Tag: Preparedness

Becoming Digitally Grey

Becoming Digitally Grey In the majority of disaster scenarios becoming the grey man as detailed in this article >> Being the Gray Man While SHTF is a critical concept to deploy to protect yourself and your group both from the physical dangers of the event and retaining the safety and security of your location and supplies immediately after …

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Survival Tips that Could Save Your Life

We talk about survival tips in a way that makes it sound like “just do these three things and you’ll be able to survive anything.”   But that’s far from the truth. In reality there are so many different ingredients in the stew we call survival, that they’re almost impossible to list. Generally, what gets talked …

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Prepping for Seniors

Prepping for Seniors I hear much too often from seniors that in a terrible SHTF scenario their back up plan to hunkering down is to stay behind. They express the fear that they will slow down the group lowering their chances of getting out in time. Some of the plans I have been privy to …

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Does a Fence Work for Defense?

Does a Fence Work for Defense? The easy answer to that question is yes… and no! If someone is truly determined to get in a regular neighborhood fencing isn’t going to stop them. So the answer in a lawless situation a fence won’t stop those who would take from you or have intentions of harming …

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The Incredible Plantain – Not Just a Weed!

Some posts may contain affiliate links The Incredible Plantain – Not Just a Weed! I can’t think of anywhere I have ever lived or visited where I didn’t see this little weed growing somewhere! It’s known among the Native American‘s as an earth healing plant. It tends to grow most often where the earth has been …

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10 Disturbing Un-Prepped For Threats

10 Disturbing Un-Prepped For Threats Natural disasters, water contamination, epidemics, pandemics, war, individual financial loss, grid down disasters, marshal law, economic collapse, public transportation crashes, terrorists, looters, riots, civil unrest, street crime and even home invasions are all things that preppers prepare for in varying degrees. Whatever your main concern may be, there are some …

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Paracord Knots

Paracord Knots This cordage has its own unique texture and characteristics just like different kinds of rope. If you have been observant in the last few years, you have seen all kinds of amazing accessories made from paracord. Colorful and bright or understated, they are intended to be fashionable and useful during normal times. Then taken apart to be used in a …

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DIY Mini Root Cellars

Some posts may contain affiliate links DIY Mini Root Cellars Not everyone has the space, financial ability or physical ability to build their own root cellar. But everyone does want to save money and keep their stored goods fresher longer. Once you understand the basics of how a root cellar works you can improvise on …

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Household Items You can Use to Survive

Household Items You can Use to Survive Preparing doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Good prepping is more about knowing how to use what you have to your best advantage. Knowledge it the key to any survival situation. Having specialty equipment is grand if you can acquire it and if you have it with you when …

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Opening Cans W/Out Can Opener

Opening Cans W/Out Can Opener Whether you’re bugging in or out there is always the possibility of losing a portion of your gear or having it become dysfunctional or unusable. Under these circumstances finding or having canned food would be a God send, unless what you lost or broke was the can opener! Then it could …

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