The following tips teach you how to prepare for, survive, and navigate conflicts ranging from civil unrest to full-scale war. Regarding conflict, you need to focus on everything from urban survival, rural defense, intelligence gathering, medical preparedness, and post-collapse bartering. I provide detailed, action-driven content designed for us preppers, survivalists, and those looking to secure their future in unstable times. This collection covers a wide range of practical, no-nonsense survival strategies and tips. It’s perfect for hardcore preppers or everyday citizens concerned about rising instability.
I have organized them into categories corresponding to the type of content included in the tip articles. As I complete each tip post, you will see its underlined link available. Be sure to scroll down to check added tips and links that may be out of order.
Urban Survival & Civil Unrest:
1. Fortifying Your Home in a Conflict: How to Secure Your Home against Riots and Looting, DIY Barricades: How to Fortify Your Home Fast.
2. Shelter and Defense during Conflict: Best Places to Shelter during Urban Riots, Best Non-Lethal Self-Defense Weapons for Urban Survival
3. Evacuating a War-Torn City While Avoiding Detection: How to Evacuate a City in 24 Hours or Less, How to Move Safely through a War-Torn City, Hiding in Plain Sight: How to Avoid Detection in Civil Unrest
4. Escape Planning for Civil Unrest and Protests: Creating a Rapid Escape Plan for Civil Unrest, What to Do If Caught in a Protest That Turns Violent, Tactical Driving Techniques to Escape Dangerous Situations
Intelligence, Surveillance & Misinformation:
5. Surveillance in a Conflict Zone: Information Warfare and Propaganda: Identifying Misinformation, Escalating Tensions and Pre-War Indicators: Recognizing Warning Signs
6. Reconnaissance, Intelligence Gathering, and Misinformation: Reconnaissance and Intelligence Gathering: Assessing Enemy Movements, Counter-Surveillance and OPSEC (Operational Security): Protecting Information
Rural & Guerrilla Warfare:
7. Guerrilla and Rural Warfare: Rural Warfare and Guerrilla Tactics: Adapting to Remote Conflict, Guerrilla Warfare Tactics: Asymmetrical Warfare Strategies
8. Long-Term Survival Training in a Conflict Zone: Using the Terrain to Your Advantage in a Rural Warzone, How to Train for Long-Term Survival in a Hostile Environment
9. Using Advanced Communication Technologies in a Conflict: Advanced Security Systems: Alarms and Intrusion Detection, Advanced Communication Technologies: Setting Up Mesh Networks, Using Encryption to Keep Your Messages Private during Conflict
Food & Water Security:
10. How to Stockpile Food and Water and Purify Water Long-Term: How to Stockpile Food for Long-Term Conflict Survival, Hidden Water Sources in Urban and Rural Environments, Purifying Water When Municipal Supplies Are Cut Off
11. Bartering and Food Storage in a War Zone: The Best Foods for Bartering in a War Zone, How to Build a Hidden Underground Food Cache
12. How to Grow Food in a Conflict Zone or Indoors during Crisis Situations: Growing Food Indoors When the Outside World Is Unsafe, Building a Survival Garden in a Conflict Zone
13. Food and Fuel Stockpiling during a Conflict: How to Keep Your Food Supply Hidden from Looters, Stockpiling Fuel without Raising Suspicion
Power & Communication:
14. Power and Communication during a Conflict: How to Keep Your Electronics Running during Blackouts, Best Off-Grid Communication Methods in a Warzone
15. Cooking without Power: DIY Emergency Heat Sources for Preppers: Building a DIY Emergency Solar Power System, Cooking without Power: Emergency Heat Sources for Preppers, Creating a Secret Power Source When the Grid Goes Down
16. How to Use Shortwave or Ham Radios for Long-Distance Communication: How to Use Shortwave Radios for Long-Distance Communication, Using Ham Radio to Stay Connected in a Crisis
17. Stealth Communication in a Conflict: Emergency Internet Access When Networks Are Down, How to Send Coded Messages without Drawing Attention
18. Electronic EMP Protection and Silent Communication: EMP-Proofing Your Electronics for Modern Warfare, Silent Communication Tactics for When You Can’t Speak
Medical & First Aid:
19. Home and Field Hospital Basics: How to Set Up a Hidden Field Hospital at Home, Field Surgery Basics: What You Need to Know
20. Emergency Wound Care: Emergency Wound Care: Treating Severe Injuries When Help Isn’t Available, DIY Wound Care When Hospitals Are Shut Down
21. DIY Medications in a Conflict: How to Make Homemade Antibiotics in a Crisis, Essential Medications to Stockpile for War Scenarios, Improvised Painkillers When Medicine Runs Out
22. First Aid with Minimal Supplies: Handling Mass Casualties With Minimal Supplies, Preventing and Treating Radiation Sickness after an Attack
23. Delivering a Baby and Preventing Disease Spreading: How to Safely Deliver a Baby in a Conflict Zone, Preventing the Spread of Disease in Conflict Zones
24. Sanitation Strategies in a Conflict Zone: Essential Sanitation Strategies for Warzones and Refugee Camps, Managing Sanitation and Contagion Risks in Conflict Zones
Shelter & Safe Zones:
25. Safe Shelter in Conflict Scenarios: Setting Up Safe Houses and Hideouts: Secure Locations, How to Make Your Home Look Abandoned to Avoid Looters, Sealing Your Home against Chemical and Biological Attacks
26. Long-term Shelter in a Conflict: Building and Maintaining Underground Shelters: Long-Term Protection, How to Build a War-Proof Underground Shelter
27. Remote Sheltering during a Conflict: Finding or Creating a Safe House during Conflict, The Best Remote Locations to Hide during a War
28. Stealth Shelters in a Conflict: Living Undetected in an Occupied City, How to Secure an Abandoned Building for Temporary Shelter
29. Camouflage Survival Techniques: Camouflage Techniques for Rural and Urban Survival, How to Build a Fire without Giving Away Your Location
30. Safety Tactics in a Conflict Zone: Best Tactics for Sleeping Safely in a Conflict Zone, Staying Warm without Power or Fire
31. Deciding What to Do in a Conflict: Bugging In vs. Bugging Out: Decision-Making Frameworks
Self-defense & Weaponry:
32. Self-defense Weapons and Home Defense: How to Build a Silent Survival Bow from Scrap Materials, Improvised Weapons for Close-Quarters Combat, Setting Up Home Defense Traps for Intruders
33. Self-defense Techniques: How to Disarm an Attacker with a Gun or Knife, Knife Fighting Techniques for Self-Defense
34. Firearm Decision and Escape: Choosing the Best Firearm for Conflict Survival, How to Escape Enemy Handcuffs, Zip Ties, and Restraints
35. Tactical Weapon Combat: Concealing a Firearm in a High-Security Area, Tactical Reloading under Combat Conditions, How to Train for Real-World Combat Scenarios
Escape & Evasion:
36. Evasive Travel during a Conflict: How to Travel Undetected in High-Risk Areas, The Best Routes for Fleeing an Urban Warzone, How to Get through Checkpoints without Trouble
37. Identity Protection, Conflict Evasion, and Escape: How to Protect Your Identity and Personal Data in a Conflict, How to Fake an Injury to Avoid Conflict. Attention, How to Escape if You’re Kidnapped during a Conflict
38. SHTF Camouflage and Decoys: Urban Camouflage: How to Blend In When SHTF, Using Decoys and Misdirection to Confuse Pursuers
39. Surveillance Disruption and Navigation in a Conflict Scenario: Best Ways to Hide from Drones and Surveillance, Navigating without GPS When Satellites Go Down
Bartering & Economy in Conflict:
40. Post-war Economy Strategies: What to Trade When Cash Becomes Worthless, How to Make Yourself Valuable in a Post-War Economy
41. Conflict Bartering and Trade Skills: Underground Economy: How to Trade Smartly in a Crisis, Skills That Will Keep You Alive When Society Crumbles
42. Items for Bartering in Your Trade Network: Best Items to Store for Long-Term Barter Value, Building a Resilient Trade Network in a Survival Scenario
43. How to Barter and Not Get Scammed: Creating a Secure Stash of Tradeable Goods, How to Identify and Avoid Post-Collapse Scammers
44. Hiding Your Assets Securely: The Best Ways to Hide Your Money and Assets, How to Secure Your Property from War-Time Confiscation
Nuclear & Large-scale Warfare:
45. Survival and Shelter in a Nuclear Situation: How to Survive the First 72 Hours after a Nuclear Strike, How to Build a Radiation-proof Shelter
46. Self-defense after Nuclear Explosion: Decontaminating Yourself after Nuclear Fallout, Food and Water Safety after a Nuclear Explosion
47. Decision-making in a Large-scale Conflict: What to Do If Your City Becomes a Target, The Best Places to Hide from an Airstrike
48. Biological and Chemical First Aid after a Large-scale Attack: How to Identify Biological Warfare Symptoms, How to Survive a Chemical Weapons Attack
49. Missile Strike Escape and WWIII Survival: Where to Go and What to Do: How to Evacuate before a Missile Strike Hits, The Best Locations to Survive World War III
Resilience & Group Survival:
50. Resilience and Leadership in Survival: How to Train Yourself to Stay Calm under Fire, The Best Leadership Strategies for Conflict Survival
51. Organize and Build a Survival and Defense Group: How to Build a Trustworthy Survival Group, How to Establish a Chain of Command in a Crisis, How to Organize a Neighborhood Defense Team
52. Base Camp for Your Survival Group with Children: Setting Up a Hidden Survival Base for Your Group, Conflict Survival for Families with Young Children
53. Survival Team Vetting and Morale: How to Vet New Members for Your Survival Team, Keeping Morale High When Living in a Warzone
54. Your Post-war Recovery Plan: How to Create a Post-war Recovery Plan
I’d love your feedback on these 54 Conflict Survival Prep Tips. Have you experienced any of these conflicts? Will this information better assist you in conflict survival processes? Share your thoughts, experiences, and questions in the comments below! Let’s build a community of informed and prepared individuals.
I’m the daughter of 2 original survivalists who moved from the north to sunny Florida. My mother, along with her parents, bought 30 mostly uncleared acres in 1938. The first home was made of pecky-cypress and built by a house-raising. My mother raised 10,000 chickens.
My divorced mother met and married my father in 1948. From pine trees on our property, he hand-built a log cabin. He also built a tarpaper-lined 65’x45′ pool with duck pond overflow. We had an artesian well for our water and powering our hand-built waterwheel for the pool. He built a substantial cantilevered roof workshop with a car pit in the massive cement floor.
Since my early teens, I have read a ton of books about survival, prepping, the bomb, an apocalypse, homestead living, and SHTF situations. As an adult, I continue to read sci-fi, survival prepping, and science. I practice a prepper lifestyle albeit a bit modified, read a lot, buy a lot, pack/store a lot of anything survival related.
Read my About Me post for more details on our self-sufficient living. I lived there until I went to college in 1968.
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