Oct 28
You come home from a long day at work and hit the garage door button inside your car, the door opens and you pull inside. You step inside your home, disarm your alarm and flip a few switches on the wall, the lights come on. Opening the refrigerator door you reach inside to grab a …
Oct 25
Imagine if you had to live for 2 weeks with no hygiene products. Just living your normal everyday life, going to work and to the gym, out to dinner or maybe a movie. No brushing your teeth, no deodorant, no shaving, no lotion, no feminine products and no showers. I would venture a wild guess …
Oct 22
I was recently over at GA’s website, Survive2balive.com and read a post about a few of the medical supplies he recommended for everyday first aid. This got me thinking about my own medical supply plan, how I got started and eventually improved it. I think it is very important to have a wide range of …
Oct 19
How much food do you have in your home right now? If you are like most people (and I hope that you aren’t) you probably have enough to last a couple days or more. This combined with the fact that our stores use a just in time delivery system mean that any interruption to the …
Oct 18
Reloading your own ammunition has many distinct advantages over buying pre-assembled factory ammo. Reloading can save you up to half the cost of retail prices and it does not require a huge up front initial investment to get into. Through patience and careful study you will learn so much about the process that you will …
Oct 16
I found this great article over on hitthetrail.com, it provides a nice overview of some of the techniques used to purify water and some of the dangers that might lurk even in the most crystal clear mountain stream. As preppers the topic of Bugging Out is often discussed, heading to the hills to get away …
Oct 14
My wife and I went shooting yesterday, a scenario which requires me to have a different mindset going into the whole exercise. Personally I don’t mind spending hours at the range (alone) shooting various drills and scenarios with both long guns and pistols, recording results and only stopping to drink water or shove a sandwich …
Oct 13
All of us are used to the ease with which we are able to access information online. The Internet has made researching almost any topic ridiculously easy, to the point where I dare say we have become dependent on it. I too am guilty of this dependence in that I cannot tell you how many times I’ve …
Oct 12
In my recent article, AR15: One of your best options when SHTF, I wrote about the benefits of having an AR15 in your gun safe. While I covered many of the reasons why the AR15 is such a good choice for a SHTF gun what I did not address were some of the specific modifications …
Oct 10
The AR15 (or M4) is one of the most prolific weapons on the planet, second only to the venerable AK47 in recognition. A good rifle is worth its weight in gold in most circumstances, but for SHTF it should also be recognized that it will be important to own a rifle that is a proven …
Oct 09
America has a serious problem in that we are collectively getting fat. Just go to the mall and walk around, do a little people watching. Easily 2 out of every 3 people you observe will be overweight. For preppers this presents a huge issue because if things get crazy the state of an individual’s health …
Oct 06
I have been very close to burning mixtures of fecal matter, urine, and diesel fuel and I can tell you the smell is pretty disgusting. You never quite get used to it, nor does your appetite fully recover. Quite often people forget that everybody poops, and should the power go out for an extended period …
Oct 05
Starting a food storage plan can be a bit overwhelming at first. Canned food, freeze dried, dehydrated, shelf life, rotation cycles and many other factors can be confusing at first. Quite often people simply do not know where to begin and they end up spinning their wheels or spending unnecessary money. Had they done their …
Oct 04
Social media is a great way to tell everyone all about your life, and maybe people you don’t want knowing as well. Think your privacy settings mean you are covered? Think again. Additionally what is social media even becoming? People are way too addicted to sharing every part of their lives with all of these …
Oct 04
The average person can walk about 3 to 4 miles per hour, or 20 to 15 minutes per mile. Let’s give the average person the benefit of the doubt and say they are in rather decent shape, so 15 minute miles will be our standard (walking). According to the Commuter Analysis Report the average one …
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