Maryland is another state with generally permissive pepper spray laws, although this is one state where you can have only legitimate pepper spray, not tear gas and not a blend of any other defensive spray formulations. The law is quite specific concerning the formulation of such sprays and its ingredients must be derived from actual […]
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Raccoons might be cute and cuddly, but they are troublesome, intelligent pests that are notorious for breaking into garbage cans, infiltrating attics, and generally making themselves a nuisance. Their uncanny intelligence and dexterous forepaws give them a major advantage when it comes to climbing and manipulating objects. This means that trapping them is easier said
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Think about your typical blackout scenario, or if civil unrest suddenly occurred in your town. Would you be able to grab everything you need to survive for a whole month in just 30 minutes from your local supermarket or DIY store? Even if you could, it could be downright dangerous. This is why it”s worth
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One of the most frightening scenarios that any prepper could face is a nuclear incident. A nuclear power plant accident, deployment of a dirty bomb or a genuine nuclear warhead detonation will all scatter radioactive and potentially lethal material far and wide. You cannot detect radioactivity with any of your five senses, and so we’ll
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Every prepper knows that having a supply of water on hand is crucial for surviving any emergency situation. What they might not know it’s just how much water they and other members of their family or survival group will go through over time during a long-term survival situation. Drinking, hygiene, and cooking concerns will gobble
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When spring turns to summer and fall turns to winter, do you take the time to update your bug-out bag accordingly? You should! You heard me right: A clever prepper will take the time to modify the loadout of their bug-out bag according to the seasonal conditions they are likely to be facing at any
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Ramen noodles are one of the most polarizing packaged food options on the market. Easy to prepare, reasonably tasty and absolutely dirt cheap, this is sadly one of the staple foods of college kids across the nations or anyone who has fallen on hard financial times. However, they seemingly last forever and many hikers, campers
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Survival furniture might be a strange turn of phrase if you have never considered it before. Do you need furniture to survive? Is a certain kind of furniture suitable for survival purposes? What does it mean? And actually means a little bit of both. Just because you are in the middle of a long-term survival
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The time has come to talk about something a little different, readers, and it is a serious subject. Most of our long-time readers pride themselves on maintaining a high overall level of personal readiness so they’re prepared to deal with emergencies great and small, and none more likely than an encounter with the nastier, criminal
Should You Intervene if Someone Else is Being Attacked? Read More »
A generator is one of the single best preps you can have, for virtually any disaster situation. Whether you have a small, portable generator capable of running an appliance or two or a large, built-in standby generator that can power your entire house, you’ll be able to keep the lights on when no one else
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