The Importance Of A Get Home Bag And A Great Starting List This is a great guest post from a staff cousin who is just starting out prepping. She thought she would share her get home bag list and why she has one with you all. Have you ever heard of a get-home bag? I …
12 Smart Uses for Bleach You know it’s a great cleaning product, but you’ll never guess what else bleach can do! Like most people including myself, you most likely have a jug sitting in your laundry room at home. If you don’t this article will show you why you may want to start buying it …
Getting Started: Survival Basics We all have to start somewhere, even our troops. But there are so many considerations. So where to start and how? What is most important and what do I have to buy? What can I make on my own, which knowledge is the first I should obtain? Lack of what skill …
First Aid Kit Check Lists (5 links) Almost everyone has a first aid kit in their vehicles and medicine cabinets, but does it have all the items recommended? What’s left to get? What do you think should be added? Do you or anyone in your group require special first aid items? What items are you …
All About Home Food Storage Lots of storage space is at the top of the list of any homeowner’s dream home. No one has big enough closets, storage rooms, nor pantries…. ever! But as a prepping family you can find it even more challenging to find the appropriate storage space. Preps can’t just be randomly shoved …
Using a Shemagh What the heck is a shemagh and as most of us don’t live in the desert why would we need or use one? It isn’t a religious item! The shemagh (pronounced Shmog) is a traditional head wrap used in many middle eastern countries. Not just part of the culture however, but part …
Sleep Warm Camping Tips Hypothermia is a quick and silent killer. Don’t let this be what gets you when you are trying to survive… Staying warm while camping or bugging out may just be the most obvious thing you think you could do.. but its actually not that easy to do! Not only will you rest better …
Poison Ivy, Oak & Sumac – Avoiding & Treating No one wants to end up with the rash, itch or reaction of the gentleman pictured above! The first step to avoiding the predicament altogether is to avoid the cause. In this case this gent came into extremely close contact with poison sumac. Knowing how to …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. How to Stay Warm During a Winter Power Outage Staying warm is hard work if the power goes out! You can have all the blankets in the world but real radiating heat is what makes you feel warm and secure knowing you will be ok. I found an article …
Monitoring Radiation Levels Nuclear radiation isn’t something we should ignore or take lightly. However, knowing what is rumor and conjecture is equally as important. Taking medication for exposure when the levels aren’t high enough to warrant it is actually as dangerous as ignoring levels that are too high. Below find two websites that allow …
