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Squatters in Your BOL?

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Squatters in Your Bug Out Location? Keep them out and protect your property rights! You found a little plot of land that was your perfect bug out location and perhaps it even doubles as a vacation spot. You put up a little cabin, a tiny house or parked a …

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DIY Emergency Medical IV

DIY Emergency Medical IV I don’t like needles. I can handle the blood and gore of accidents but those needles get me every time! However, when I saw this article from SHTF Dad I had mixed reactions. 1st was man what a good skill to have in an emergency situation where medical care isn’t available …

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Ebola – It’s Not Over Yet

Ebola – It’s Not Over Yet Now that the news media has moved on to other disasters and news stories we are hearing less about the ebola out break. Unfortunately this doesn’t mean the epidemic is over. Not even close to being contained. We all rejoice that the 2 infected Americans survived and have been considered …

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The Truggy

The Truggy There are many companies now specializing in off road and extra rugged vehicles. The truggy is just one such vehicle. It is a cross between a truck and a buggy. Designed by Tim Lawrence of TLR Performance Fabrication out of El Cajon, California. It was intended for off road racing and goes through …

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DIY Mini Bio-gas Unit

DIY Mini Bio-gas Unit You can produce your own cooking gas from your cooking waste! What an awesome way to recycle those kitchen scraps. garden waste and a bit of the organic materials left behind by your animals with the exceptions of bones, onions and egg shells just about anything organic in nature can be used. …

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Healthy Herbs You Can Grow Yourself

Healthy Herbs You Can Grow Yourself If you don’t have Garden space, or it’s late in the year, you will find that it’s not that hard to grow healthy herbs in your home. In addition to flavoring up your favorite dishes, herbs are filled with antioxidants and essential nutrients. “Half of the nutritional value of …

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Cyclone & Hurricane Preparedness

Cyclone & Hurricane Preparedness As hurricane season winds down in the USA.  It’s cyclone season in other parts of the world. Some of the worst storms you can experience. The difference between the two is the location of the storm. The damage and potential danger are very much alike. Preparing for these storms and to evacuate if needed …

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Using a Compass without Compass

Using a Compass without Compass No matter how or why you are turned around and have lost your way being lost puts you in an immediate personal emergency situation. It doesn’t matter if it is normal times or during another SHTF event if you are lost you are endangered. Even before trying to find your …

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Primitive Traps & Snares

Primitive Traps & Snares In a long term SHTF scenario we have to be prepared to do without the modern technology of today. Human’s existed long before supermarkets, butcher shops and restaurants. We can find nutrition in the plants and trees around us and even set up a garden or on a larger scale a farm …

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DIY Box Traps

DIY Box Traps Traps of any kind will be needed in a long term SHTF event. No wasting ammo and after setting the trap you are free to go about other chores that will have to be done until the trap has done it’s job and you have captured prey. There are kill traps, however …

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