We talk about which tools and gear are best for survival situations, we give you our top picks, and even teach you how to use some of these.
But remember, skills and knowledge always trump tools and gear.
In the prepping world, a common rule is to have a backup for your backup plan. This methodology applies to many aspects of prepping and survival but is especially important when it comes to heating your home. In today’s society, we have ample access to electricity and you will typically find furnaces and fireplaces in …
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For preppers, there is always something that we need. Many of these must-have items are critical pieces of gear; things that will help get us through a bad situation or a long-term period where we must become completely self-sufficient. Even if you aren’t out buying the latest and greatest in high-tech gear the costs can …
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When disaster strikes, be it long or short-term, keeping the food coming is going to take high priority for any prepper. Calories are quite literally the fuel that working bodies will require if they are going to keep putting in the work required for survival! Accordingly, preppers spend an awful lot of time and a …
Choosing a weapon for self-defense is serious business and can be a difficult ordeal. Lethal and less lethal options abound, and you can have ones for close range or long range as the situation dictates. Many preppers trend towards the use of a firearm for self-defense, but the gun is not the end all, be …
The carabiner and snap hook are both hooks with a safety mechanism to stop them from opening. The carabiner comes from the German Karibinerhaken, relating to the carbine – a rifle with a shortened barrel used from the 19230’s onwards. The clip was used to fasten the gun to a strap for carrying and be …
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Most people are probably perfectly happy to wear a cheap watch; there’s nothing wrong with that. Campers, hikers, homesteaders, preppers, on the other hand, don’t really have that option. Cheaper watches, as good as they can be, aren’t always that durable and they can fall apart fairly easily. If you’re doing or will be doing …
If there is one thing that every prepper must be prepared to provide during an emergency or in any long-term survival situation it is light. We have so mastered the production of light via electricity that it is taken completely for granted and virtually every sector of society. With the flick of a switch, anywhere, …
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 the time comes to hit the road and get out of dodge, most of us will depend on our vehicle to ferry us through the chaos to a safe destination. The vehicle we choose for the task, our bug-out vehicle, might be a daily driver or a purpose-built survival machine that can tackle anything …
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Being prepared for survival situations is equal parts having the skills and experience to handle a situation, and having the tools to help you do the work you need to do in an efficient manner. I know all kinds of preppers who accumulate more and more tools over the span of their lives and the …
