What NOT to Pack in Your Bug Out Bag We all try to think ahead and smart when it comes to our bug out bags. But we can get carried away literally by what we think we can carry in a crisis scenario. It becomes a “Oh, I need this, and this, and this, etc..” …
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Easiest Survival Shelters Shelter is the number one concern when caught in a SHTF event right after surviving the actual event. The elements can kill you faster than being without food or water and if the event is manmade getting out of immediate view can also be a priority. You cannot count on having any …
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Footwear for Your Emergency Kit I can’t think of a single emergency situation that having a good pair of boots or at least hard soled shoes (flats) immediately handy wouldn’t be a blessing. All kinds of disasters leave debris of some kind, hot coals, broken glass, structural nails and wood pieces, shards of concrete, water …
Clever Ways To Fish Without A Pole Fishing is a mainstay for almost all cultures and will be even more so after a SHTF event. Fish are a good source of both proteins and oils necessary for a balanced human diet. Before, during and after a crisis event fishing gear may not be available to …
2 DIY Trip-line Alarms (2 links) Trip-lines have been used forever as a security method. I would assume that it was the basis for the motion detecting lazar alarms of the high-end alarm systems today. Many of us can’t afford these high-tech systems and in a SHTF event or if you are off grid now, …
Avoid 6 Common Prepping Mistakes Like with most things in life prepping can be a live and learn proposition. However, unlike many other life lessons, you may not get the chance to change the plan or get a re-do as the only mistake could be the only one that mattered. So, in this instance we …
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Bike Campers Now this is a nifty idea combining both the most mobile of bug out locations–the camper, and the most versatile of the bug out vehicles –the bike. A bike can maneuver across debris covered roads carrying both you and supplies back to the camper. Once an area has become too populated, too picked …
