Three Layers of 72 Hour Preparedness Priority one is always surviving the initial event. After that the next 72 hours are critical. If aid is available it is stretched extremely thin. People are dazed, injured and scared. At their most vulnerable and too often for some their most dangerous. If supplies are intact they …
Smart Strategies For Keeping A Low Profile During SHTF After the initial event, after the immediate chaos, you may want to become the go to guy. That is a personal choice completely dependent upon your unique personality, skills and situation. But during the event and immediately after, the last thing you want to do is …
DIY Wood Stove Heat Reclaimer No matter what method you use to heat your home you want it to be as effective as possible. This includes wood stoves. You want the fuel you use to stretch and be as efficient as possible. When heating with a wood stove, quite a bit of your heat is …
Could You Pass the Prep 5-5-5 Test? Most of us believe we fall into one of three categories of preparedness. The first is we are prepped for anything at any time. (If you feel you are in that category you may find that you have underestimated the fickleness of disasters) The second is that we …
Hunting, processing, and cooking black bear Before you run out and hunt yourself a black bear there are things you should know. 1st make sure it is in season in your region and that you know your prey. Bear can be extremely dangerous. When ever you take a creature’s life for food, insure that you …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Burn Injuries On and Off The Grid Other than excessive bleeding these are the types of injuries that frighten me the most. I have I have a close relative who was burned badly enough to require skin grafts (much worse than is pictured above) and saw the pain, infection …
What You Need to Know About Hunkering Down Many of us have a plan to bug in or hunkering down in place. But do we really know what that entails? Imagine being confined to just your property or a portion there of for months at a time. Are your resources renewable? Are you prepared for …
14 Signs It’s Time to Bug Out One of a prepper‘s biggest concerns is knowing when to call it a go and get out of dodge. When do you drop plan A to hunker down in place and bug out? Often things get bad so slowly that we miss the meaning of each event and …
Canning Game Meat Guide I like this article because it covers all the safety concerns regarding canning meat. Even gives you the low down on types of pressure cookers. If you’re a hunter now or likely to become one post SHTF preserving the game will be imperative. Check out this comprehensive guide on canning game …
OPSEC: An Alternative View OPSEC is always a hot topic in prepping circles. The majority feel that keeping the bulk of our preparations quiet is a safety issue. Believing that if your level of preparedness is known it can make you a target for looters, the desperate seeking more help than you have to give and …
