101+ Dehydrating Recipes Dehydrating and drying of your foods is an excellent method of preserving in a way that is much easier to save and store than traditional canning or smoking. Much lighter and smaller to fit both in your pantry and in your backpack or BOB. I even keep a few in my accident …
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9 Antibiotics Prepper’s Should Know
9 Antibiotics Prepper’s Should Know There are many needless deaths every year in every country due to the lack of antibiotics. Mainly because people don’t realize they are sick enough to or have an illness that requires them. You might be tempted to over look medication like antibiotics thinking that because you don’t use them …
99 BOB Items You Should Consider
99 BOB Items You Should Consider Gray Wolf gives us a look at his method of preparing for bugging out including a list of items that he has learned to carry in his BOB (Bug out bag) from first hand experience during his military deployments. They may be items that you have not thought of and items that you didn’t …
Native American Survival Skills
Native American Survival Skills Native Americans among other native cultures in other countries survived hundreds of years without the modern conveniences and many of those skills are still applicable today. Learning about them could save you in an off grid SHTF scenario. Continue at the link below Native American Survival Skills This is …
DIY Hammock Making X 12 Styles
Some posts may contain affiliate links DIY Hammock Making X 12 Styles For lazy days in your backyard or being off the ground camping or in a bug out situation a hammock can make life easier. Making one now gives you not only the bragging rights to the nifty hammock but allows you to learn …
Thoughts on a Bug Out Vehicle for the Suburban Survivalist
Thoughts on a Bug Out Vehicle for the Suburban Survivalist Everyone needs to put some thought into a bug out vehicle that is right for them. Even if you don’t plan on bugging out there are emergencies where your survival could depend on getting out. I wouldn’t recommend the “STRIPES” bus pictured for the majority …
Procuring Water in a Survival Situation
Procuring Water in a Survival Situation Using the rule of 3, you have 3 days to obtain safe drinkable water, or you won’t make it. But surviving entails more than just staying alive for those 3 days… you have to be able to function, to keep going, to seek out shelter etc. Assuming you can …
Make A Backpack Carry Its Own Weight
Make A Backpack Carry Its Own Weight Nothing is worse than carrying a backpack that’s too heavy and is rubbing in all the wrong places on a long hike. I can only imagine doing so in a bug out situation! To learn the secrets of making the backpack carry its own weight continue at the link below. How …
Stockpile Full Meals For Emergency Situations
Stockpile Full Meals For Emergency Situations Cooks have been making freezer meals for years. But what about canning an entire meal in a jar? Especially in an emergency situation when there isn’t a freezer or easy access to ingredients and your busy trying to keep everything around you together a meal prepped in a jar …
Preppers: Keeping it Real
Preppers: Keeping it Real The most often given advice to new preppers is prepare first for the most likely disaster in your area and build from there. For the majority of us the more self reliant we can become the better and the longer we can be self sufficient the better chance we have of surviving …