The hatchet, the smaller cousin to the full size felling ax, is probably the most important tool that any prepper can have for outdoor adventures, coming in second only to a good bushcrafting knife. Like all edged tools, hatchets will wear down with use, losing chopping efficiency and forcing you to use more effort and …
Illinois is a state that has long been known for corruption, increasingly draconian anti-gun ownership laws and Byzantine legal proceedings that put everyday folks through the wringer. None of that has changed, but it might surprise you to know that Illinois does, nominally, have self-defense laws on the books that permit citizens to protect themselves …
Gardening is an enjoyable pastime that millions of people partake in, but for preppers, gardening is more than just an enterprise to help you while away spare time and weekends for bragging rights when you produce a few pieces of pristine fruit or veggies. For millennia, large and small scale gardening has been integral to …
West Virginia is one of the most rural states in the Union – that alone makes this locale a haven for preppers. There are so many blissfully perfect places for a self-reliant family to set up a survival homestead or prepper retreat, it is pretty difficult to pick just one. The vast majority of the …
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Becoming a HAM radio operator is a prepper side hustle that can pay off substantially as a bartering skill during a SHTF event. While it will be difficult to make money as a HAM radio technician now (unless you become a trainer or equipment dealer), being one of the few survivors who can communicate with …
Missouri’s laws concerning pepper and other defensive sprays are pretty much wide open for citizens. There is no restriction on the type, quantity or formula of defensive sprays and they may be bought and sold freely. In fact, one of the very few laws they even have on the books concerning the subject is in …
A big part of being prepared is being ready, genuinely ready, to react to trouble, whatever form it might take. You could be facing a personal crisis, a natural disaster or a man-made catastrophe with little to no time to plan, much less gather needed equipment. For that reason, when trouble strikes and you need …
When people climbed into their wagons to cross unknown territory in the interior, they had to be well prepared, as they didn’t know exactly when they would be able to get more of the basic ingredients to keep themselves fed. For a balanced diet, the pioneers needed some carbohydrates besides the protein from fresh fish …
Kicking and punching are natural instincts when it comes to fighting. Over the eight years that I’ve been training in taekwondo, I’ve had many, many sparring matches and seen and used many different kicks. Now, not all kicks are equal and self-defense is very different from a sparring match in a Dojo. With that in …
All of our food preps are basically fuel preps, but instead of fuel for a generator or our vehicles our food serves as fuel, calories, for our bodies. Just like all of our other devices that require a certain amount of fuel to function, it is worth considering how many calories our bodies need for …
