One of the smartest things any prepper can do is invest in a self-contained communications technology. Cell phones are great, and the internet certainly changed the world, but you can’t exactly count on either of these in the aftermath of a major disaster or society-toppling event. Accordingly, most preppers are keen to invest in ham, […]
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In matters of survival, you’ve got to be crafty. You have to make the most of what you have and get the job done even with suboptimal tools. For instance, you might be forced to survive eating nothing but plain bread baked in a… Altoids tin? Really? Yes, I’m serious, but not that serious: it’s
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You ever heard the expression that squirrels are just rats with good publicity? I think it’s true. Their faces are cuter, their tails are adorably fuzzy and they look more wholesome overall. But in the end, they are just rodents, and so get up to rodent activities. For instance, they can break into your attic
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One of the single most important survival resources, especially in long-term survival scenarios, is food. Sure, lots of folks put emphasis on water because you can only go a few days without it, but just a few days without food means your mental and physical energy tanks are going to be empty, and you’ll be
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Having a CB radio in your vehicle is a great way to keep in touch with other people in your group or other vehicles on the road, particularly truckers but also people like yourself who want to be a little bit more prepared. They are especially useful when cell phone signal is weak, or towers
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If you spend any amount of time getting into amateur radio, there’s no doubt you’ve already seen how important antenna selection and setup are for success. The best radio in the world is no good without a good antenna, and even the best antenna can be hampered severely by improper placement. But particularly when it
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One of the very best things you can do for yourself when it comes to ensuring you have continuity of communications in times of trouble is to take up amateur radio, often called ham radio. Completely self-contained, as long as your set is powered, you can broadcast and receive from anyone else that’s out there
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When it comes to wilderness survival, getting your hands on enough food is challenging. But no matter where you are, chances are pretty good there will be some variety of small game that can be caught. Animal protein is one of the best things you can get when it comes to calories in the bush,
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If you’ve taken it upon yourself to get ready for those disasters and crises that life can sometimes throw our way, you’ve probably heard of an EMP before. In the context of prepping and survival, this is the event that will knock out much of our electrical grid, and destroy any equipment or vehicles that
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If there’s one thing that everybody knows by now, it is that the military speaks English with enough strange acronyms, lingo, loanwords, and slang terms that it definitely sounds like a different language. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than within the Marine Corps. Marines are lots of things, but they happen to be especially
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