Taming the Cost of College
George Ure & Gaye Levy, Contributors Activist Post On George’s UrbanSurvival site recently, there has been a very good discussion on how to avoid some…
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9 Healing Herbs You Can Grow at Home
Gaye Levy, Contributor Activist Post Herbs have been used for centuries to soothe and to heal. According to Wikipedia: Herbs have long been used as…
Getting Prepared Month 9: Duct Tape and Drills
Gaye Levy, Contributor Activist Post Nelson Mandela once said: “It always seems impossible until it is done”. This reminds me of prepping. At the beginning,…
10 Tips That Will Guarantee You Have Food if SHTF
Gaye Levy, Contributor Activist Post Some of the most popular Web articles on emergency preparedness have to do with food. This is also a widely…
Putting a Priority on Health and Medical Preparedness
Gaye Levy, Contributor Activist Post A little over a year ago, I wrote about the importance of good health and good physical fitness to long…
Busting the Myth: There are No Happy Cows in the Industrialized Food System
Gaye Levy, Contributor Activist Post Over the course of the past few months, I have spent a good deal of time reflecting on my mostly…
Paracord for Function and Fashion
Paracord Bracelet from CobraBraid Gaye Levy, Contributor Activist Post I first fell in love with Paracord while configuring my survival gear kit. At the time,…
Getting Prepared Month 8: Adding Supplies, Tasks, and an Emergency Preparedness Kit for Your Vehicle
Gaye Levy, Contributor Activist Post You may be familiar with the saying “behind the eight ball”. This idiom implies that you are in a tough,…
What are Antioxidants and Why Should the Prepper Care?
To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. — Buddha (c….
When Things Go Boom It Is Too Late To Prepare
Gaye Levy, Contributor Activist Post The unenlightened often ask why I spend so much time, effort and money prepping. After all, being an optimist, I…
A Primer on Using 9-1-1 for Emergencies
Gaye Levy, Contributor Activist Post These days it is easy to by cynical about government, be it Federal, State, County or City. And yet in…
Everyday Household Tools for Everyday Fix-it Needs
Gaye Levy, Contributor Activist Post In the effort to prepare for a disaster or an emergency, it is easy to overlook the need to maintain…
Budget Prepping for A Buck
Gaye Levy, Contributor Activist Post This year tax day appears on April 17. For most of you, your return is now filed and you are…
Back to the Basics: Water for Survival
Gaye Levy, Contributing Writer Activist Post When I first started Backdoor Survival, my focus was on gathering the basics: food, water shelter and fire. Or…