Bug out bags. Preppers know they are a great idea. Non-preppers will wish that they had thought ahead and packed one when a disaster happens. And there are many ideas about how you should pack your BOB, how much stuff you should have, and all sorts of variables depending on who you are and who…
We all hate mosquitoes. It doesn’t really matter who you are. They are annoying pests who have the added inconvenience of carrying diseases such as encephalitis and West Nile virus. So, in a survival situation, both for your comfort (because a SHTF situation doesn’t mean we have to be miserable) and for your health, you…
Have you been planning for a survival situation? Do you have your bug out bag ready along with weapons, gasoline, and other supplies that you’ll likely need, including stored food? There’s a good chance that you still aren’t ready. You may have all of your camping gear ready to go. You may have power sources.…
Human beings have an amazing ability to make games out of almost anything. We thrive on the challenge of trying to reach artificial goals, and this can cause us to consider new possibilities of actions to take and to open up to considering scenarios that we may not have previously considered, especially in terms of…
“When?” is the constant question that preppers keep asking, that they have to keep asking so that they can be ready when the collapse comes. We don’t know when, but, because it could be right around the corner, it could be useful to think about how quickly you can get your family prepared and take…
If you’ve ever spent any time in nature, you know that the insect population can have a field day with your, biting, and scratching, and being a general nuisance to you. And, maybe you’ve wondered what to do in a survival situation when your local Wal-Mart with it’s insect repellent spray isn’t an option. Try…
Being able to live off of the land in a survival situation becomes much easier when you have some knowledge of the plants that you may encounter. Why? Because, when you know what these plants can do for you, you can make use of them to better ensure your own survival. In that spirit, here…
Survival situations, including bug out situations, never happen on a planned schedule. Otherwise, you would have plenty of warning to be prepared. Unfortunately, this means that you could find yourself in a situation in which you need to find your way home (or elsewhere) without your trusty map, compass, or GPS handy. Fortunately, “primitive navigation,”…
In a survival situation, assuming that power will not be readily available is a good idea. Simple things that we are used to doing will no longer be easy and convenient to do. Things like washing clothes. It may not be the most exciting subject, but, running around in the same unwashed clothes for weeks…
Bows have a special place in the hearts of many preppers because of their ability to be used for silent hunting which is, of course, handy for eating in a crisis situation. Takedown bows are especially useful for a survival situation because of their design which allows the removal of sections of the bow itself.…