As preppers, it’s easy to focus on natural disasters, societal upheaval, and other catastrophes and lose sight of the everyday dangers that are far more likely to befall us and our loved ones. Sure, a tornado or hurricane might level your town, and a city-wide riot is certainly terrifying, but statistically speaking, you’re far more […]
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Ever since mankind split the atom, the shadow of it, impossibly tiny as it is, has nonetheless loomed over the world ever since. Be it the nightmare threat of a nuclear warhead or an accidental but devastating nuclear power plant catastrophe, nuclear incidents are some of the most serious ones that preppers prep themselves for.
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There’s something undeniably cool about a rope ladder. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it reminds me of scaling one up into my tree house when I was a boy, maybe thoughts of a daring escape dangling beneath a rescue helicopter. They are just plain rad. But they’re also totally practical! Rope ladders have
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For all preppers, stockpiling food is a matter of longevity, calories and nutrition. Except for the most hardcore among us, it’s also a matter of variety: Eating the same thing over and over again can certainly keep you alive, but the toll it takes on your psyche can get brutal, especially if the food is
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Whenever you come across fluffy, strange growths on trees or fallen logs out in the wild, do you ever wonder if you’re looking at moss or lichen? Both are low-growing, creeping organisms that are typically found in out-of-the-way places where there is little chemical contamination, but that’s where the similarities actually end… Mosses are true
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If you had to pick one piece of gear that could truly be said to be a prepper’s best friend, you’d have a really hard time arguing against paracord. Yeah, duct tape would have a lot to say about that choice, but paracord is reusable and, in my opinion, infinitely more useful if you know
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When it comes to worry over nuclear incidents, people naturally fear the titanic power of a nuclear warhead detonation. That’s bad enough, but even if you survive the blast, you’ll have to contend with deadly fallout that will soon drift back to Earth and poison everything it touches. Fallout is also a potential hazard in
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One of the most iconic pieces of headwear in the world, and one that is instantly recognizable, is the shemagh. Basically a giant bandana, this staple of Middle Eastern tradition has become a fashionable accessory elsewhere in the world and an indispensable part of a warfighter’s kit in arid, desert climates. They work wonderfully for
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Listening to members of the armed forces talk can sometimes sound like you’re listening to an entirely different language. It’s a shop full of references, lingo, jargon, acronyms, and double speak that can be downright impenetrable to civilian outsiders. And that’s partly the point! Military communications are intended to facilitate brevity, but also to exclude
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Every outdoorsman, Boy Scout, and prepper learns early on about the importance of fire when you’re out in the wilderness. Exposure to the elements is the single biggest issue when folks wind up in an outdoor survival situation, and a warm summer day can turn downright frigid at night if you are exposed to a
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