Category: Survival

9 of the Most Important First Aid Skills to Learn

9 of the Most Important First Aid Skills to Learn

9 of the Most Important First Aid Skills to Learn First aid should be one of the first skills you learn as a prepper or truthfully should be learned by everyone as young as you are able to understand. We teach our little ones to call 9-1-1 as soon as they can dial and they …

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7 Methods to Deal With Panic

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 7 Methods to Deal With Panic Panic is your greatest enemy when disaster strikes. Even the best of the battle tested experience it. I recall a military cadence where they chanted “Our’s is to do or die not to question why” The reasoning behind this is if you do …

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Home Security Systems – Why You Should Have One – Which One is Best for You?

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Home Security Systems Why You Should Have One – Which One is Best for You? Ordinarily I am a DIY‘er. I believe that prevention is worth a pound of cure. Especially when you have a family. Nothing in my home is worth any harm to one of my loved …

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Safe Parking Program – The Decline of the Middle Class

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Safe Parking Program – The Decline of the Middle Class The featured article in this post was written by Jeff Tietz for Rolling Stone Magazine. I wanted to let you all know about the safe parking program in some states for those that are living in their vehicles. Something that is …

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Survival Water Mistakes That Can Make You Sick

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Survival Water Mistakes That Can Make You Sick Survival sites of all kinds discuss water safety all the time. Why? Because it is the number one need for human survival. It can also be the most deadly if not properly stored and purified before drinking. Everyone in the USA …

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Why Your Gas Tank Should Always Be At Least Half Full

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Why Your Gas Tank Should Always Be At Least Half Full I have been a firm believer in always having at least a half a tank of gas at all times since I myself had an experience quite similar to the author’s and ran out of gas at an …

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13 Reasons a Rural Retreat May Not Be Safe Refuge

13 Reasons a Rural Retreat May Not Be Safe Refuge

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 13 Reasons a Rural Retreat May Not Be Safe Refuge Most of us think that rural beats urban in a disaster every time. Less chaos, fewer people, more room to grow your own food and raise livestock. Sounds great, like heaven on earth to a whole lot of self …

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Sooner Rather Than Later, Civil Unrest Will Be At Your Doorstep

Sooner Rather Than Later, Civil Unrest Will Be At Your Doorstep

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Sooner Rather Than Later, Civil Unrest Will Be At Your Doorstep I will say it again. Terrible things happen everyday to other people… until one day you are one of those other people. Who ever imagined Ferguson Missouri would be the site of ghastly riots? Orlando Florida the scene …

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7 Urban Mistakes That Can Get You Killed If SHTF – Updated to 9

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 9 Urban Mistakes That Can Get You Killed If SHTF We see lots of articles and blogs telling us to do this and that and maybe we will survive whatever disaster that is of concern to the author. I like this article and choose to share it with all …

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Why More Citizens Are Preparing For The Worst

Why More Citizens Are Preparing For The Worst Many of us have been prepping for many years and large numbers of our fellow citizens joined us after major disasters like Katrina. Once they saw the enormous amounts of damage done, the number of deaths and the extremely long time it takes an area to recover to any …

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