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A Prepper’s Guide to Bread Making

A Prepper’s Guide to Bread Making Bread is one of staple of any pantry. Almost every culture on earth eats it in some form. When the French toast brigade hits stores just before a storm, it’s one of the first shelves to become bare. If the disaster is long term, what are people going to …

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Accurately calculate how much food you need for SHTF

Accurately calculate how much food you need for SHTF We are given estimates on how much food we need to store per person for a SHTF event. But have you really looked at the serving size on some foods? I was looking at the serving size on a bottle of salad dressing the other day …

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The Definitive Bushcraft Skills List

The Definitive Bushcraft Skills List Bushcraft is a set of skills that you need to survive and even thrive in nature without outside assistance. To subsist in an environment where you can’t flick your Bic, stop by the Seven Eleven and pick up a last minute item, nor rent a cozy condo. Relying on yourself …

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DIY Boot Survival Kit

DIY Boot Survival Kit We’ve seen a number of small survival kits that could get you through a large difficult issue. These kits aren’t intended to replace your bug out bag not even your 72 hour kit rather to add to them and for use when those kits might not be available to us. We …

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Optimum Survival Group Size

Optimum Survival Group Size

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Optimum Survival Group Size   We all know that that lone wolf survival epic is just that… an epic myth. It might be the way to go when the SHTF initially. But eventually you must sleep. There is a whole lot to be done to stay alive with any …

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Essential Knots Infographic

Essential Knots Infographic

Essential Knots Infographic When working with rope you need to have the right knots for the job! The last thing you need in the middle of a crisis is for a knot to fail. Blank Point provides an inforgraphic with a variety of knots for a number of purposes. Find it below enlarged for easier …

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Introducing the Bioscarf

Introducing the Bioscarf A pretty neat new layer of protection is just coming onto the market. The bioscarf website talks a lot about protection from daily pollution. As preppers we are concerned with air pollution like every other citizen of this planet. But our needs can be a bit broader. I am seeing this as …

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POST SHTF: Lock Picking With Everyday Items

POST SHTF: Lock Picking With Everyday Items

POST SHTF: Lock Picking With Everyday Items   Pre-SHTF I can only assume you will all act with honor and not use this information for entry into any property that is not your own. These are for POST SHTF use only. But you can bet those that wish to abscond with your property already know …

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Super Bunker That Can Survive Anything

Super Bunker That Can Survive Anything Especially now with North Korea’s threats to initiate a nuclear war, having a bunker has become popular again. Most of us can’t afford more than a hole in the ground and a whole lot of luck, prayer, and hope. Hope is a part of this particular bunker’s purpose. It …

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10 Useful Plants to Look For When Foraging for Food

10 Useful Plants to Look For When Foraging for Food No matter what season nature can provide. Foraging is a way of life in some cultures and a back up source of food in others. In most western countries we grow those plants we think of as food sources. Neat gardens with neat rows of …

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