I have noticed the growing number of survivor and prepping magazines hitting stores, and so I decided to do a review on the three I have run into the most, and they are: Survivalist, Doomsday, and Survivor's Edge.
Doomsday
Upon reading this magazine, I must say that I really enjoyed its simplicity. Unlike the other magazines, and most magazines in general, the Doomsday has a limited amount of advertisements and filler pages. It focused on providing disaster threats, then providing advice for surviving each threat, and then to top it off, they provide a breakdown of equipment and supplies that would prove useful for surviving each of the threats. It lacked any opinionated agenda, just providing information.
I will say that this magazine lived up to its name, as it definitely stresses the importance of preparing for the inevitable coming of a doomsday, be it natural or man made. This was stressed to the point that it was clear that pessimism is not one of the values of the Doomsday magazine staff.
The Doomsday's current listing price is U.S. $8.99, placing it's price right in between Survivor's Edge and Survivalist.
Overall, I would rate the Doomsday a 4 out of 5 stars.
Survivalist
The Survivalist magazine contains a great deal of useful information, but seems to have a more tactical view on things than the other magazines I reviewed. It stressed the importance of stocking up on food and medical supplies, and gave some great tips to help you do so. It did also had it's fair share of advertisements.
The Survivalist did also delve into some rabble rousing against the federal government, which included ad's urging to purchase products "before it is outlawed", and an entire article stating:
"The "failure" of effective Ebola treatment, then,
has not come from our medical facilities or research
institutions; it has come from from a familiar source of failure:
Our federal government..."
I personally have no issues with a magazine being slightly opinionated, especially if it provides the wealth of useful information as the Survivalist, I just felt it was worth noting in the review. I will say that I felt that this magazine could have done with a little less scare tactics within their articles, as it went beyond just providing useful information, and continued on to what seemed to be an attempt to scare the reader into being a survivalist/prepper.
The Survivalist's current listing price is U.S. $7.95 / CAN $8.95, making it the cheapest of the magazines reviewed here.
Overall, I would have to place give the Survivalist 3 out of 5 stars.
Survivor's Edge
I found that the Survivor's Edge magazine, proved to be the most well rounded of the magazines reviewed. It also spoke to not just an individual, but the family as a unit, covering topics, both big and small, as well as topics for daily survival, such as how to spot and tips for stopping Domestic abuse.
The Survivor's Edge included some "true life stories" of emergency situations, that were not only interesting, but also proved educational. Additionally, the advertisements were laid out in such a way that they complimented the articles, which does, both the readers and the advertisers, a great service.
The Survivor's Edge magazine's current listing price is $9.95, making it the higher costing magazine reviewed here, however, I feel that this is a case where the higher price equaled higher quality.
The realistic take, wide topic range, and wealth of information provided, earned Survivor's Edge magazine 5 out of 5 stars!
Stay prepared, stay safe!
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