More than any other tool (except perhaps a good pocket knife), a reliable, pocket-sized flashlight should be a constant companion for everyone. Modern flashlights often fall into the “tactical” category, being possessed as they are of exceptional brightness, superior ruggedness and long runtime, along with a variety of illumination modes to suit any application. Quite …
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Mississippi is a state that largely affirms a citizen’s right to self-defense, and this affirmation extends to the possession and use of pepper spray and other defensive sprays within the state. Mississippi imposes no practical restrictions on the types of sprays or the quantity that may be carried by law-abiding citizens. So long as you …
The business of survival is predominantly a mental game. The body will not survive without the mind, and many times the flesh will give up far ahead of its time when the spirit has capsized. Keeping your head in the game mentally, emotionally and spiritually is essential if you want to achieve a good outcome …
MREs are one reliable source of food that is easy to transport, easy to prepare (if it requires any preparation at all) and generally dependable with a long shelf life. This means that they are staple inclusions and survival caches and bug-out bags for preppers. MREs are famed (or infamous) for lasting basically forever, but …
New Hampshire is a state with clearly codified laws concerning self-defense sprays, and takes pains to define them for use throughout the state statutes. Happily, there are not many restrictions concerning them in the state, and citizens may possess any typical formulation or any quantity that they desire so long as it is only for …
As anybody who is living far outside city limits knows, wells are an essential resource for securing your access to clean, copious water. Wells have been used for thousands and thousands of years for exactly that purpose and aside from a handful of differences, installation and the technology to operate them, they work on the …
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I’m happy to report that Utah is a state with highly modern, grounded and well written self-defense statutes that include that ever important stand-your-ground provision. So long as the individual or another person is threatened with unlawful force that could result in death or great bodily injury, or threatened with the imminent commission of any …
Part of prepping is gathering the tools, materials and resources you think you’ll need to survive a disaster, or long- or indefinite-term SHTF situation. When there is no telling what sort of problem you’ll need to solve next using your own ingenuity and the items you have close to hand, you’ll need to be adaptable, …
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Over the years, and especially recently, there’s probably a word you have heard bandied about in regards to the economy that is whispered with dread, menace and the hushed, terrified awe of the boogeyman: Hyperinflation. Often talked about, rarely codified, and even more rarely explained in terms that everyday people can relate to, hyperinflation seems …
When you take up prepping as a lifestyle, you’ll find there is always something you need. It seems like that shopping list grows and grows until it stretches to the horizon: equipment, provisions, training, land, gear, weapons. There is always some weakness you can shore up, some vulnerability you can eliminate or some scenario you …
