Category: Survival

Why We Prepare

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Why We Prepare   Everyday someone asks a prepper, why we prepare for something that may or may not happen tomorrow? Live for today! While I agree with the live for today idea, I KNOW we must also be prepared for tomorrow and what it may bring. If you think …

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Knife Laws

Knife Laws One of the most important tools to anyone prepping, homesteading, camping or hunting is a good knife. I carry a small one on my key chain for emergencies (cutting rope etc. not big enough for self-defense) But as the world changes more and more people are carrying them with them as a method …

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Survival Uses For Cigarettes

Survival Uses For Cigarettes The beginning of the featured article gives the usual warning that cigarettes are bad for your health. I will be honest with you all and say I do believe many of today’s health issues suffered by smokers are a result of the habit. However, I also believe that when the medical …

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Properly Zero a Rifle

Properly Zero a Rifle If you are going to use a weapon for any reason… Know how to use it properly and safely. If you do not know how to appropriately use a particular weapon, especially a deadly weapon, you are safer using some other tool to get the job done. That being said… When …

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Knowing When the Balloon Goes Up

Knowing When the Balloon Goes Up “When the balloon goes up” is an old express that has continued in at least American culture for many years beyond its original use. It has become a coined phrased used by many who aren’t aware of its origins. According to Grammer Monster. com its origins are as follows: Once …

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Survive a Lightning Strike

Survive a Lightning Strike Lightning strikes of humans are much more common than you would think. I personally witnessed a woman who was struck not once but twice. It looked like a ball of light came from out of nowhere hitting her in the shoulder and knocking her down. She rose from the ground as …

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Living in Your Car Successfully

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Living in Your Car Successfully Living in your car is not a situation that most of us ever expect and certainly don’t aspire to. No child that I have ever heard says “I can’t wait to grow up so I can live in my car!” It isn’t even comparable to those …

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20 Survival Tips You Must Know

20 Survival Tips You Must Know Some of the tips in the featured article may seem a little off, (death by vending machine?). But statistically they do actually happen! That should be labeled how not to die an embarrassing way! However, kidding aside, the other tips on how not to die from something completely avoidable …

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MIY Compact Survival Kit

MIY Compact Survival Kit This little make it yourself kit is really kind of neat! Its base is a 5″x2″ empty red pepper flakes container. This is small enough to fit just about anywhere from, handbag, briefcase, to glove box yet versatile enough to hold 78 small items that could be of use in a number …

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Stockpile Inexpensively

Stockpile Inexpensively Many people wonder and ask how can I afford to stockpile for the future for something that may or may not happen when I can barely make ends meet now? Stockpiles don’t always have to include expensive top-notch equipment or items. Face it you may have a favorite brand of dish soap today …

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