Coat Pocket Survival
What’s in your coat pocket? By Jim Jones One of my mantras is “ It’s not what you have, It’s what you have with you” Consider a “Coat Pocket Survival Kit” There are all kinds of “survival kits” There...
View ArticleMachetes In Your Preps
Written By: James C. Jones I have always considered the machete to be a jungle survival tool. They are generally seen being used to hack trails through tropical rain forests and jungles. Most North...
View ArticlePlanning for Evacuation
Host: Denob “The Prepared Canadian” Your home is your castle and I’m sure, like me, you don’t plan to leave it all behind unless you absolutely have to. Sometimes though, bugging out is the only...
View ArticleDeadly Winter; Be Prepared By Making a Winter Car Kit
Winter is approaching us quickly in 2014. The last few winters have been somewhat mild, but according to the Farmers Almanac it is going to be a very bitter winter this year. Being prepared for natural...
View ArticleGet Home Bags For Everyday People. Why You Need One.
What a “Get Home Bag” is and why everyone should have one. Written by Stephanie Dayle. A Get Home Bag could be a life saver if we are ever faced with a true disaster. Everyone who travels away from...
View ArticleFull Circle Shelters As Bug Out Location Home
Life can hold many uncertainties, so being prepared is just common sense. Disasters, whether natural or man-made, can turn our normal daily life around very quickly. The basic requirements for...
View ArticleAre “Bug Out Bags” Really Going to Help You in a Disaster?
Guest Post written by: Mike Thomas From possible economic collapse to potential terrorist attacks and natural disasters, there’s been increasing interest in preparing for such events. Having a bug out...
View ArticleHow to Vacuum Seal Clothes
You’ve heard of vacuum sealing dehydrated dry goods – but have you heard of vacuum sealing clothes? When I was younger my parents saw their first FoodSaver Vacuum machine at the local fair. Kid you not...
View ArticleBug Out Shelters
BUG OUT SHELTER In uncertain times like these, being prepared is just common sense. Whether it’s a natural disaster or economic collapse, you have your survival gear packed and ready to go at a...
View ArticleProtect Your Family With an Emergency Preparedness Kit
Guest Post Written By: The Safety Company Disaster can strike at any given time, without prior notice. Recently, a wave of tornadoes swept through the Midwest, killing 6 and injuring several dozen...
View ArticleProper Preparation: Going home during Civil Unrest
Suppose you work 30 miles away from where you live. Here is what to do in order to get back home if your main plan is to defend your home during civil unrest. I’ll start by saying it’s important to...
View ArticleDoes Bear Spray or Wasp Spay work for Self-Defense?
There are positives and negatives to all tools of self-defense, if there was the perfect self-defense tool available where all you had to do was push a button and the attacker would vanish into thin...
View ArticleMotorcycles: The Ultimate Prepper Vehicles
When the worst happens and you’ve got to bug out, you want to be a cheetah, not an elephant. Your motorcycle plan should be to get to safety as fast as possible to set things up for slower members of...
View ArticleLive Ready Emergency Matrix
By Brad Allen from LiveReady.co There is an unfortunate reality that the complexity of modern society leaves us vulnerable to disruptions of our food, power, water, medical, and communications systems....
View ArticleBug Out Bag Confusion: The 72-Hour Kit Vs. Sustainability Kit
With the popularity of prepping at an all time high, it’s common to see folks succumb to those old clever marketing tactics. Purchasing gear for a bug out bag can be quite a daunting task, especially...
View ArticleTHIS is why you should have a Get Home Bag
Everyday Preparedness “Everyday Preparedness” is one of the things the American Preppers Network strongly advices – even over “doomsday preparedness” one of the easiest things a person can do to get...
View ArticleWinter Car Survival
Written by: Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones of www.doomandbloom.net It’s been incredibly frigid in parts of the U.S. and Canada this year, and it’s time to discuss winter car survival. Many deaths from...
View ArticleSMOKE BOMBS IN YOUR SURVIVAL PACK
Survival Smoke There are times in an emergency where being very visible is good and other times when being invisible is a must. In both cases smoke bombs can be a real lifesaver. A few small colored...
View ArticleTurning Your ATV Into a Survival Vehicle
What’s maneuverable like a dirt bike, can hold two people, and is more flexible than an all-purpose tractor? It’s an ATV, and it may be the only vehicle you’ll need once you settle into your bug out...
View ArticleIf You Don’t Put Together Your 72 Hour Survival Kit Now You’ll Hate Yourself...
Ready to get the heck out of dodge… in a hurry! Guest Post by M.D. Creekmore TheSurvivalistBlog.net This short modified excerpt is from my book 31 Days to Survival – this would also make a good bug out...
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