I’m M.D. Creekmore, the original founder of The Survivalist Blog. I started the site years ago to share practical preparedness, survival, homesteading, and self-reliance information for ordinary people.
The original website was located at TheSurvivalistBlog.net and grew into one of the most widely read preparedness websites of its time. Thousands of readers visited the site to learn how to store food, prepare for emergencies, become more self-reliant, and live better without spending a fortune.
I later sold only the TheSurvivalistBlog.net domain name—not my original articles, photographs, or other content. I do not own or operate the current .net website, and it is not affiliated with this site.
TheSurvivalistBlog.com is independently owned and operated by me, M.D. Creekmore, and continues the practical mission that started it all.
I am now going back through many of my original articles, updating outdated information, correcting old links, adding new details, and making the material more useful for today’s readers.
Practical Preparedness for Real People
Preparedness does not have to mean building an underground bunker, spending thousands of dollars on equipment, or living in constant fear.
To me, preparedness means using common sense.
It means keeping enough food and water on hand to get through an emergency. It means knowing how to stay warm during a power outage, cook when the electricity is off, protect your family, grow some of your own food, and handle problems without waiting for someone else to rescue you.
This site focuses on practical information that ordinary people can actually use, including:
- Emergency food and water storage
- Power outages and backup energy
- Gardening and food preservation
- Bugging in and emergency evacuation
- First aid and medical preparedness
- Home security and situational awareness
- Homesteading and off-grid skills
- Financial preparedness
- Survival gear that is actually useful
- Living better and becoming more independent
The goal is not to prepare for one specific disaster.
The goal is to become more capable, more aware, and less dependent on systems you cannot control.
About M.D. Creekmore
I grew up poor in Appalachia and learned early that there is a big difference between what people want and what they actually need.
Over the years, I have lived close to the land, grown food, raised chickens, preserved food, heated with wood, and spent decades studying and practicing preparedness and self-reliance.
I am also the author of several preparedness books, including:
- The Prepper’s Guide to Surviving the End of the World as We Know It
- The Prepared Prepper’s Cookbook
- 31 Days to Survival
My work has appeared in preparedness and outdoor publications, and I continue to discuss current events, self-reliance, personal freedom, and life in Appalachia through my websites and YouTube channels.
I do not claim to know everything, and I do not believe there is only one correct way to prepare.
I share what I have learned through experience, research, mistakes, and decades of living the preparedness lifestyle.
The Bullet Proof Survivor
Years ago, while operating the original Survivalist Blog, I created an offline preparedness library called The Bullet Proof Survivor.
It contained practical survival, homesteading, emergency preparedness, and self-reliance information that people could keep and access without depending on the internet.
I have now brought that idea back as a physical USB drive.
The Bullet Proof Survivor contains hundreds of practical files stored in one place. It is designed to give you an offline knowledge library that you can keep with your emergency supplies, browse on your computer, and use even when the internet is unavailable.
Learn more about The Bullet Proof Survivor.
Why This Site Exists
The internet has changed considerably since I started the original blog.
Useful information is now often buried beneath advertising, algorithms, sponsored content, generic AI-generated articles, and videos designed mainly to attract clicks.
The Survivalist Blog exists to keep things straightforward.
No complicated theories. No endless fearmongering. No pretending that every news story means the world is ending tomorrow.
Just practical preparedness and self-reliance information for people who want to be ready when times get tough.
Live better. Live cheaper. Survive when times get tough.