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.
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 […]
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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
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Think about your typical blackout scenario, or if civil unrest suddenly occurred in your town. Would you be able to grab everything you need to survive for a whole month in just 30 minutes from your local supermarket or DIY store? Even if you could, it could be downright dangerous. This is why it”s worth
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Whether you’re in a warehouse opening boxes of product or out in the wilderness on a camping trip, a knife is an invaluable tool to have on you. Of course, this is only true if the blade is sharp; a dull knife is more a hinderance than anything else, after all. So, how do you
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Virtually every prepper of a defensive bent understands the fact that they, along with their fellows, will be responsible for providing security and protecting that which is valuable when the rule of law invariably breaks down in their area, across the region or even across the nation. To do that effectively, particularly across a large
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It is very difficult to overstate just how important batteries are and our modern era. Personal devices to vehicles, big or small, rechargeable or disposable, batteries very literally make our lives work. When portability is a premium or when tethering a device, appliance, installation or vehicle to an existing power grid is impossible or impractical,
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One accessory that is commonly spotted adorning the wrists of preppers, soldiers and other “outdoor personality” folks is the paracord bracelet, more commonly called the survival bracelet. What started out as an innovative way to use up a little extra paracord, and keep it handy slowly and steadily morphed into a dedicated prep that ensures
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Mylar survival blankets, or space blankets as they are sometimes called, are one of those ubiquitous items that show up on every prepper checklist. These shiny blankets are supposed to keep you warm in pretty much all conditions, or at least warmer, even if you do wind up looking like a baked potato. These are
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I believe I’ve mentioned this before, but I’ll say it again; I’m a knife nut! I’ve been carrying knives since I was about 12 or 13 years old. I started out with a small Swiss Army Knife which I carried for a few years before I moved on to carrying locking blades. My first locking
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