Dense, built-up urban terrain makes for one of the most challenging environments to survive in. From sprawling Southern cities to towering skyscraper hives of Northern metropolises, urban areas come in all shapes and sizes, but they all present similar advantages and disadvantages to preppers getting ready to survive tough times. You might not live in […]
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Legal to Carry Openly or Concealed: Knife Law Overview Rhode Island is a tough state for knife owners. A blanket restriction on open or concealed carry of any knife with a blade longer than 3” means that heavy-duty knives are a no-go in this state. Worse yet, several major “families” of knives are banned by
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Oregon: Fast Facts on Trespassing Oregon Trespassing Law Overview Oregon trespassing laws are pretty straightforward and easy to understand, with the only interesting facets coming from the specific statutes covering trespassing under special conditions. One of them is trespassing while carrying a firearm. The other is trespassing at sporting events, which gets its own statute.
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New York has the most restrictive knife laws in the U.S. If you’re thinking about making or carrying a knife, read this first.
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Chances are if you have been prepping for any length of time you will have had the encounter and subsequent conversation with friends, or maybe even family, that is sometimes a little bit uncomfortable, and other times a little bit sad. I am referring of course to the conversation where you try to hopefully get
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California Trespassing Law Overview California trespassing laws, just like all the other laws of that land, are byzantine, spread out, occasionally difficult to understand and inundated with gotchas, riders and exceptions. Of particular note is California’s classification of crimes other than the dictionary definition of trespassing as trespassing. Threatening someone and then approaching them at
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An axe is one of the best survival tools that any prepper can take with them during a disaster, especially if you live in a heavily wooded area. No tool is better for rapidly chopping down trees and then processing it into usable wood, be it for shelter or for fire. Compared to using a
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Fire steels are time-tested and effective fire starting implements for backpacking, hiking, and emergency preparation. Weighing next to nothing and taking up very little room in a pack, almost every prepper has one or two as part of their kit. With one good scratch from the striker, a fire steel will produce a shower of
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If there is one group of people you can be certain of running into both before and after an SHTF event it is liars. No matter where you go, no matter what culture you are among or what region you are in deception will be an ever-present fact when it comes to interacting with people.
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Oregon is a state of stark contrast. On one side, you can own any kind of knife you want, and there are no outright restrictions on blade length. On the other side, there are intricate, lengthy and widely scattered laws covering everything from when, where and how you can carry concealed if you can carry
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