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Practical guides, field-tested skills, and gear that works when it matters.
Get the Survival Starter Kit (free): 72-Hour Family Plan template, water & food calculators, and printable checklists.
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Start Here: Core Guides
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- The 5 Survival Skills That Save Lives
Shelter, fire, water, signaling, first aid—step-by-step with drills you can practice this week. [Read guide] - 72-Hour Home Readiness
Exact quantities for water, food, meds, and power. Includes printable plan for families. [Read guide] - The Everyday Carry (EDC) That Actually Gets Carried
Build a pocket-to-pack system you’ll keep on you, not in a drawer. [Read guide] - Bug-Out vs. Stay-Put
Decision tree, kit contents, and route planning for realistic scenarios. [Read guide] - Off-Grid Basics
Power, heat, sanitation, and communications for short blackouts to long outages. [Read guide] - Homestead Quick Wins
Soil, water capture, and yield multipliers you can set up in a weekend. [Read guide]
Browse by Topic
- Preparedness
Family plans, storm playbooks, and urban risk scans. - Survival Skills
Fire, shelter, water, land nav, comms, and first aid. - Off-Grid Living
Backup power, cooking, waste, and water systems. - Homesteading
Food production, preservation, soil, and simple tools. - Edible Plants
Grow, forage, and preserve—beginner to advanced. - Gear Reviews
Only products we’d trust when it counts.
Latest Field Notes
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- How Much Water Does a Family of 5 Need for Hurricane Preparedness?
- 10 Survival Tips for SHTF Scenarios
- 7 Cartridges Better Than 7 PRC
- Top 10 Forums for Survivalists
- Top 25 Survival Books Ever Written
Tools & Calculators
- Water Storage Calculator
Enter family size and days; get gallons, containers, and treatment plan. - Food Planner
Calories per person per day by activity level; outputs a shopping list. - Blackout Power Planner
Pick devices and hours; get battery/solar sizing and run-time estimates.
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Checklists & PDFs
- 72-Hour Family Plan
- Bug-Out Bag (Adult + Child)
- Home Blackout Setup
- Vehicle Kit
- First Aid & Trauma Basics
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Featured Gear
Curated kits and the exact items we use. Clear why-this-not-that notes. Best Survival Gear: Our battle-tested picks. Disclosure: page contains affiliate links. tipsforsurvivalists.com
About the Author
Steven Swift — field-tested prepper and practical systems nerd. I write for families who want resilience without the drama. Every guide is tested, sourced, and kept current. Follow daily tips on X: @TipsFromSteven. X (formerly Twitter)
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