13 Aha Items For Your BOB I must agree with Survival Mom on this, there are dozens of lists out there of what we should have in our BOBs. (Bug Out Bag) But in her words, every once in a while I see an item or items that make me say aha! Why didn’t I …
MREs to Prep Must Have or Pass? Years ago the idea of civilians purchasing MREs was unheard of. The fact that they were issued to our soldiers was deemed near cruelty no matter how easy they were to carry in the field. It was determined by the upper ranks that nutritional value was the matter at …
3 Urban Survival Necessities Even the most rural of us must at sometime or another enter the urban environment. Mother Nature waits for no one to get ready before striking. By design most man made disasters are intentionally created during a time frame when the perpetrator thinks we will be at our least prepared. So whether you …
Wilderness Survival Mistakes Bugging out may not be your first choice. If you are not accustom to wandering about in or even temporarily living in the wilderness it may not be a planned option at all. Unless you have practice at doing so it is not a recommended choice either. It sounds like a reasonable …
Bugging Out Deployment Style I see the majority of those bugging out doing so in a more random manner than they ever planned. No emergency situation ever plays out as expected. The storage area of your bug out supplies and gear could be under rubble or the scenario could be radically different than anything you prepared for. …
Bug-Out Bag List, Does Yours Make Sense? Bug-out bags are becoming fairly commonplace;with a number of companies producing commercial versions. While the vast majority of the population still doesn’t have one, most have heard of them. Pretty much everyone in the prepping community has one, as well as many people who don’t consider themselves preppers, …
Selecting a BOV Even if your primary plan is to bug in or hunker down where you are, having a secondary plan is imperative. Check out the following links for developing a plan. Do You Have a SHTF Plan? Get a Get Home Plan 5 Important Steps You Should be Implementing in Your Crisis Plan …
Bug Out vs Hunker Down The majority of the population has no plan at all. For information on why having a plan is so important please see this link >> Do You Have a SHTF Plan? Those that are prepared have a plan A either to bug out or to hunker down. Hopefully the majority …
Bugging Out to the Wilderness Could be Deadly One thing that I have noted and I am sure the rest of you have as well. Is that everyone seems to assume they will be bugging out into the wild. We all understand that populated areas will be targets if we are under attack and that …
What if You Don’t Have a Bug Out Location? Even undeveloped land is expensive. In today’s economy many people are struggling to simply keep a single roof over their heads never mind the financial ability to own a second location that they may or may not need some day. Contrary to what you might see …
