Get Home Safe Plans One of the biggest fears expressed by most of us is that disasters are not predictable. We never know where we might be when it strikes. How can we insure that we get safely back to our families or get them safely home to us? We need a plan that everyone …
Bugging Out With Children One of the most worrisome issues when it comes to any disaster whether it be natural or man made is our children, even after they are grown!. A trip to Grandma’s can be stressful with small children, So we can only imagine the difficulties of actually bugging out with little ones in tow. The …
Map Reading Skills In the world of GPS maps have almost become obsolete. Land navigation is are extremely important skills that can be applied to many survival situations. We aren’t likely to be in a GPS situation after a SHTF scenario. Roads will be blocked or destroyed. Street signs gone or damaged and many of us …
Plan Your BOB A Free Customizing Tool We try to think of every scenario and preplan for every situation, but is that practical? When packing your BOB you must be ready for several different situations. But can you carry the weight of those items? Would you be better served with a few key items? Perhaps …
Supplies You Need For Hurricane Season From Infoplease A hurricane, by definition is a tropical cyclone in which winds attain speeds greater than 74 mi (119 km) per hr. Wind speeds gust over 200 mi (320 km) per hr. in some hurricanes. The term is often restricted to those storms occurring over the N Atlantic …
How to Tie 20 Essential Knots Source Outdoor life By Tim MacWelch converted from photo carousel for easier reading. You can see other great survival and prepping articles on their site OUTDOOR LIFE The Square Knot is a classic for connecting lines and tying knots. Whether you are tying two ropes together to make …
Handy tips for living in your car No one wants to be homeless, no one plans to make a home from their car other than in a bug out situation and even then it is hoped to be a temporary situation. But you suffer a job loss and long term unemployment, an illness with a prolonged …
You saved and pinched pennies. You prepared, practiced and taught your children survival techniques. You even warned your friends, family and in some cases your neighbors. Now the disaster has hit, you and your immediate group are safely in your home, tents, or bug out location. There are those you will welcome into your mist at that point of …
Considerations When Burying a Cache A cache is actually less a thing and more a place. A secret hiding place where valuables are hidden with the assumption that you will come back at some point to retrieve them. Caches do not have to be buried in the ground necessarily. But burying survival supplies makes sense in most situations. …
What You Didn’t Know About Bugging Out Here are some things that you might never experience if you haven’t strapped your gear on your back (more properly, your hips) and traced your planned bug out route. You can’t know for sure what will work and what will not. You can’t choose to add or remove items from …
