Ham radio is one of the very best methods of communication for folks who want to be ready in case of disaster, grid-down scenarios, or any other circumstances that could knock out cellular and landline communications. Ham radio has been around a long time, but it is a complex skill set with a whole lot […]
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Blown-out, raggedy shoelaces and boot laces are a major bummer. They look unsightly, and at worst, they can completely compromise your mobility. It’s hard to make good time and remain stable if your footwear won’t stay on your feet! Luckily, whether you want to avoid a trip to the store for new laces or you’re
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As far as I’m concerned, one of the most undervalued pieces of gear that any prepper could have is the get-home bag. Everybody focuses on the bug-out bag, or BOB, but it’s easy to forget that most likely, you’re going to have to get home in the first place in order to get away. Because
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If one article of clothing originating in the Middle East has truly conquered the world of fashion, it has to be the shemagh. Shemaghs are incredibly versatile, multipurpose pieces of headwear that can be configured in a dozen different ways and used for at least that many other purposes. From keeping the scorching sun off
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One of the smartest things any prepper will do is assemble a stash of survival food. Whether you’ve got a 3-day supply, 30-day supply, 3-month supply, or even a year’s worth, once you’ve got all the boxes checked and the food packed away, your job isn’t done. You’ve got to stay on top of inspecting
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For so many preppers, a survival retreat to call their own is both an aspirational goal and something they hope they never have to use. These properties are exactly what they sound like: a place to go when society is falling apart and all seems lost. Properly chosen, prepared, and supplied, they will prove to
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The sling is an ancient, and highly effective, projectile weapon and also one of the most versatile. Using nothing but skill and small projectiles in the form of stones or marbles, these innocuous, simple straps can propel their tiny missiles to lethal velocity, more than capable of bringing down man and beast with a good
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When most folks think about home protection, what do they think about? You guessed it: some kind of weapon. That’s a great idea and it pays to be ready to do battle, but it’s all too easy to overlook actual home fortification. Home fortification is another critical link in the protection chain, one that will
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One of the most likely, and worryingly one of the most devastating, mega disasters that might befall the United States and the world is a powerful EMP. Whether it’s caused by solar or other cosmic activity, a nuclear warhead detonation, or a specialty EMP-generating weapon system, the result will be the same: massive, wide-area devastation
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When you accept a lifestyle of radical self-responsibility as a prepper, you’ll find that there is never an end to the list of things that you must, should, and want to do. There’s always something you need to get, need to check, need to practice, or need to improve. On the one hand, this is
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