that was stolen (or “borrowed”) from me in 1988… and what this means for when YOU are bugging out with your own survival weapons.

I’d genuinely like to know how you would answer this question about weapons for restricted areas.

Under stress, you’re going to make poor decisions. That means in any SHTF scenario, you need some simple tricks for stress relief, even when bugging out. Our latest Warrior Life TV video tells you the least you need to know to reduce stress during SHTF.

I review a LOT of gear… but in this week’s podcast, I tell you the WORST fails I’ve seen, even in some EXPENSIVE bugout bags and packs on the market.

We’re trying something new in this week’s Taco Toolsday… and I want to know if you like this new “less than a minute” video format! Leave your comment and let us know.

There’s a disturbing trend when it comes to gun rights, one unique to the “post-pandemic” world… and we need to talk about it before it’s too late.

Do you carry a knife for personal defense? There’s a specific feature you should consider if your knife doesn’t already have it…

Tired of losing sleep, with those pesky skeeters trying to make a withdrawal from your blood bank? A fellow Warrior, Jacob from Louisiana,

One of my favorite things to monitor on the Internet is “tactical fads.” These are trends and things that become popular in the

Each year in the 10th Mountain Division, I walked over 100 miles with my rucksack. In our most recent Warrior Life TV episode, I explain 8 ways you can apply what I learned.

Each year in the 10th Mountain Division, I walked over 100 miles with my rucksack (equivalent to a bugout bag), and let me

The hardest part about helping our veterans suffering from PTSD isn’t actually getting them help – it’s THIS…

You can help veterans with PTSD when you shop with Amazon (such as for Prime Day today and tomorrow). Just take a few seconds to set up AmazonSmile on your account. We’ve done a short video to show you how easy it is.

A classic weapon of the “criminal class” from years ago is now popping up in EDC posts on social media. We take a look at why.

I was looking at comments on Reddit late the other night and found one guy who’s definitely “cracked the code” when it comes to gun lasers (although he made one small mistake).

Former CIA Officer Jason Hanson had some interesting advice on a piece of home defense gear that, while popular and a fine idea in other cases, is NOT a good idea in a home invasion.

I’ve warned you about this before – but now there’s more proof… A new finding from the November Capital Riot should scare the

I just got back from our latest Warrior Retreat, and I can’t wait to share my takeaways from it… as well as explain how YOU made it happen!

On Memorial Day, we honor those who have died for this country – and there’s something you can do to help those who are still alive, but struggling with what they’ve experienced.

I don’t often get excited about a new product, but this gadget prepares you for blackouts (from EMP, storms, or our failing power grid) without requiring you to do ANYTHING other than put it in your house! That’s why it’s the subject of our Toolbox Tuesday review this week.

You’ve got to take the time to teach your kids some fundamental survival skills. The more they know, the less scared they will be. But children are not little adults and you can’t look at them or teach them that way. We have to look at what we can expect from them, realistically, in the wilderness and when surviving.

No, I’m not out getting fitted for a tinfoil hat. The reality is that the threat of “space invaders” is more realistic than you might think… and it can teach us a lot about more “down to Earth” threats. Hear it in this week’s super-quick podcast.

“Preppers” have know this forever – but now nearly EVERYONE seems to be awake now, which is why people I know in our industry who supply things like “survival food” have been sold-out month after month…

Survival scavenging can really help bolster your supplies in a long-term crisis… but you have to be careful to watch your back while you’re doing it. Here are several tips from survival expert Jake Sepulveda.

In a SHTF event, are you safer as part of a “survival team” or facing the aftermath of a disaster or collapse by

The military is always engaged in research and development, and I should know, because I was part of that with the 10th Mountain Division. Here are 8 tips inspired by the “soldiers of the future” that you can implement in your own survival plans right now!

I’ve been talking with a buddy of mine, Mike Gillette, about mental toughness and discipline — and he gave me this fast, simple test to measure my current “toughness levels” and progress as I work on things.

Over and over again, I’ve seen the same dumb myths about “survival caching.” Here are the top 3 (and why you need to stop believing them).

I LOVE getting tips from our subscribers and this one from Rick D. covers a must-have piece of “survival gear” for your bugout

QUESTION: “Is it better to buy an already made bug-out bag, or is it better to build my own?” – Patrick F. Let’s

In this week’s podcast, we do something just a little different, and dive headfirst into a rant that is sure to ruffle some feathers.

It’s one of the most infamous terrorist attacks in modern history – and there’s a LOT we can learn from it.

I made a LOT of people angry this week when I sent an email about the upcoming riots… and now, I’m going to let you know just what ELSE to expect as the Derek Chauvin trial goes to the jury!

If you were literally forced out of your home due to a major disaster… wide-scale grid-down blackout… or other catastrophic event… which gun would you bring with you? I think you’ll be REALLY surprised at my number 1 pick…

Forget all the Doomsday Prepper fantasy B.S. when it comes to bug-out guns. Walking around like you’re in the apocalyptic wasteland, adorned in

In our third in a three-part podcast series on survival driving, we cover some escape and evasion driving tactics worthy of James Bond himself.