By Zach Hunters and other firearms enthusiasts have been anxiously watching federal regulators’ every move when it comes to potential new gun control measures. Though Congress defeated a bill in April that would have required more extensive background checks on all firearms purchases, the debate is far from over. The White House, in early June, …
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Jun 28
The Takedown Dilemma: Henry, Ruger or Marlin?
By The Maj When it comes to anything labeled “Survival”, the market place has been experiencing a bit of a boom as of late. When the market place couples “Survival” with “Firearm”, the boom seems to go nuclear in an instant. Such has been the case with many of the less expensive takedown rifles in …
Jun 26
Exterior Home Maintenance Post SHTF
By The Maj Have you ever visited a home improvement store just before or right after a hurricane or other similar event? In many cases, you will find they will be packed out like the grocery stores and the only thing left on the shelves will be the wall paper and other home beautification items. …
Jun 17
Severe Weather Preparation Tips
By Home Security Store Severe Weather Preparation Tips The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently announced that this year’s hurricane season may result in twice the number of hurricanes usually experienced in areas near the Atlantic ocean. This news comes just days after a hurricane devastated Moore, Oklahoma where the death toll is still …
Jun 10
CRKT Eat’N Tool Review
By The Maj I am a sucker for compact gadgets and new designs on a pretty much age old concept, so when I ran across the CRKT Eat’N Tool at a trade show it piqued my interest. At first glance, it was an impressive little tool that I figured would make a nice addition to …
Jun 07
Daily Medication when T-SHTF
By The Maj Do you or someone in your family take a daily medication that is necessary for survival? If so, what are your plans post SHTF? Many people have conditions which require daily medication and missing a prescribed dose may be the start of a very bad situation. Most of these people do not …
Jun 03
Foraging for Edible Plants
By The Maj In the long term survival situation, our meals are going to transform drastically from what we are accustomed to today. Typical breakfast today is eggs, meat, and bread or a simple milk and cereal, while a traditional lunch or dinner will range from a hearty salad and sandwich combo to steak, potatoes, …
May 30
Prepping: Needs vs Wants
By The Maj When I started prepping, I went at it like I do most things in life, which is WIDE OPEN. During that first year, I amassed quite a stockpile of supplies and equipment with little regard to prioritization of true need. Now, do not get me wrong, I focused on need but the …
May 26
Smith’s Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener Review
By The Maj Let me start this review by saying that I have never been a big fan of pocket sharpeners. I like to keep a very tight edge on most of my blades and in my experience most, if not all pocket sharpeners are only good for a 23 to 25 degree edge on …
May 21
Identifying Necessary Survival Skills
By The Maj In the post SHTF world, skills can make the difference between life and death, but which skills are the “right” set of skills you should focus on? Determining “right” is personal and will be different for every person, so finding that magical list which you can reference to build your own personal …
May 15
Maximizing Space with Multiple Use Items
By The Maj No matter if you have been prepping for years or are just getting started, one thing that you are going to realize quickly is that supplies take up a lot of space. It does not matter if you are talking about stockpiles for a bug in location or the size and weight …
May 09
When Prepping opinions collide, who is right?
By The Maj Recently, on a four day float trip with some like minded friends, the discussion around the camp fire turned to “the perfect bugout bag”. As a little background here, I have a group of friends that prep and normally twice per year, we take a trip with nothing but our bugout bags …
May 06
Post SHTF Personal Hygiene
By The Maj Staying clean by today’s standards in a post SHTF world will be a task that is close to impossible. The daily, sometimes twice daily, bath or shower will become a thing of the past and the old joke of “bath night Saturday” will no longer be a joke for most people. The …
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