Building a Quinzhee AKA Quinzee The quinzhee is a makeshift shelter made from snow. Unlike an igloo which is built from bricks made of ice the quinzhee is made from fallen settled snow. It is important when determining a location for your shelter that you destroy any natural drifts or rifts in the snow …
Bus Conversion to RV For vacationing purposes and even for bugging out an RV could be a blessing if you are able to afford the price tag for all the options you want to include. One must remember that in a SHTF scenario that custom parts for custom built RVs will not be readily available. …
MREs to Prep Must Have or Pass? Years ago the idea of civilians purchasing MREs was unheard of. The fact that they were issued to our soldiers was deemed near cruelty no matter how easy they were to carry in the field. It was determined by the upper ranks that nutritional value was the matter at …
3 Urban Survival Necessities Even the most rural of us must at sometime or another enter the urban environment. Mother Nature waits for no one to get ready before striking. By design most man made disasters are intentionally created during a time frame when the perpetrator thinks we will be at our least prepared. So whether you …
Wilderness Survival Mistakes Bugging out may not be your first choice. If you are not accustom to wandering about in or even temporarily living in the wilderness it may not be a planned option at all. Unless you have practice at doing so it is not a recommended choice either. It sounds like a reasonable …
Bugging Out Deployment Style I see the majority of those bugging out doing so in a more random manner than they ever planned. No emergency situation ever plays out as expected. The storage area of your bug out supplies and gear could be under rubble or the scenario could be radically different than anything you prepared for. …
Prepping for Seniors I hear much too often from seniors that in a terrible SHTF scenario their back up plan to hunkering down is to stay behind. They express the fear that they will slow down the group lowering their chances of getting out in time. Some of the plans I have been privy to …
Bug-Out Bag List, Does Yours Make Sense? Bug-out bags are becoming fairly commonplace;with a number of companies producing commercial versions. While the vast majority of the population still doesn’t have one, most have heard of them. Pretty much everyone in the prepping community has one, as well as many people who don’t consider themselves preppers, …
Convincing Others to Prep One subject comes up over and over in prepping circles. How do I convince my family or even my spouse to prep and that I am not crazy for doing so! I have a friend who actually would be an awesome prepper. She is an avid successful gardener. She cans, she’s a …
Selecting a BOV Even if your primary plan is to bug in or hunker down where you are, having a secondary plan is imperative. Check out the following links for developing a plan. Do You Have a SHTF Plan? Get a Get Home Plan 5 Important Steps You Should be Implementing in Your Crisis Plan …
