Out of all of the many disasters that you might prepare for, one of the least thrilling but most likely and certainly most devastating is a financial disaster. Hyperinflation is one word that most financially-savvy people are familiar with, and also one that can make you shiver with the dread suggestion of it. You might …
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Anytime you are in a survival situation you probably aren’t going to have the same choices that you usually do. You might not get to pick where you sleep, what you have to do, or even what you get to eat. Some foods that you don’t like will definitely be on the menu, and even …
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When you are in a survival situation, keeping enough food on hand is going to be difficult, no matter how much you have stockpiled. And that assumes you even have access to your stockpile! No matter what you are going through, your body will need a ton of fuel to keep doing the work that …
Crafting your own fish hooks can be done with readily available resources and a few small tools. Learning how to make DIY fish hooks is inexpensive and the hooks you make can perform similarly to store-bought products. Making them yourself is easy and can replace any lost hooks on a fishing trip or give you …
One of the items a survivalist absolutely must have is a tarp, and while having a tarp might not be a matter of life and death, it certainly could make the difference between a miserable time bugging out and a fairly tolerable stay in the woods. Tarps can be pitched in a variety of ways …
Bows have been around since humans emerged and the only things that have changed are how they are made and the arrowheads used. Later on in human history, crossbows were created as an easier alternative to using a bow and now in the modern age, we have air-powered bows that are more rifle-looking in appearance. …
One of the best byproducts of a lifestyle of personal readiness is the confidence that it lends you. Once you have been prepping long enough, you feel like you are ready for anything and that there is no disaster, no mishap, no emergency, and no attack that could possibly befall you or your family that …
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Whenever someone wants to get out of a confrontation, a common tactic is to just back away and try to keep some space between themselves and their aggressors. This is a natural response to have, we don’t like having people standing too close to us – especially not when they’re trying to punch our lights …
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Self-defense classes have seen quite a surge in popularity over the last few years, but I haven’t seen a lot of discussion around what distance you should keep when you end up in these situations. Why would you talk about distance in a self-defense class? Because that’s what most people prefer to do. We don’t …
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Modern amenities have made the majority of the population aware that backups of every essential system is necessary considering how unreliable many infrastructures are. If you live within city limits then you’re more than likely at the mercy of water treatment plants and the dreaded tap water. Any kind of issue with the water mains …
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