Tag: Bug Out

14 Things That Will Out Your Location During a SHTF Event

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 14 Things That Will Out Your Location During a SHTF Event After a SHTF event it may be to your and your groups best interests to go unnoticed and not draw attention to yourselves. The video below from The Good Survivalist provides us with information on 14 of the …

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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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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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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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Russian Family Bugs Out and Isn’t Seen Again for 42 Years

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Russian Family Bugs Out and Isn’t Seen Again for 42 Years In the 1930’s Karp Lykov and his small family were living in the Soviet region known as Siberia. They were members of the fundamentalist Russian Orthodox sect of the church, which was included in the purge of Christianity attempted by …

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3 of the Best Vehicles in an Emergency

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 3 of the Best Vehicles in an Emergency Preparedness and survival sites talk about BOVs (Bug Out Vehicles) on a fairly regular basis. We want them to be big enough to hold our family/group and our bug out supplies. They need to be fuel efficient, so we can get …

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FEMA Search and Rescue Markings-Why You Should Know What They Mean

FEMA Search and Rescue Markings-Why You Should Know What They Mean

Some posts may contain affiliate links. FEMA Search and Rescue Markings-Why You Should Know What They Mean In the aftermath of most large disasters you will see unusual markings and symbols spray painted on the buildings within the perimeter of the damaged area. These are FEMA or another urban search and rescue organization’s informational markers. They …

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Terrifying Truths About A Long-Term SHTF Scenario

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Terrifying Truths About A Long-Term SHTF Scenario Too many people don’t prepared for disasters because they don’t understand just how ugly it could get. They choose not to see the truths and think that when something really bad happens that the government programs for such matters will kick in …

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Bug-Out Clothing Mindset

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Bug-Out Clothing Mindset I have been changing out the clothing in my bug-out bag seasonally for a long time and had never considered some of the issues brought up in the featured article. Especially as my children are now adults. However, now that I am of the adjusted mindset…. …

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