Bug-Out Bags

As a prepper, you’ve more than likely heard about what a bug out bag is (and why it’s important). For those of you who are relatively new to prepping, first of all I’d like to extend my gratitude for entrusting your search for advice in me. I can assure you that I won’t lead you […]

As a prepper, your bug-out bag is the most vital piece of equipment you own. It’s your lifeline when the SHTF, or in any disaster. It is essential to know your BOB, and what it’s capable of, but just as important to know yourself. One big mistake that many preppers make with their bug-out bags,

Where are you right now? Sitting on the couch, reading this on your phone? Reading it on your iPad in an airport terminal? Having a sneaky read of it at your desk at work? Wherever you are I bet you don’t have your bug-out bag or other preps close to hand, do you? And at

Turning your 72-hour bag into a 7-day survival kit is more than feasible, but doing so in an organized manner is essential if you want to make sure the bag won’t be too heavy to carry. Before you begin making a checklist of items to go into the expanded 72-hour emergency disaster kit, throw on

When it comes to bug-out bags, we spend a lot of our time thinking about the different types of gear that we might need in a whole range of situations that we might find ourselves in if the SHTF. We often consider what our skill levels are in different areas, and then reach for certain

With all this talk about which survival items should be part of one’s bug out bag (or BOB for short), people forget to talk about the backpack itself. In what follows we’re going to have a lengthy discussion about the best survival backpack you can get on the market today. Yes, I’m advocating that you get

Many preppers figure out pretty quickly that a pre-packed first aid kit is NOT a good thing to simply buy and throw in your bug out bag (BOB) to rely on. The reason for this is that many pre-packed first-aid kits contain cheap and low-quality items. You may think you’re getting a deal on that

Most folks have heard of bug-out bags, and if you’ve been prepping for a while, you probably have one. Then what’s all the fuss about go-bags, and why do we need another bag? What exactly is a “go bag“? A go-bag is a small backpack that you carry with you with essentials for short-term survival.

Is a prepper you should be aware by now of the multitude of events that can completely turn our world upside down. Depending on the type of event you may have days, hours, minutes, or seconds to react. Over time, the community of active preppers have come up with a variety of bags or kits