Knowing how to build a fire is a critical skill, but knowing how to build one right, and to build the right one for the situation at hand, separates the beginners from the seasoned pros, and it might separate the survivors from the casualties. Choosing the right kind of build, or lay, for your fire […]
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Whether you are running a wood stove inside, a fire pit in the backyard, or you are huddled around a campfire somewhere on the back 40, knowing what to burn and how to burn it is important for safety and efficiency. It goes without saying you’ll be burning wood (including pine wood), but lots of
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If all you ever do is go camping, or I should say glamping, with a full portable kitchen setup you don’t know what it really takes to cook food in the wild. I mean cooking using the primitive techniques that our ancestors have used since time immemorial. Maybe you just want to travel light. Maybe
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Many preppers plan on hunting to procure food or supplement stores when in a survival situation, but the return on investment is much higher with fishing. In freshwater or saltwater, standing or moving, fishing tends to be easier, less labor-intensive, and, most importantly, scalable. These attributes alone should make it your methodology of choice for
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It’s good to be prepared for major disaster situations, but if there’s one thing I’ve noticed over time that preppers tend to do, it is focus on the fantastical but extremely unlikely mega disasters: a major asteroid strike, nuclear war, mega volcanoes, things like that. What you should be doing is planning according to what
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Have you ever been deep in the forest and stumbled upon a stand of trees where their trunks and much of the ground were covered in moss? It’s amazing how much sound it absorbs, and it always gives the environment a truly ancient appearance. And it’s fitting because moss is genuinely an ancient, primitive type
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Are you ready to bug out when disaster strikes? Do you have food, water, shelter gear, and all the rest? I hope so, but have you given any thought to dealing with the aftermath of a crisis? What happens when life has to try to go back to normal or when you have to deal
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Making the decision to start prepping is a time of excitement and anxiety in equal measure. For many new preppers, making plans, checklists, and shopping lists is fun. At the same time, growing more aware of very real vulnerabilities and security shortcomings can be upsetting. This mixture of feelings is enough to make newbies feel
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If you are already a seasoned prepper, you should know that there’s always more to learn. If you’re brand new to the lifestyle and are striving to become more self-sufficient, you’ve got a whole lot to learn! As ever, one of the very best ways to learn any new skill to open a good book.
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Out of all the disasters that a prepper is likely to face, a house fire tops the list. In the U.S. alone, there are nearly half a million structural fires every year, and of them, more than 374,000 are residential fires. Most of these start in the kitchen for some reason… These fires reap a
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