As prepared, self-reliant people we’re willing to consider anything when it comes to survival, but eating bugs is a line …
Watch these sheep dogs showing off their skills!
My dog is a herder and while she’s good she’s not THIS good! These English shepherds had a lot of …
75 Year Old Man Stops Home Invasion
A 75 year old Detroit man recently stopped a 3am home invasion by two young criminals with his firearm. The man …
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, which Nation Has the Most Total Freedom of All?
I get that many of you aren’t Libertarians, preferring your politics a little more red! But this is an interesting look …
Acorn recipes
Attention Squirrel Readers, here’s a recipe for us. Wendy Petty likes to forage and here’s her recipe for a Winter …
The New York Times (Accidentally) Debunks the Never-Ending Fairy Tale of Gun Control
by Dan Mitchell When I write about gun control, I generally make two arguments. First, criminals are lawbreakers, so the notion …
UK government warns Earth will only have 12-hour warning to deal with massive Sun explosion
We’ve been warning about it for ages. We must get ready for a solar or terrorist EMP event that could …
10-4 Big Buddy. Are you missing a big piece of your preparedness plan?
As we all know, phone systems can go down in emergencies. So when the next one occurs, you can be part …
Don’t waste those pumpkins! They’re delicious and good for you.
Pumpkins are a wholesome, native squash, rich in the antioxidant, beta carotene. They’re also well known for making guest appearances …
Grappling granny pistol whips stunned burglar
A Middletown, Ohio criminal picked the wrong house to try and burglarize. 70-year-old Louise Jones was awakened at 12:30 a.m. Monday …
Liberal protester may have blown off her own arm in attack on police
A New York City leftist may lose her arm after she was injured in an explosion while participating in protests …
Freezing dairy items
There are many ways to preserve dairy products… some might even surprise you. Check out these seven tips and save …
A reader’s (simple) homemade soap recipe
Kathy C. wrote to me recently telling me that the recipe I had posted for soap was too tricky for people …
Life Hack: DIY mini-storage solution
You never know when you’ll need a small amount of something, like antibiotic cream, or salt, or medicine, or cooking …
5 easy ways to ‘charge up’ your recycling habits
We’re no fans of the EPA around here but we do approve of conserving materials, especially non-organic materials. (Recycling glass …
Tiny homes for nation’s heroes
This story from 2017 is updated with this news from Florida where in this tiny home village operated by the …
We love energy bars- especially when we don’t have to bake them!
This is a super-healthy recipe for energy bars full of nuts, berries and seeds. Its base is not oats, but …
By this time next year your concealed carry permit could be good in all 50 states…if you even need one
Donald Trump’s election as president could be the tipping point that finally gets nation-wide concealed carry reciprocity into law. Under …
Donald J. Trump on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Second Amendment Rights The Second Amendment to our Constitution is clear. The right of the people to keep and bear …
Sorry, Environmentalists: Buffalo Were Saved From Extinction by Capitalism
The North American bison, widely known as the buffalo, will now likely be recognized as America’s “national mammal”—on par with …
Is the era of antibiotic medications over? What does this mean for humanity?
In a report from the BBC, the world is on the verge of a “post-antibiotic era”, scientists have warned after …
Want a Shortage of Something? Put the Government in Charge of Its Production
The late, inordinately great man and economist Milton Friedman once rightly observed “If you put the federal government in charge of the …
An EMP should be a larger security concern says major think tank
Many Americans (but not Self-Reliance Central readers!) have never heard of EMP (which is short for electromagnetic pulse), much …
How to Determine Your Dominant Eye
How to Determine Your Dominant Eye: Aiming a Pistol – Handgun 101 with Top Shot Champion Chris Cheng History Channel’s …
Cuss alert but funny! The Guide to Trading Candy
Monday evening will reveal where the nice houses are and where the crazy raisin and apple people live! (Just kidding, …
Dana Perino: How My Husband Ended Up in Jail After Walking Our Dog
COMMENTARY BY Dana Perino@DanaPerino Dana Perino served for seven years in the administration of President George W. Bush and became …
Internet of Things means Chinese electronics are threat to National Security
Internet outage caused by cheap, unsecured Chinese crap that was weaponized On Friday, Oct. 21, a massive attack against Dyn, …
Yes, North Korea CAN attack US, and here’s how they’ll do it
With U.S. naval forces engaging in joint training exercises with South Korea off the Korean peninsula, North Korea has stepped …
Get ’em while they’re legal: gun sales double ahead of Election Day
Fear of a Hillary Clinton presidency has pushed gun sales into “uncharted territory” ahead of Election Day, forcing gun stores around …
Lost Power: How to warm up any room.
In bad weather, shelter is your first priority, even above water. You can survive three days without water, but three hours of …