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Announcement: Promotional Giveaway

New American Truth announces a book sale promotional giveaway. One lucky winner will receive the New American Truth Urban Survival Pack. The pack and included contents are as follows: . . . → Read More: Announcement: Promotional Giveaway

Spring Bug Out Practice

The whole idea of the exercise is to identify any shortcomings that may exist in your bug out plan and preparation. You can’t do that if you spend a day or two picking up the consumable items that you don’t keep on hand. . . . → Read More: Spring Bug Out Practice

CamelBak Transformer Revisited

If you’re in the market for such a pack: a versatile hydration pack with optional supply pockets, you should check out the Transformer. Not many packs survive a decade with their basic design intact. The Transformer has and that alone says something about the strength of it. . . . → Read More: CamelBak Transformer Revisited

Weather Disaster Planning & Preparedness

Given that a huge part of our country is prone to tornadoes, the east coast to hurricanes, all of it to thunderstorms and the west coast to earthquakes, it seems a bit silly that two-thirds of adults wouldn’t prepare for a weather-related disaster. . . . → Read More: Weather Disaster Planning & Preparedness

Ultimate Survival Kit

No matter what “expert” you ask in the outdoor survival industry, you’ll get a different answer about what’s necessary to have in a survival kit. Largely, if you pay attention, you’ll find those same experts have put their name on a “survival kit” project distributed by some vendor. In my mind, having their name on a product lends doubt as to the purity of their recommendations. . . . → Read More: Ultimate Survival Kit

How Big is Big Enough?

I am also aware that there are some respected and recognized survival experts who claim that a big blade is rarely if ever needed and that a small cutting tool is better to have. It’s lighter, can handle a wide variety of cutting chores and is easier to keep about your person. . . . → Read More: How Big is Big Enough?

Pick Only One Gun

If you could only take one long gun and one handgun with you out in a survival situation, what would those guns be? The responses were interesting. . . . → Read More: Pick Only One Gun

20 Basic Survival Preparation Tips

Rotate your food stock throughout the year and as you use it and replenish with new purchases. Any food that might be getting near the expiration date may be donated to food banks for a tax write off. . . . → Read More: 20 Basic Survival Preparation Tips

A Call to Arms!

I’ve had enough. It’s time that we get off our butts and do something about this mess in Washington. . . . → Read More: A Call to Arms!

Daily Preparedness

Truth be told, there’s a lot more I take with me each day than just a knife… or a gun and a knife and a lighter, but what we actually carry on our person isn’t the end all be all of daily preparedness. . . . → Read More: Daily Preparedness