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Urban Survival vs. Rural Survival: A WARNING from Selco About Your Plans
Urban Survival vs. Rural Survival: A WARNING from Selco About Your Plans Urban survival vs. rural survival is a near-constant debate in preparedness circles. Those who live on acreage sometimes scoff at those who live in cities for reasons of business, education, or families. Those who live in the cities feel obligated to defend their […]
Selco: It CAN Happen to You and You CAN Survive It
Selco: It CAN Happen to You and You CAN Survive It It is good to research how other people went through hard times in order to be ready more for SHTF. And today, I have a reality check for you. The two biggest misconception or mistakes that can happen there are fact that you may […]
Urban Survival vs. Rural Survival: A WARNING from Selco About Your Plans
Urban Survival vs. Rural Survival: A WARNING from Selco About Your Plans Urban survival vs. rural survival is a near-constant debate in preparedness circles. Those who live on acreage sometimes scoff at those who live in cities for reasons of business, education, or families. Those who live in the cities feel obligated to defend their […]
The 7 Pillars of Urban Preparedness
The 7 Pillars of Urban Preparedness The 7 Pillars of Urban Preparedness is an introductory course that Selco and I teach. This is a foundational module that we refer to often because so much is built from these seven pillars. Selco and I created this framework to hang things in a logical sequence. When Selco […]
SELCO: The 5 Things That Will Surprise You Most When the SHTF
SELCO: The 5 Things That Will Surprise You Most When the SHTF I recently ran one of my newest courses, called “A Mile in My Shoes.” This is where I take a small group of students to the city where I survived the war and take them around and physically show them the realities of […]
SELCO: Strategy and Mobility Are More Important Than Storing Lots of Physical Things for the SHTF
SELCO: Strategy and Mobility Are More Important Than Storing Lots of Physical Things for the SHTF Years after my SHTF I am definitely better prepared and organized for anything similar in the future, but just like all things in prepping it is so easy to get again in the same false feeling of being “secure.” […]
SELCO: The Dangers of Looking “Tactical” When the SHTF
SELCO: The Dangers of Looking “Tactical” When the SHTF Every now and then I get into “rant ” mode, and then even I realize that I am being grumpy. I can’t help myself, I have to go through it, and usually, that means I have to write. So… My very good friend told me a […]
Selco on the Riots in France, False News, and Manipulated Rage: “Every riot can be the start of SHTF”
Selco on the Riots in France, False News, and Manipulated Rage: “Every riot can be the start of SHTF” Editor’s note: The riots in France have been all over the news and we’ve watched many beautiful, historic places being destroyed. While the whole thing supposedly started in reaction to an increase in fuel prices, it […]
What Will YOU Be Like When the SHTF?
What Will YOU Be Like When the SHTF? Did you ever wonder, deep down in that secret place where you question yourself, how you would behave in an all-out SHTF catastrophe? Would you take charge like some kind of superhero? Would you hide the entire time, terrified of being discovered? Would you actually be able […]
SELCO: What Really Happens When the SHTF Is Over Is Not What Most People Expe
SELCO: What Really Happens When the SHTF Is Over Is Not What Most People Expect When finally the SHTF was over, when peace came it was not like we imagined it. It was very different from what we imagined it while we were in the middle of the SHTF. It was different on many levels. […]
Selco’s Guide to Looting and Scavenging When the SHTF
Selco’s Guide to Looting and Scavenging When the SHTF Through the media, we have gotten a picture of scavengers, so there are movies and book about guys who ride motorcycles while wearing helmets with horns. These guys are looting and scavenging after the SHTF. And then, in this fantasy, there are good guys who do […]
SELCO: Observe and Prepare for the Confusion, Panic, & Mayhem of SHTF
SELCO: Observe and Prepare for the Confusion, Panic, & Mayhem of SHTF I have been writing articles and doing survival courses for years, and while it is much easier to show the importance of basics in real courses, it is a bit harder to do that in my articles. That’s because we as humans tend […]
SELCO: The Importance of Friends and Family When the SHTF
SELCO: The Importance of Friends and Family When the SHTF In one of the previous articles, I mentioned how to deal with people who might show up on your doorstep once when SHTF, looking for help from you. And I mentioned that a lot of people worry about the fact that their friends and family […]
SELCO: “The media manipulated people, bombarding us with fear and hate” during the Balkan Wars. Sound familiar?
SELCO: “The media manipulated people, bombarding us with fear and hate” during the Balkan Wars. Sound familiar? Editor’s note: A point I’ve been harping on a lot lately is how we in the United States have been divided by politics and the media lately. Many have become callous and lost their humanity. People havebegged for […]
