Bugging Out With Children One of the most worrisome issues when it comes to any disaster whether it be natural or man made is our children, even after they are grown!. A trip to Grandma’s can be stressful with small children, So we can only imagine the difficulties of actually bugging out with little ones in tow. The …
Prepping Your Shelter For Chemicals or Radiation This is very important information if you are bugging in or there is a flash attack. This could save you and your family’s life. Radiation and chemicals are killers immediately and over the longer term. Until you can evacuate safely you will need to shelter in place. Pre-cut plastic to …
Supplies You Need For Hurricane Season From Infoplease A hurricane, by definition is a tropical cyclone in which winds attain speeds greater than 74 mi (119 km) per hr. Wind speeds gust over 200 mi (320 km) per hr. in some hurricanes. The term is often restricted to those storms occurring over the N Atlantic …
How to Tie 20 Essential Knots Source Outdoor life By Tim MacWelch converted from photo carousel for easier reading. You can see other great survival and prepping articles on their site OUTDOOR LIFE The Square Knot is a classic for connecting lines and tying knots. Whether you are tying two ropes together to make …
6 Ways To Build A Rocket Stove Updated from the Sastainablog/Jeff McIntire Please be sure to note the safety issues and precautions with any wood burning stove. 1. The very, very simple 16-brick rocket stove. This one requires no more than stacking some bricks… though I’m guessing they would need to be made of a …
State Rainwater Harvesting Laws Is your state one of the states with legislated laws on how much, when , or what you can harvest rainwater for? At this time none of the states ban rain barrel collection of rain water for personal use… but should something provided by nature that falls upon your …
Bug Out the Last Resort video A number of preppers are preparing for hunkering down and bugging in. But a wise person always has a plan B in place and for many this plan is bugging out. Some things that should be considered when developing that plan B can be found in the video below …
You saved and pinched pennies. You prepared, practiced and taught your children survival techniques. You even warned your friends, family and in some cases your neighbors. Now the disaster has hit, you and your immediate group are safely in your home, tents, or bug out location. There are those you will welcome into your mist at that point of …
9 Items for your Glove Box Whether you Survive or not is most predictable by attitude. Without the right attitude all the appropriate skills and tools in the world won’t help you get through an emergency. But with the right attitude and some very basic tools within hands reach in your glove box, you can get through. To …
Be Prepared Before Tornado Season As we saunter through the fall season and ready ourselves for the winter months and storms. That spring will soon follow shouldn’t be forgotten! Spring is that wonderful time of year when winter finally steps aside to let lawns turn green, trees’ leaf out, flowers bloom and birds sing. But …
