If you’ve ever listened to a couple of veteran truckers having a conversation over CB radio, or police dispatchers barking out orders to coordinate a task, it might sound like a different language. Part of this language consists of intricate numeric codes called 10-codes, so named because they all start with “10” followed by additional […]
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I think we’ve all imagined this nightmare scenario before. We are traveling somewhere and a terrible accident or emergency happens. We’re all alone and need help desperately, and whipping out our phone to dial emergency services we find out that- oh no- our phone has a SIM chip problem and just won’t connect. It’s the
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Spam is something of a guilty pleasure and a prepping standby in equal measure. Long derided by those who don’t know better as mystery meat, Spam actually has a surprisingly clean ingredients list. It’s also incredibly tasty, and the fact that it is one of the cheapest and longest-lasting kinds of canned protein has made
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When you think of a big rig truck driver going down the road, how do you picture him? If you imagine him clutching a radio mic in one hand while belting out CB lingo like an auctioneer, you aren’t alone. This popular conception of trucking generally and professional truck drivers has long been a trope
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Every prepper understands the value of personal readiness, particularly when it comes to food on hand. When the big one happens and the balloon goes up, grocery stores will empty out in no time flat and there won’t be any more food coming. Accordingly, it’s up to us to be ready to feed ourselves, our
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When it comes to self defense, everyone has their own idea of an ideal weapon. Some of us are content with a can of pepper spray alone, while others will settle for nothing less than the decisive power of a firearm. One commonly overlooked self-defense tool is the taser. Tasers occupy something of a middle
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It’s surprising considering the increase in popularity that tasers are experiencing right now when it comes to civilian self-defense. Surprising, that is, that some states continue to restrict the constitutional 2nd Amendment rights of citizens, and doubly surprising that they would do so for a weapon that is far less destructive than any firearm. Tasers
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Tasers are a viable self-defense tool, but one that isn’t particularly well understood by civilians. Even more unfortunately, it seems that many states don’t understand them particularly well either, and despite mass adoption by various police agencies, these devices remain illegal or highly restricted for civilians in some states. Nonetheless, strides have been made in
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One of the most important things you need to have on hand for a survival situation, and especially a long-term crisis or doomsday scenario, is food. But most kinds of food that we can buy, of any sort, just don’t last that long. Even good canned or dried food will usually go bad within just
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When it comes to knife steel, the options out there today are downright dizzying. From cheap and utilitarian but still serviceable steels to modern “super steels” that have no weaknesses beyond their incredible cost, there’s sure to be one out there that can fit any use requirement and any budget. But there are only a
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