Dogs and cats are a vital part of the homestead or when your prepper nightmare come true. Whether you plan to bug out or bug in, your pet may play an important role as a protector for you family, or a great alarm system, in addition to being loving companions. They provide much needed pest […]
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Personal hygiene might not seem like a huge consideration when surviving in the wilderness or just bugging out, but if you believe that you are making a critical error. Hygiene is much more than a social nicety and is in fact a critical component to health in a long-term survival situation. Failing to account for
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Whether it’s that time of year again when the cold weather starts to set in, or you are traveling through an area that is cold pretty much all the time, the risk of exposure is going to be a constant if you cannot get warm. No matter if you are lost, camping, trekking, bugging in,
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You can tell a lot about a man by his survival goals. There are lines in emergency preparedness and sometimes you see the tactical bleed in as well. There is great value in studying military operations and understanding how you can be effective using their techniques. Strangely enough I am often witnessing preppers studying how
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What happens when disaster finally strikes? We spend time preparing our bug-out-bags and survival gear, but a lot of preppers neglect their vehicle. Not only does a van help you get to your bug out location – it can be your bug out location! In this post you’ll learn what your car needs… and what to
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There are two things you should expect from late season deer hunting, increased deer movement and harsh weather. And if there is anything I have learnt from my many years of hunting in below zero temperatures is preparedness is everything. Also, the extremely cold weather that characterizes the late season can make even the best
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Farming is a wonderful hobby for many. One of the greatest qualities of any great civilization is the ability to have sufficient food reserves. A steady food supply is critical for your long term survival, even if you don’t have that much space in your garden. Besides, food is not the same as it used
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When it comes to bug-out bags, we spend a lot of our time thinking about the different types of gear that we might need in a whole range of situations that we might find ourselves in if the SHTF. We often consider what our skill levels are in different areas, and then reach for certain
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When you begin prepping, you soon find out the importance of growing your own food. This alone takes a lifetime to master, and you will never ‘perfect’ this craft. It’s a growing experience just as much as the plants growing in your garden. One technique for growing that a lot of people don’t know about
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With all this talk about which survival items should be part of one’s bug out bag (or BOB for short), people forget to talk about the backpack itself. In what follows we’re going to have a lengthy discussion about the best survival backpack you can get on the market today. Yes, I’m advocating that you get
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