Authentic Intel

Although the internet is an incredible tool for disseminating knowledge, it’s also full of armchair experts who may lead you astray.

- Patricia McCarthy

In an anonymous setting, nobody really knows for certain if you’re Ray Mears or a 12-year-old hyped up on Mountain Dew. This leads to the rapid spread of survival myths. For every helpful and well-informed prepper you find online, you’ll find a dozen others trying to convince you it’s totally safe to drink urine through a LifeStraw. (FYI, the filter doesn’t remove dissolved salts, so it’s not safe at all.)