Determining the best prepper websites has been an interesting exercise! Prior to exploring this I had a couple of sites I tended to go to for my own information, but was somewhat surprised to find out there are literally scores of these sites out there. The quality and focus of each site varies greatly. In arriving at my top seven best prepper websites I used subjective criteria as opposed to objective data. At first blush using objective criteria, like number of website hits, may seem a better measure. However, number of website hits and subscribers can be a little misleading since some webmasters may be more skilled at building traffic than others. Plus some websites can get a high Google page rank, but haven't been updated in years. One high ranking site's founder and main writer is dead! In my opinion, number of subscribers and site hits correlates to popularity but not necessarily to utility of the site. One could argue that without utility the site wouldn't be as popular. True to an extent but there are a number of additional issues to consider. For example, is the website inviting and intuitive to navigate? How much advertising coexists on the site? Are the ads helpful or a distraction? Does the site charge money or have an upgrade available? Is it worth the extra cost? Etc. Here's the criteria I used in my evaluation: • Overall utility / usefulness; ease of use; intuitive; lack of clutter • Best organization of topics • Best prepper food / nutrition site • Best prepper networking site • Best prepper first aid advise site • Best use of prepper photos with articles • Best Suburban Style Prepper Site The list of criteria could go on but after researching and ranking dozens of sites the criteria listed above are the key areas where the sites listed below really separated themselves from the pack. Additionally, I would encourage you to use a selection of diversified prepper sites instead of just one. For example, a site for prepper nutrition, another for prepper first aid and another for networking allows for a comprehensive approach to gathering knowledge, then integrating and applying your skills. With no further adieu here are my results with a brief explanation for each category. 1) Best overall site for utility & usefulness, intuitive ease of use & lack of clutter: • prepforshtf.com o Comprehensive, easy to use and well organized. Excellent list of free Kindle books, tons of useful products, how to's, videos and useful ads. Overall a great resource! 2) Best Organization of Topics • offgridsurvival.com o This a solid site in the vein of prepforshtf.com. I gave offgridsurvival.com the edge when it came to organizing its topics as the site is very clean with a clear sense of purpose. This site tends to look a little more at current events and link them to living off the grid. Great source of intel! 3) Best Prepper Food & Nutrition Site: • Readynutrition.com o Packed with meal guides and nutrition tips all geared to preparing for survival mode. Lots of helpful tips for those new to prepping. 4) Best Networking Prepper Site: • Americanpreppersnetworkforum.com o Hands down, by far the best site for building a network with those of like mind. Does have a $60 upgrade option which opens the door to discounts on all merchants displaying on this site. Not a bad deal if you plan to shop. The site can take a little time to navigate but overall an outstanding prepper site to ad to your favorites list. 5) Best First Aid Prepper Site: • thesurvivaldoctor.com o Outstanding site for the prepper needing to ramp up his or her first aid skill set. Loaded with information and easy to navigate. Written for the lay person so no need to have a health care background. Another must have in your favorites. 6) Best Use of Prepper Photos with Articles: • theprepperjournal.com o A picture is worth a thousand words and this site does a nice job of integrating outstanding prepper content with relevant photos. A few too many links to non-prepper related material but the breadth of the relevant content is top drawer. 7) Best Suburban Style Prepper Site • thehomeforsurvival.com o Say what... suburban style prepper site? This is a prepper site built for the millions of us that aren't looking to move off the grid or spend half a million dollars to build a prepper home secluded somewhere in the Rockies. This is an uber practical, easy to navigate site loaded with useful topics any suburbanite can relate to. Put this in your favs. That's the list... your top seven! Ad these to your favs, visit them often, sign up for a newsletter or two and you'll be in good hands. Again, there are scores of prepper sites. These seven stood out. Additionally several of the sites above also rank at or near the top in objective data... just no dead owners (Google page rank, Alexa Rankings, etc). I welcome your feed back as I plan to revisit this topic from time to time. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/9350127