You’ve probably thought a lot about what you’re going to do when the time comes to run away from a bad situation. The notion of abandoning your home and heading for safer ground when things get really desperate is something of a trope in prepping. But have you considered the fact that you’ll need to […]
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Preppers, hikers, campers, and other folks of an outdoor persuasion are constantly fussing over their backpacks. There is no chore too boring, no job too big, and no task too great for folks who rely on their packs to get them through the day, and they will stop at nothing for any improvement, enhancement, or
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There is a bewildering variety of backpacks on the market today, and considering that every prepper worth the name will have a bug-out bag packed and ready for any eventuality, choosing a backpack is a pretty big deal. Compared to decades gone by, sometimes the distinction between various types of backpacks and their intended roles
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Whatever kind of backpack you have, a bright primary colorway is not necessarily a bad thing. It is actually a good thing if you want to increase the chances that you are spotted from the air or from a great distance while in a natural setting, and it also helps you blend in among suburban
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Preppers know that one of the most critical aspects of being prepared is having the gear you need to get through any emergency. Whether it’s a natural disaster, economic collapse, global pandemic, or an outbreak of warfare, there are so many things that can threaten the health and safety of our family. However, while many
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The fourth musketeer of beans, bullets, and bandages is the bugout bag. Oft discussed. Rarely done well. Bugout bags are the king of misrepresentation and poor judgment. Myself included. My first bag was hastily put together in response to a personal scare. I’m still not quite sure where I was going to bugout to with
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A BOB is a prepper’s best friend, and no matter what, you should have a plan to make use of it in order to reach a safe BOL or rendezvous point. While you might have spent countless dozens of hours fine-tuning your BOB loadout and pouring over maps and related data in order to select
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If you’re new to prepping, you have doubtlessly seen bugging-out and the corresponding piece of luggage that all preppers love, the bug-out bag, mentioned all over the place in self-sufficiency and prepper circles. I know for a fact you have seen it all over this very site; I have contributed plenty on the topic! But
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For preppers, one of the most central tenets of preparedness is the concept of the BOB, or bug-out bag, that one, vital piece of luggage that contains everything you need to drop what you’re doing and escape to someplace safe ahead of or right behind a disaster. The urban bug out bag becomes your home
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Any bug-out bag is just a starting point. No matter how nice the bag, or how cleverly you have it packed to the brim with your survival kit and accoutrement, you can improve on it in some essential way. Maybe you can make it more comfortable, durable, waterproof, or something else. This is not to
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