Low-Cost Alternative To Semi-Automatics Semi-automatics are preferred by preppers for their quick fire, but they are expensive! In some areas of the world they are also very difficult to obtain legally. So many are seeking lower cost alternatives. Information on low cost alternatives is available at the link below The Low-Cost (But Effective) Alternative To …
Bug Out Lessons From SWAT We can learn lessons from anything we do in our lives from our jobs, our educations, our vacations, our family and friends. The author of the featured article happens to work as a SWAT team member and has been able to take his work experiences and apply them to the …
Prepping Carry Ons Approved By TSA The price of airline tickets has become outrageous. Hopefully the current decrease in fuel costs will eventually trickle down to a lower ticket prices. We used to be able to check a couple of bags to make our travels easier without additional charges. Now checking a bag is almost a …
Emergency Rectal Rehydration I know no one wants to talk about anything that has to be done rectally. Worse than talking about it of course is being the one on which the rectal procedure is being performed. However unpleasant or not it sure beats dying of dehydration. You can indeed die if you become overly …
Turn Waste Paper into Heating Fuel Probably everyone at one time or another has burned paper in a fire. As you saw it didn’t last long or really put off enough heat to do much of anything. More of a fire starting material than an actual heating fuel. Before this special project anyway! This make …
Pros & Cons of Emergency Communication Devices Like most of you, I worry about communicating with friends, loved ones and even first responders in an emergency scenario. But I can’t afford to purchase every single type of communication device out there! Now my scanner does pick up weather radio so I have been able to …
10 Reasons Not to Bug Out I personally am a hunker down prepper for my own family/groups plan A. We do however, have a bug in prep plan B and 2 forms of bug out back up plans. I believe that having a choice depending upon the circumstances of the disaster that has befallen us is …
Top 10 Items The Prepper Needs No matter what you are preparing for there are some basic items that every prepper needs. It doesn’t matter if they are planning on bugging in or bugging out. The article doesn’t specify the exact item like a particular brand or method of fire starter just that you have …
Choosing a Wood Burning Stove There are a lot of things to consider when you decide to purchase or build a wood burning stove. Where you’re going to install it, what its primary purpose will be… heating or cooking? What kind of wood or fuel will be your primary source? How much smoke will be produced …
Leave No Trace – Covert Camping Leaving no trace behind when you camp is a positive for the environment, for the wildlife, and the enjoyment of others using the forest. It is also a good skill to think about as preppers especially if your plan is to bug out to a wooded area. If you …
