No, you don’t have to be a Navy SEAL to guard yourself and those you love from danger. But copy these “daily tactical habits” from former SEAL

It’s your #1 threat in “urban survival” scenarios… … “human predators”! They come in MANY forms and whether you live in and around

Ever been hungry?No, I mean like “3 days of zero food in your belly” hungry… People who have no access to food will resort to

You may have heard about the “Survival Law Of 3’s”… “You can live 3 minutes without air… 3 days without water… and 3

“Urban survival”!It’s one of the most sought-after survival skills by preppers seeking tips to escape, evade, and survive a SHTF event in or

It was just before 5am on a hot summer Friday morning when a Sarasota, Florida man and his son had sat down for

In September of 2017, Hurricane Maria obliterated Puerto Rico’s already feeble infrastructure.Hundreds of thousand of people were still without power at the beginning

You see it on the news during any disaster…… desperate citizens panicking at the grocery store! We all know that the last place

You hear it all the time in the tactical world… … “Stay in the ‘yellow zone’ and be aware of your surroundings!” But

I refer to it as your “Phase 3 Survival Plan”… It’s that point where you’re forced to evacuate your home in a crisis, using

This week I have a challenge for you… If you carry a concealed handgun for personal protection (or even if you don’t, but

Most people (even experienced “preppers”) don’t realize this…When it comes to a mass evacuation, your best odds for survival come from bugging out

Even under the best circumstances, a mass evacuation during a disaster is a real challenge, wouldn’t you agree?But what if you’re alone… caring

I know you’ve heard me say this before…When it comes to surviving during the aftermath of a natural disaster, collapse, or other extended

Once you got serious about prepping, you probably sat down and put together a basic bug-out plan. You probably built a bug-out bag

There’s no arguing the point… … a gun is the “ultimate equalizer” when it comes to personal protection weapons, right? But nearly every gun-owner I’ve

It was probably your very FIRST attempt at prepping once you got serious… … your bug-out bag! Am I right? (Close? :-)) Yet

Ok, so you’re a dead-eye marksman down at the local gun range… … your shot-groups are tighter than a Frenchman’s Speedo bathing suit…

Think you need to own a missile silo in the middle of a barren desert to plan the ultimate survival retreat? Think again…

Where’s the safest place to be during a natural disaster? Why “in your home”, right? Correct… …unless it isn’t! When you’re forced to evacuate for safety (“bug-out”),

Have a bug-out bag? (Hint: Your answer should be, “Of course I do!”) As with all of your survival gear, it’s a constant

All it takes in one single one trip around the internet… Like any of the “tactical arts”, you’ll find a TON of tips,

Last week, my friend (and former CIA Agent), Jason Hanson, gave us some great tactics for escape and evasion – especially when traveling.

My 15 y.o. son is headed on an overseas school trip (without my protection)… … and it’s kinda freaking me out! Sure, I’ve

Is Your Bug-Out Vehicle Ready For A Forced Evacuation?There isn’t a prepper on the planet who hasn’t fantasized about it… … a rolling “battle

Discover How To Fight With A Tactical Tomahawk!It’s more than just a “survival weapon”… It’s now being used by both military and law

I know this may sound like a “weird” question to you, but… … would YOU have survived Hurricane Katrina if you lived in

If you think the movie “13 Hours” doesn’t apply to you, think again… Violent uprising or flash mob attacks like the Benghazi attacks

It may come when you least expect it…… a “no-warning” disaster or crisis that finds you separated from your family and away from all your

The riots in Los Angeles in 1992, following the infamous Rodney King police use-of-force trial, put us all on notice as to the

Over 50 dead… over 500 injured… but thousands made it home alive!While authorities investigate the cause of this madman’s act of violence, the

As much as I’m a “gun guy”, there’s one weapon I would never be caught without whether it was in combat or in the

We’ve seen it in every wide-scale disaster… Vital emergency services are suspended or overloaded… medical help becomes scarce… and 911 calls go unanswered!

The ancient Ninja did more than just lie at the bottom of ponds breathing through reeds until their unsuspecting enemy came close enough

A survivalist without paracord is Dirty Harry without his .44 Magnum. In fact, this “wonder string” can literally save your life in a

Are you “old-er” or have a physical disability that would make bugging out or other survival skills more difficult? Or maybe you care

Last week, my 15 y.o. son and I took a backcountry canoe trip – just dad and son – deep into the Adirondack

  I know from all the emails we get and the surveys we’ve run that this is a question LOTS of patriots and

Ok, I might catch some sh*t for this… Frankly, I don’t care. You know how serious I am about staying away from all

Forget all the romantic fantasies about living a lone-wolf lifestyle following a wide-scale collapse or crisis. The reality of a survival situation, especially

  Ask a dozen “knife experts” what’s the best everyday carry knife to carry for self-defense and survival… and you’ll get 3 dozen

No… you don’t need a camouflage 4×4 “monster truck” with spiked hubcaps to get out of Dodge when a disaster strikes (though that would

I just had to share this with you about the best survival machete features… You see, I recently found an article from Field

I know you see the same “warning signs” I do… A future collapse – potentially even for years – is pretty much a

If you ever travel by air, then you know what a pain in the arse it is to get through security, right? Well,

  This week is our final episode of my 6-part series of military stories and the lessons I’ve learned about surviving… … and

It was a standard response I’d hear from my soldiers… Walking up and down the line during a long road-march, I’d ask my team,

Ok, this is absolutely priceless… I saw this video and not only did I laugh me arse off, but there’s a critical life-saving

In this 3rd episode of my 6-part series where I share my personal memoirs of my military years, you need to come to terms

In this 2nd episode of my 6-part series where I share my personal memoirs of my military years, I want to talk with

No, you DON’T have to be “big and strong” to defeat a violent attacker. Hell, you don’t even need to practice a bazillion

I want to get more “personal” with you… I mean, you’re probably as frustrated as I am how the interwebs are filled with

I don’t have to tell you that times have changed… Thanks to the alleged “counterterrorist initiatives” of the government, citizens have been turned

[From The Editor] A few months ago, I interviewed my friend on the topic of “High Threat Mobile Ops”. Now he isn’t like

If you know me, you know I love sharing my best secrets for building the ultimate survival gear plan on a budget. As most

What if you were on an international vacation… kidnapped for ransom… and managed to find a critical moment to escape What if your neighborhood

Yeah, yeah, yeah… of course you know I’m going to advise you to carry a firearm and a back-up blade for personal protection,

We’ve all seen the news stories… … family trapped in their car in the middle of a nowhere in a blizzard… the hunter

We’ve all heard the legend of the ancient ninja – dark “shadow warriors” who served as agents, guardians, and mercenaries. Masters of the

  Whether you’re a soldier on the battlefield… a security professional on detail… or a survivalist in a collapse environment, one of the

Did you know that 30% of Americans believe that we’re headed toward another “Civil War”? This is from a poll of average U.S.

  As our listeners and readers know, I’m a HUGE fan of bug-out bags! As a matter of fact, whether you’re 9 or

I LOVE getting feedback from our readers, and recently I got an email forwarded to me that I think a LOT of people

I hear it ALL the time… “Bugging out may be the way to go for ‘young bucks’ Jeff… but I’m older and I

Not only will what I have to share be a giant wake-up call to just how fragile our society is… … but it

You may remember me raving about one of my absolute favorite survival gear items… The TACT BIVVY has become an essential part of

  The balloon has gone up! The grid is down… looters are roaming the streets… and you’ve finally decided it’s time to relocate

The “red flags” are waving… While most freedom-loving Americans are still in “honeymoon mode” with Trump’s presidential win, this could actually spell t-r-o-u-b-l-e

  Ok, so you have your gas mask hanging near the front door of your subterranean survival bunker… … you have more MRE’s

Do you carry a “combat folding knife” as part of your everyday carry gear (EDC)? Most of our listeners do – whether it’s

People laughed at me… Last year in my interview with nuclear “watch-dog” Joel Skousen, it was predicted that Russia and China were already

I LOVE Halloween! Not only because it’s the one time each year I allow myself to raid my son’s candy bag and stuff

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see that our society is teetering on the edge of a large-scale collapse. But

I was recently speaking at a survival expo on “the realities of a bug-out scenario”. One of the key points I always make

I’m rushing to get this out… (pant pant) From one plane onto another as I go from speaking at the Self-Reliance Expo in

Forget the “fantasy prepper” crap… In case you haven’t noticed, times have changed and the threats we face to our way of life

I love it when our readers send us pictures to show that they’re taking our advice about how to build a bugout bag

Are you stocking away a hefty hoard of survival food for that day the spit hits the fan? You should be. You never

It only takes “one”… Just one rock… one Molotov cocktail… one tear gas canister… just one anonymous person in the crowd to set

Last week, survival expert, Jonathan Hollerman and I spent over 2 hours with our New World Patriot members, showing them the exact steps

If you ask me, one of the most overlooked threats we face as a country is a wide-scale, extended grid-down blackout. Even the Pentagon and

This one will REALLY hit you below the belt (literally)… You’ve heard me talk a lot about why you need a “digital throwaway” in

  It’s a threat so powerful that government experts – including NASA, the CIA, and the Pentagon – have warned that it could

Following up on my promise in our “Sheepdog Morning” podcast last week, I’m about to let you in on how to get in

I’m sure “evacuating” didn’t seem like an option to the elderly couple. Maybe that’s why last week, the roaring wildfire that quickly swept

  If you start your morning as a “sheepdog”… the “wolves” don’t stand a chance! Whether you’re a soldier, police officer, or just

“72 hours”! That’s how long most survival “experts” say you need to plan for supplies inside your bug-out bag if you’re ever forced

I don’t know how much you stay up-to-date on international news. You should. Several parts of the world are in various stages of

Grid-down blackouts… Ebola-like pandemics… economic collapse… Any number of threats we face could trigger a wide-scale shutdown of our entire infrastructure that keeps

A lot of the potential terror threats to America require intense hard work to pull off. I mean face it… … ISIS isn’t

Sure, I get to network with the world’s top survival experts and tactical gurus. But by far, my favorite survival tips come from

One of the most critical escape and evasion tactics I try to get across to our readers is to master your ability to get out

Ok, this is going to sound VERY graphic, but it’s best that you face these facts now. As you already know, besides my

You may think you’re “safe” in your vehicle. But predators within our society see you as “prey” – an easy target to be

  Like self-defense weapons? Yeah, me too… in fact I’ve made it one of my “tactical commandments” to NEVER be unarmed no matter

The U.S. government has known it for a long time… One of the weakest links in our infrastructure is our fragile, out-dated electical

Building your survival weapons arsenal is NOT a “one-size fits all” scenario. You obviously will have different circumstances during a post-disaster crisis based

The documents don’t lie… Our government, our military, and even our local police are currently preparing for unrest in our nation’s cities. You

Not to sound too cruel, but in the words of the cult classic movie, Zombieland – when it comes to post-apocalypse survival, the

Most people take this completely for granted… But the fact is, if you were to trace your own water supply right now, you’d