Wilderness Survival Essentials You might think if you’re out camping when a disaster scenario occurs that you couldn’t be in a better bug out position. Unfortunately, that isn’t always true! What you may have brought with you or what you ordinarily have stored with your camping gear may be the gear you need to …
Build A Cabin Without a Permit Permits, red tape and costs keep a lot of us from building on our property whether it be a secondary building, a bug out haven or just a vacation retreat. Just getting the permit to build can cost more than the builder of this little cabin spent on the entire project! …
Prepping with Zip Ties Video Sometimes the smallest of items can make the difference between making something work or not. Zip ties are extremely versatile and I use them at home and in my garden for a number of things but Team switch via the Organized prepper has come up with 19 survival uses …
Essential Hiking Hacks Walking long distances or hiking whether for pleasure or by necessity can be hard on the body. Especially if you’re carrying a particularly heavy load. Bugging out on foot could be your plan or become necessary. Knowing some simple easy tricks to make that hike easier, safer and more comfortable would be greatly appreciated …
Locations to Avoid Post SHTF I know my plan is to hunker down unless the disaster is something that running can avoid. I am stubborn and have worked hard to own and have my own piece of ground. However as with most disasters, I do realize that my home may be destroyed or become unsafe. …
Underground Survival Shelter Most of the survival shelters I have seen have either been so high end that I would have to sell everything I own in hopes of getting together the down payment! Or those that I am unsure would make it through a light rain never mind a serious SHTF event. This is …
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 …
Bus Conversion to RV For vacationing purposes and even for bugging out an RV could be a blessing if you are able to afford the price tag for all the options you want to include. One must remember that in a SHTF scenario that custom parts for custom built RVs will not be readily available. …
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 …
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 …
