By JM We take communication for granted because if we want to talk to someone we have multiple ways of contacting them: home phones, cell phones, email, and instant messaging. We are used to instant gratification by calling or texting and pretty much getting an immediate response from virtually everyone on our contact list. But …
Tag: Prepping for SHTF
Jan 28
Hardtack: step by step instructions
Hardtack: The survival food cleverly disguised as a brick, wheel chock, or overly thick bathroom tile. Whenever I think of hardtack images come to mind of a sailor gnawing away on a piece 500 years ago in the middle of the ocean, or more recently a Civil War era Infantryman chewing on a piece while …
Jan 24
Burying the Box, SHTF Shipping Container Tips
By JD at Cherokee West As a child my first concept of prepping was a basement in a large log cabin sort of house in which lived some friends of our family. The stairs in the house were wooden and unfinished, the type you might see on an outdoor deck or patio. I could see …
Jan 23
Kinetic Energy, Sectional Density and Killing Power
I remember watching an episode of Doomsday Preppers, the one where a guy almost destroys the hearing of another prepper by firing next to his head. I still remember one of his quotes from the episode: “Bigger is always better!” Bigger magazines, bigger guns capable of firing larger projectiles. If it left a bigger hole …
Jan 22
The best $4.50 you ever spent on survival gear
Behold the Multi-Purpose Triangle Bandage, otherwise known as the cravat. This versatile piece of cloth has been around for as long as I can remember and probably decades before that. It is well recognized as an essential part of any survival kit and since the price point is relatively low it makes sense to own …
Jan 21
5 scenarios your family should train for
Many of us realize that the key to a good bugout is all of the preparation which is done prior to the actual event taking place. Pre-positioning all of the bugout gear, talking through various scenarios, conducting rehearsals with family members which results in being able to efficiently evacuate a home in mere minutes with …
Jan 18
Prepping with the Rule of 5’s
By Ditch Doctor Don’t be discouraged when starting to prep since prepping can be overwhelming, confusing, and expensive. I started prepping using the “Rule of 5’s”. Here’s the list I started with and then expanded it when I reached my goals. Get your family involved but remember to have the quantity end with five. This …
Jan 17
Gear Review: Gerber LMF II Infantry Knife
By JM I know, I know, everyone has the perfect survival knife. But if you are in the market for a new survival knife or if you just want a new knife take a look at what the Gerber LMF II has to offer. Before I purchased the Gerber LMF I did a lot of …
Jan 16
The Benefit of Army Surplus Gear
By RV Ops The use of good quality gear and clothing is important to anyone involved in prepping as well as the outdoors life in general, and unreliable gear may well be worse than useless-a multitool that breaks, for example, or a an inadequately sealed water container may well result in fatal consequences if the …
Jan 15
Compass basics, tips for newbies.
It’s very easy to get lost while in the woods, or for that matter just about anywhere. I have been lost many times and am not ashamed to admit it. Getting lost is the easy part and can be accomplished through complacency, overconfidence or just poor dumb luck. There have been times where I was …
Jan 14
5 Wild Edibles which are probably in your back yard.
You probably have a food storage plan ready to go with a variety of food stocks, redundancy and shelf life all taken into consideration. No doubt there is a high probability that you have an assortment of canned goods, MREs, freeze dried and dehydrated foods all sitting nicely on shelves somewhere in your basement. All …
Jan 11
Top Secret Places to Hide Food Storage in Your House
By Agnes Jimenez In dire situations where families are presented with emergencies, they must do everything they can to protect the supplies that they have prepared. Food storage is something that every family should consider because in emergency situations, the grocery store shelves aren’t going to be stocked and if you don’t have food storage, …
Jan 08
Containerized Housing: Steve’s Tincan Cabin
By JD at Cherokee West Enterprises So if there was ever a blog to read about shipping containers, (aside from this one of course) I would have to say it would be TincanCabin. I have read many blogs in my lifetime, and quite a few over the last few months that deal with shipping and …
Jan 07
10 Tips for Bugging In
Bugging in is most likely the first option in the prepper playbook that will be employed by most of us when confronted with a crisis, regardless of how much time is spent chatting about the far sexier concept of bugging out. Let’s face the facts, you and I are much more comfortable on our home …
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