The Real Reasons You Should Prepare: 20 Steps to Emergency Preparedness for Beginners

The Real Reasons You Should Prepare: 20 Steps to Emergency Preparedness for Beginners By: Jason Salyer On3 Ready When Hurricane Helene tore through the mountains in 2024, I saw what real chaos looks like. What real SHTF was. This cemented why Preparedness is so important. Roads gone. Bridges ripped apart. Entire neighborhoods cut off from […]

Why I Prep: Diversify Your Prepper Stock. Powdered Foods That Last For Years.

Diversify Your Prepper Stock: Your Ultimate Survival Food Guide Just as savvy investors diversify their stocks to mitigate risk and ensure long-term stability, I diversify my prepper pantry to build resilience against shortages, disruptions, or personal crises. I don't prep for movie monsters and zombies. I prep for real life, like zombie inflation that's eating […]

The Prepper Watchlist: What Purchases and Activities Could Flag You in Government Databases

The Prepper Watchlist: What Purchases and Activities Could Flag You in Government Databases Learn what prepper purchases trigger government reporting requirements. Understand legal thresholds for precious metals, ammunition, medical supplies, and tactical gear that create data trails. Want weekly strategies for building preparedness and survival skills? Subscribe to my FREE newsletter at On Three Newsletter […]

Beat Mom Burnout. 5 Minute Family Preps For SHTF

5 Minute Family Prep Wins for Busy Moms: Real Life Preparedness Without Fear My wife and I wrote this together. She is 41 years old and we are raising three kids who are 11, 13, and 15. Life is full. Between soccer practices, work, caregiving, prepping, church, and daily responsibilities, it never slows down. We’ve […]

Urban Prepping for Beginners: Blackout Survival Skills for City Dwellers

Urban Prepping: Blackout Survival Skills for Beginners Master urban prepping with blackout survival skills for 2025. Learn apartment-friendly gear, water hacks, and community prep tips for city crises. Join my Free Substack Newsletter  Jason Salyer On3Ready  for INSTANT ACCESS to my Free Survival Checklist, regular prepping tips and more! 💥 Upgrade to $5/month for premium […]

Survival Tips and Tricks: Save Time, Energy, and Maybe Your Life

Survival Tips and Tricks to Save Your Life in 2025   What Are the Best Survival Tips? Top survival tips include caching gear in waterproof containers, filling water bottles with built in filters like the Grayl at every water source, setting up a quick poncho shelter, securing gear with paracord, and sharpening knives with a […]

72 Hours No Help. Lightweight Kids Survival Pack

The Complete Kids Survival Kit: What My Son Carries Into The Woods By Jason Salyer There might come a day when your kid can't rely on you to save them. That's not fear talking. That's reality talking. And if you're not preparing your children for that possibility, you're doing them a disservice. Last week, I […]

How to Build a Hidden Urban Survival Shelter: Stealth Camping on Society’s Fringe

How to Build a Hidden Urban Survival Shelter: Stealth Camping on Society’s Fringe Learn how to build an urban survival shelter using field tested stealth camping techniques. Discover how to disappear in plain sight, build dugout shelters, and live undetected on the edge of civilization. Last week I found myself crouched in a hillside just […]

Urban Survival Shelter Field Guide & Checklist

Urban Survival Shelter Field Guide Why Urban Survival Shelters Matter Most emergencies happen near urban centers rather than deep in the wilderness. According to Federal Emergency Management Agency, displaced populations during major disasters typically remain within fifty miles of cities. This means your survival plan should work where people are, not just in remote forests. […]

Survival Blueprint: How the Dust Bowl Became a Masterclass in Long-Term Preparedness

Survival Blueprint: How the Dust Bowl Became a Masterclass in Long-Term Preparedness The Dust Bowl of the 1930s wasn’t the end of the world.  It was a survival blueprint. Learn how ordinary people adapted, improvised, and endured one of history’s harshest disasters, and how their lessons can prepare you for whatever’s coming. Imagine waking up […]

Barter Economy Survival Skills: How to Build Community Resilience Through Strategic Trading and Mutual Aid

Barter Economy Survival Skills: How to Build Community Resilience Through Strategic Trading and Mutual Aid When most people think about survival scenarios, their minds jump straight to apocalyptic collapse. Here's the reality check: you're far more likely to need barter economy survival skills when your car breaks down, the power goes out for a week, […]

EMP Survival: How to Escape When the Grid Goes Down

    You just landed after a quick business trip. You have been on the red eye into Atlanta, tired but eager for a hot shower and your own bed. The Uber hums along I-285, headlights slicing through the night, when suddenly everything changes. The dashboard lights flicker and die. The engine coughs and goes […]

Home Defense Security: 15 Proven Tactics to Protect Your Property Like a Pro

Home Defense Security: 15 Proven Tactics to Protect Your Property Like a Pro Last week, I was walking my property line at dusk when my ducks suddenly went ballistic. Their frantic quacking echoed across the creek, and I knew something was wrong. As I moved toward the commotion, I spotted a figure crouched near my […]

⚠️Urgent: 7 Flash Flood Survival Tips That Could Save Your Life

Flash Flood Survival: How to Prepare Your Family for Nature's Deadliest Weather Threat Standing next to a peaceful Georgia river last week, I watched the calm water flow by and remembered something that still disturbs me. This exact same type of serene stream had turned into a raging monster that claimed lives during Hurricane Katrina […]

How to Choose the Best Prepper Radio for Grid-Down Communication

How to Choose the Best Prepper Radio for Grid-Down Communication Choosing the best prepper radio could save your life when the grid goes down. Here’s what I use, what to avoid, and field-tested tips for staying connected. Where I live, we’ve only gone a few days without power, but that’s all it takes to realize […]

Nuclear Plant Evacuation: Why FEMA's Plan May Be Flawed

Nuclear Plant Evacuation: Why FEMA's Plan May Be Flawed Welcome back, friends. Let's say you're sitting at home in Michigan when the news breaks that the government just dropped $1.5 billion to restart the Palisades nuclear plant. The first decommissioned nuclear facility in U.S. history to get fired back up. FEMA rolls into town with […]

EMP Survival Guide: 8 Analog Tools That Work When Everything Else Fails

EMP Survival Guide: 8 Analog Tools That Work When Everything Else Fails Friends, welcome back. I am Jason and we're discussing when the grid goes down, when the EMP strikes and it all goes black. There's a few items that you can still count on no matter what. After 30 years messing around in the […]

Urban Escape Gear: The Minimalist's Guide to City Survival

Urban Escape Gear: The Minimalist's Guide to City Survival The morning of September 11th, 2001, changed everything I thought I knew about urban survival. Office workers who had never considered emergency preparedness suddenly found themselves navigating smoke-filled stairwells and debris-covered streets. Many survived because they made smart decisions with whatever they had on them. Others […]

$10 vs $100 Survival Knife. Can a Budget Blade Really Hold Up?

$10 vs $100 Survival Knife: Can a Budget Blade Really Hold Up? Spoiler: The answer might just save you 90 bucks Can a $10 survival knife match a $100 blade in real-world bushcraft? Discover expert-tested answers, top picks, and what truly matters when choosing your survival knife. I’ve been in the woods for over 30 […]

The 10 Forgotten Survival Items (While Everyone Else Obsesses Over Knives)

The 10 Forgotten Survival Items (While Everyone Else Obsesses Over Knives) You're three days into what was supposed to be a weekend camping trip. Your fancy tactical knife is razor sharp, your ferro rod is working perfectly, and your tarp is keeping you dry. But there's a tiny tick embedded in your armpit that you […]

Beyond Gear! The Ultimate Survival Strength Guide

The Ultimate Survival Strength Guide: Body, Mind, and Spirit Preparedness Hey friends, Jason here, back with the survival and prepper life, joined by John Wheaton, firearms expert and the brains behind Righteous Savages on YouTube. We were out at a range day, bullets zipping like my neighbor's drone on a bender, and dove deep into […]

Urban Survival Guide: Preparing for the Worst When You're Stuck in the Concrete Jungle

Urban Survival Guide: Preparing for the Worst When You're Stuck in the Concrete Jungle Because sometimes you can't just pack up and move to the mountains Hey there, fellow survivors! Jason Salyer here, and I'm writing this from the heart of Atlanta. A place that makes my skin crawl with all its traffic, noise, and […]

10 Must-Have Survival Items for History Channel’s Alone: Jason Salyer’s Field-Tested Picks

10 Must-Have Survival Items for History Channel’s Alone: Jason Salyer’s Field-Tested Picks Envision that you’re dropped in the wilderness with nothing but your wits and a dead alligator staring you down. That was me on History Channel’s Alone: The Beast, surviving 25 days in Louisiana’s swamps with zero tools, just my clothes and a heap […]

Survival Tools Breakdown. Axes, Knives, Saws and Gear That Keep Me Alive

Survival Tools Breakdown. Axes, Knives, Saws and Gear That Keep Me Alive The Cutting Tools That Actually Matter (And Why A Lot Of People Get It Wrong) So there I was, standing next to my truck looking at the cutting tools that live in there permanently - not staged for some fancy photo shoot, but […]

The Best Budget Survival Blades: Field-Tested Picks That Actually Work

The Best Budget Survival Blades: Field-Tested Picks That Actually Work You are deep in the Georgia woods, red clay under your boots, humidity so thick you could chew it, and all you have is a ten-dollar knife and a stubborn rooster named Nugget pecking at your shoelaces. A lot of folks would panic. Me? That’s […]

The Black Death Reality Check: Why 99% of Modern Preppers Would Have Been Corpses

The Black Death Reality Check: Why 99% of Modern Preppers Would Have Been Corpses Picture this: You're sitting in your suburban home, scrolling through prepper forums, feeling pretty good about your 72-hour kit and that case of MREs you bought last year. But what if I told you that if the Black Plague hit tomorrow, […]

The 5-Pound Get Home Bag That's Perfect for Real-World Emergencies

Why Cheap Survival Kits Fail When You Actually Need Them When your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, when the power goes out for days, or when a day hike takes an unexpected turn, you need gear that works without weighing you down. 🚨 Reality Check: Every year, thousands of people get caught […]

Learn how to pack a real 72 hour survival bag under five pounds that covers shelter, water, food, fire, and first aid.

Minimalist Camping and Real Survival: Field Lessons With Ruben We all carry around gear, but how much of it really stands up to the test of time and the elements? That’s where my friend Ruben comes in. He is the master of ultralight camping and minimalist survival. I recently sat down with Ruben, a man […]

How to Turn a $20 Tramontina Machete into a Survival Beast You’ll Actually Want to Use

How to Turn a $20 Tramontina Machete into a Survival Beast You’ll Actually Want to Use There’s something special about a tool you’ve made or modified with your own hands. I’m not talking about buying a high-end blade with tactical etching and a price tag that makes your wallet cry. I’m talking about grabbing a […]

Roadblocks, Detours, and Hidden Dangers: How to Outsmart Them All

Roadblocks, Detours, and Hidden Dangers: How to Outsmart Them All     Real Survival Starts Within 5 Miles of Your Home If you think roadblocks and checkpoints only happen in third world countries, you're dangerously mistaken. Just last month, my wife was driving with our three kids through the hills of Virginia when she encountered […]

The $8 DIY Water-Resistant Tarp: A Budget Entry Point into Outdoor Gear

The $8 DIY Water-Resistant Tarp: A Budget Entry Point into Outdoor Gear Perfect for beginners and tight budgets but know when to upgrade I have made every rookie mistake in the book. I have bought cheap gear that failed at the worst moments. Learned hard lessons about the difference between "water-resistant" and "waterproof," and slowly […]

Part 2: When Neighbors Become Threats: A Prepper's Guide to Community Security

When society breaks down, the greatest threat might be living right next door In a world where chaos lurks just beneath the surface of civility, knowing who is knocking at your door might be the difference between survival and becoming another statistic. The Friendly Face of Danger Remember that neighbor who always borrowed your lawn […]

Part 1: THE REALITY CHECK! Your No-BS Guide to Actual Survival & Self-Reliance

THE REALITY CHECK Your No-BS Guide to Actual Survival & Self-Reliance BUGGING OUT: THE FANTASY VS. THE REALITY Why your 50-pound backpack might get you killed You've seen it in every prepper forum and survival website: the ultimate bug-out bag checklist. The perfect gear. The tactical everything. The fantasy of slinging that 50-pound pack over […]

Granny’s Grit: Thriving Through the Great Depression

Buckle up, folks, because I, Jason, am about to take you on a wild ride through my granny’s tales on our podcast, straight from a rural farm in the heart of the Great Depression. Picture a world where money’s scarcer than a hen’s teeth, yet Granny’s family faced it all with a grin and a […]

Urban Survival: How Not to Get Robbed, Eaten, or Mistaken for a Tactical Weirdo

Urban Survival: How Not to Get Robbed, Eaten, or Mistaken for a Tactical Weirdo Let me paint a picture for you. The urban jungle is wild and filled with the most dangerous animal on earth, us! When it all goes sideways, your ability to blend in might be your best tool. The Problem with Looking […]

The Real Bug-In Blueprint: How to Survive in the City When Everything Shuts Down

City life hums with convenience until the grid fails, sirens blare, and you're stuck five floors up with no water. A lot of survival guides push bugging out, assuming you've got a rural retreat on speed dial. For millions of urban dwellers, that's pure fantasy. If you're in a neighborhood, a cramped apartment or condo, […]

Extreme E-Bike Adventure: Off-Road Trails, River Crossings, and Survival Fishing Techniques

When my buddy Dustin came to visit for my 40th birthday, we decided to skip the traditional celebrations and embark on an unplanned mini-adventure. Little did we know that our impromptu e-bike excursion would lead us through challenging terrain, across rising rivers, and culminate in an unconventional fishing experience. This is the story of how […]
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