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.
Seasoned preppers know that a big part of maintaining personal readiness is keeping a few choice gear selections handy pretty much round the clock. At home, at the office, or on the road, there are some things that are universally useful no matter what the situation might be. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, hauling a huge …
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Getting prepared, truly prepared, for the various trials, tribulations and other assorted disasters that life can throw at you is not easy. If you are new to prepping, it might seem like there is a bottomless list of various resources, gear and other items that you’ll need before you can call yourself even nominally ready. …
The best time to get prepared for a crisis is well before the crisis actually occurs. The second best time to get prepared for a crisis is right now. Experience has taught us all that many common items necessary for survival will seemingly vanish into thin air as soon as trouble strikes, with panicked throngs …
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Any prepper with even a modicum of first-aid training will pay close attention to the status and shelf life of the items in his first-aid kit. These things wear out over time. Ointments lose their potency, medications go stale or expire, and antibiotics can spoil. But what about the other, more mundane supplies in the …
Chemical emergency flares are a common fixture aboard all seagoing vessels and many automobiles. The bright, dazzling display of an emergency flare is one of the single best ways to increase visibility to other travelers and to potential rescuers. These devices are inexpensive, effective and indispensable, but their reliance on a chemical reaction to produce …
Duct tape is one of those marvelous all-purpose tools that all preppers love. It has seemingly endless uses, including home repair, a DIY project, or extra support at a job site.e, Everyone you talk to will have one or more “duct tape stories” where the miracle adhesive tape saved the day, or their project. But …
If you are coming into the prepping game a little late, you might be feeling overwhelmed when considering the sheer amount of supplies that various experts on the internet, including yours truly, tell that you absolutely have to have if you’re going to survive a disaster. While it is true that having the right gear, …
If there is one thing that goes hand-in-hand with prepping, it is buying the right gear. And trust me, if you’re like most preppers there will be plenty of gear that you simply must have. Or at least think you must have. And if you are like me (and a lot of other people) you …
If you are just getting started in the prepping lifestyle, it can be more than a little bewildering when you are trying to figure out where you should start. There’s so much to do, so much to learn and so much to acquire! Everywhere you go on the internet it seems like everyone has their …
Preppers and campers both often make use of wood chopping tools on their excursions for the processing of firewood, clearing of campsites and impromptu construction. You will often see entire articles and conversations revolve around the subject of what tools you should take with you into the woods, and foremost among these choices are hatchets …
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