Tag: safety

5 Reasons a Woman Should Carry Concealed

5 Reasons a Woman Should Carry Concealed Whether to carry a firearm or not is a very personal decision. Only you can make that choice for yourself. But before you do, check your local laws so that you know what is legal in your area and what is not. If you decide that being armed …

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An Interior Emergency Bag Could Make the Difference in Surviving

An Interior Emergency Bag Could Make the Difference in Surviving No one wants or plans to have an automobile crash. Much less be trapped inside the vehicle for any length of time waiting for rescue. Although both vehicles pictured happen to be red, they are from separate accidents.  Both the drivers survived the initial crash. But were trapped …

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Tactically Defending Your Neighborhood

Tactically Defending Your Neighborhood For our purposes here, we are going to assume there has been a total collapse of society as we know it. Whether it be a temporary situation or a long term one we are suddenly without law enforcement, the national guard and the army are all either gone or busy elsewhere …

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Volcano Preparedness

Volcano Preparedness Lessons Learned from Mt. St. Helen As recently as April 2021 a volcano erupted in the Caribbean. Now however rare eruptions do happen as and not always in a far off location as was evidenced by MT St Helen in Washington state some years ago. You don’t have to live on the volcano …

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Earthquake Safety Information

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Earthquake Safety Information We have posted links on preparing for earthquakes prior to the event before on this site. See that link here >> Earthquake Preparedness  and here >>  Earthquake Proof your Pantry    Recently we added insurance issues to consider before a disaster including earthquake, you can see that here …

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Defensive Tactics During SHTF Under Fire

Defensive Tactics During SHTF Under Fire Soldiers, journalists, law enforcement, and first responders all deal with the idea that they will be required to continue working possibly while under fire. This is an area they are well trained in and we should be too! If and when the SHTF we will be under combat conditions …

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Open vs Concealed Carry

Open vs Concealed Carry In the USA the 2nd amendment protects the citizens right to own a firearm but the laws on purchasing one, carrying one and using one vary greatly by state. In Australia, Mexico and Canada the laws are much stricter requiring licenses for all forms of carry and in UK the licenses are restricted …

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Water Storage Basics & FAQ

Water Storage Basics & FAQ Water storage is one of the most important preps we can  have. In the past year we have had location after location with contaminated water. People standing in lines waiting for government trucks to hand out bottled water, grocery shelves emptied of not just water but most other beverages as …

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Fortify Your Home – Bugging In

Fortify Your Home – Bugging In So you’ve determined it is in your and your family’s best interests to bug in and hunker down.  Now you need to prep your home to do so. No home is fortified for survival purposes by your average builder! Unless you can do the plans and building yourself, your home …

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Hunker Down Prepping Or Bugging Out

Hunker Down Prepping Or Bugging Out There are lots of reasons to hunker down in place and not bug out during a crisis. Pandemic where you would be safer at home and away from everyone who might have been infected. Civil unrest where being out and about can be taking your life in your hands. …

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