Category: Bug Out

Which Pine Trees are Poisonous

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Which Pine Trees are Poisonous   We previous featured an article on the edible pine. See it HERE But I noticed the featured article didn’t go into depth about which pine trees are safe and which aren’t!. Before you ever eat anything foraged please insure you know exactly what …

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Successfully Bugging Out With Out Leaving a Trail

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Successfully Bugging Out With Out Leaving a Trail The worst has happened and you had planned to bug in. But with this scenario you know staying put is not a safe option. So now you must bug out. It will be pointless to do so though if you are …

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Considerations for a Long Distance Bug Out

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Considerations for a Long Distance Bug Out If you are a parent you know taking even a short trip with children can be a major under taking. Even if there will be no children traveling with you if you must bug out. There are still a lot of serious …

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Free Website for Printing Detailed Topographical Maps by Nat Geo

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Free Website for Printing Detailed Topographical Maps by Nat Geo National Geographic has come up with a great program for outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds from photographers to hikers to get detailed topographical maps at their finger tips. This is also good news for preppers who may have to bug …

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Risk Analysis Index

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Risk Analysis Index How likely is a particular risk to hit you, your family, or community? True Prepper has put together a risk analysis index based upon the FBI Crime Database, EM-DAT International Database, NOAA Environmental Information Database, International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, RAND Corporation, and First hand DOD …

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The Practical Skills Mega-List

The Practical Skills Mega-List

Some posts may contain affiliate links. The Practical Skills Mega-List We know there are a lot of skills necessary to make our way in the world today. In a post SHTF world there are even more! Ones we aren’t taught in any public school and too often not at our parent’s sides either. Not because …

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14 Things That Will Out Your Location During a SHTF Event

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 14 Things That Will Out Your Location During a SHTF Event After a SHTF event it may be to your and your groups best interests to go unnoticed and not draw attention to yourselves. The video below from The Good Survivalist provides us with information on 14 of the …

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Getting Prepared in a Hurry!

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Getting Prepared in a Hurry! FREE PDF Mini Guide Another wonderful free PDF free downloadable mini guide from our favorite Survival Mom. When is it too late to get prepared? I concur that it is only too late when the disaster has happened and the grocery shelves are as …

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9 of the Most Important First Aid Skills to Learn

9 of the Most Important First Aid Skills to Learn

9 of the Most Important First Aid Skills to Learn First aid should be one of the first skills you learn as a prepper or truthfully should be learned by everyone as young as you are able to understand. We teach our little ones to call 9-1-1 as soon as they can dial and they …

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7 Methods to Deal With Panic

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 7 Methods to Deal With Panic Panic is your greatest enemy when disaster strikes. Even the best of the battle tested experience it. I recall a military cadence where they chanted “Our’s is to do or die not to question why” The reasoning behind this is if you do …

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