One of the tenets of prepping is the mandate to be ready to bug out: we plan our bug-out routes, choose bug-out locations and load our bug-out bags with all the things we think we will need to survive while we are out and about and hopefully very far away from whatever danger sent us …
It’s easy to get caught up in a detailed discussion of constructing the just right list of supplies, gear and other preps to have for a given disaster. There is a shoe for every foot and a list for every kind of SHTF scenario, you might say. That’s fine, and optimization will indeed save the …
Riots and other violent “demonstrations” are an increasingly common sight in many cities across America. Often motivated by political ideology along sectarian lines, we are seeing a sharp uptick in the frequency, duration and intensity of these events. From clogging major thoroughfares with a mass of bodies to completely shutting down public spaces with mob …
In some families, it is a rite of passage. In others, it is another skill to be learned on the road to adulthood. Still in others, it is a safety measure to prevent disaster. I am talking of course about teaching your children to handle and shoot firearms. A treasured part of upbringing to some …
For daily carry or emergency preparedness, there is hardly a more valuable and more used tool than a good flashlight. More than any firearm, more than even a knife, a reliable flashlight is vital for all kinds of situations, from common chores and tasks to serious survival situations. The reality is that you cannot see …
Personal lighting solutions are an important part of preparedness, as you’ll have a definite and acute need for light no matter what kind of emergency you are facing. At home, on the road or abroad, you’ll hardly find a prepper that does not keep a flashlight of headlamp handy. But one piece of personal lighting …
Ask any number of preppers, outdoorsmen and other tough, gritty self-sufficient people to name one, and only one tool that they could bring with them if they were being dropped into an unknown survival situation for an unknown length of time. I’ll bet by bottom dollar that most if not all of them would name …
A rapidly growing problem in America is the geometrically increasing population of wild boars, themselves an invasive species of wildlife, and also wild boar hybrids resulting from mating with formerly domestic feral pigs. Colloquially called hogs, boars or razorbacks, these tusked nuisances are now running wild across much of the U.S. and North America. No …
What I am about to say may “shock” you: not all guns are created equal. I know, I know. It is painful, hard to stomach, for sure. But it is true. Of all the myriad guns out on the market made by all the dozens and dozens of manufacturers, some guns are excellent, some guns …
Most of us will spend a lot of time dissecting the minutiae of what weapons we should carry for self-defense and SHTF prep. We’ll research for hours and hours what calibers are best and what gun are most reliable. We’ll pour over knife grinds, designs and blade steels. We will even delve into the sometimes …
