BOB Maintenance As the seasons and the world changes so should your bug out bag. Batteries need to be checked, charged, and replaced. Clothing and footwear need to be updated, sized and seasonally appropriate for your area. What you could be facing will change as the world does. It wasn’t too long ago that worrying …
Emergency Improvised Firestarting Prepper, survivalist, camper. hunter, or hiker we all carry more than one method of starting a fire. However just getting the initial flame in some circumstances won’t be enough! Keeping it going and going strong enough to provide the warmth needed or the flame needed to cook your meal, boil your water …
5 Priorities for Surviving in the Wild We all know the basic rule of 3 and know it applies to darn near every disaster scenario you can think of. But in what order and by what method should you apply that rule when stranded, lost, or driven into the wild to survive? What fears will …
Getting Out Of Dodge Many folks plan their bug out gear and location to the tiniest detail but forget about the actual getting there part! The photo above pictures the roadways out of Houston just prior to hurricane Rita. A good bug out plan aka getting out of dodge plan includes preparations for the possibilities …
Personal Camouflage Good camouflage has more to it than just wearing camo pants and shirt! There are more considerations to think about from shine to smell. If you’re in a hunting scenario you learn these tricks when your prey avoids you and you realize you must do something different. But if you’re in a SHTF …
Avoiding And Treating Hypothermia People who live in areas with lots of snowfall and below freezing temperatures understand how to prevent hypothermia, but I was surprised to find how many were so good at the avoidance portion of this post that they had never actually treated anyone for it, and some had no idea how! It …
Canine Bug Out Bag Many of us have pets that are like family. However, when it comes to bugging out, we do consider them but often don’t realize they too need a bug out bag! If it is light enough and your canine is capable and willing to carry his/her own so much the better. I …
Why Have a Survival Cache? Even if You Plan to Bug In There is always a lot of banter on prepping, homesteading, and survival sites about survival caches. Most of the time the talk revolves around having a cache or two along the way from your home to your bug out location and/or between your workplace and …
Wilderness Evasion Tactics I can think of a dozen ways that after and during a SHTF event that could land you in the wilderness. Surviving in the wilderness would be a challenge on its own, add that someone or a group could be attempting to flush you personally or all persons hiding in that area …
Genius Camping Hacks Whether camping for fun or by necessity these hacks will make it easier! If you’re camping for pleasure, the easier the trip the more fun it is and if you are camping because of a personal or larger SHTF event anything that makes it easier makes the time you must be where …
