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How I Plan on Bugging In
There are multiple articles, videos, and books about bugging out and a few on bugging in. My aim here is to throw a bit of thought on the bugging in concept from my unarmed Canadian perspective.
Short-Term Food Storage for Beginners
In general, long-term storage food staples like whole grains, beans, flour, oil, sugar, etc., are not the foods you want to have when a natural disaster strikes.
The Poor Man Prepper
So let’s get down and dirty here and talk about what a common working man would have.
Beware of the IDIoT (Incredibly Dangerous Internet of Things)
To minimize our vulnerability to the lawlessness that would follow an apocalyptic event, we arm ourselves and harden our homes. We actively look for ways to increase our chances of survival.
What Can We Learn from History About Food When SHTF?
By learning about what happened, and knowing that history repeats, we can prepare better and avoid making the same mistakes when SHTF again.
No Excuse for Starving
Faced with a SHTF event, I know that the acquisition of security, shelter, food, and water will be imperative to ensuring my family’s survival.
Learning from History: Take-Away Lessons from When SHTF in the Past
By learning about what happened in previous generations, and knowing that history repeats, we can prepare better and avoid making the same mistakes when SHTF again.
Why I Decide to Pack More Than 72 Hours Ahead
What would you do if it was longer than that or you faced a serious crisis that took the world to its knees?
Thoughts About Prepping from an Ole Fart
You see, it is a mindset.. It is putting yourself mentally in a situation and seeing if you measure up.
EDC During SHTF and Why “Tacticool” Might Just Get You Killed: Part I
The EDC during SHTF will likely be different. What do you plan on carrying every day when it all goes to hell?
Why Should You Be a Prepper?
You are the only person that is going to truly provide adequate emergency supplies and protection for yourself when a disaster strikes on a large scale.
Lessons Learned: From Coupons to Prepping
I use coupons all the time and I am stockpiling so that my family has food later. I am stocking up to barter but most of the items I got free or for hardly anything.
Preppers Need to Continuously Practice Situational Awareness
Normally, having our attention diverted to “something else”—even if it’s only to a voice in cyber-space—is “no big deal”
How to Live Off Grid Successfully
If you have been wondering how to live off grid - "is it really possible?" and "Can I do it?" the short answer to all of these questions is, "Yes!
Making a Living Post TEOTWAWKI
If the worst happens, have you given any thought to how you would be making a living post TEOTWAWKI?
Prepping Your Family: Whether They Are All Aboard…or NOT
“All Aboard!” Easily understood when shouted by the conductor of a train—either get yourself “on board” or be left behind.
Providing Hospital Care in SHTF
I got to thinking about what I would do with 32 years nursing experience and most of that in trauma if I had a person laid up in bed and was faced with providing hospital care in SHTF and why.
Tactical Walking Tips for Bugging out on Foot
In this piece he offers great advice and tips for security considerations if you are faced with the reality of bugging out on foot.
Making Homemade Wine – Who’s Got the Hooch?
Knowing how to make homemade wine is probably one of the most important skills to know and master in a post-apocalyptic world if you intend to barter for survival or just escape reality for a couple of hours.
11 Ways Your Prepping Skills Pay Off In Everyday Life
We have situations every day that we need to be ready for so let’s see how your prepping skills work out in these situations.
Prepper Conditioning: Total Body Fitness for When the SHTF
Surviving is just the first step to survival. If you struggle with the basic physical abilities to easily get through some of the things I have discussed above, what good will the 2 years of food, hundreds of gallons of water, or thousands of rounds of ammunition do for you when the shit hits the fan?
Long Term Food Storage: Benefits of Storing Wheat
Even these individuals should consider storing wheat in some measure, and I'll be discussing the reasons why at the end of this article.
Who Are the Real Terrorists?
Who are the real terrorists and what is terrorism?
Raising Rabbits: One Size Fits All Prepper Solution?
Rabbits truly are the “one-size-fits-all” preppers domestic livestock and after reading the reasons why raising rabbits could be ideal for any prepper, we think you will agree.
SHTF Plan: Preparing for a Power Outage
The number one thing I prepare for is a POWER OUTAGE when SHTF. Every SHTF series of events, includes the inevitable power outage. In fact, whenever the power goes out, even temporarily, I wonder if SHTF has arrived.
Five Step Mental Practice for Psychological Preparedness
Psychological preparedness is a radically important part of survivalism and might possibly be the determining factor for long term survivalism. In fact, the first step toward getting prepared is making a conscious affirmation to develop a will to live.
Politics in a Post-Apocalyptic World
The most important rediscovery in a post-apocalyptic world will be fried-chicken. Fried chicken will not only be a catalyst for a post-apocalyptic civilization, it will divide humanity into two distinct subgroups.
My SHTF Lifestyle: Preparing to Create Happiness
I hope that others benefit from my slightly different ideas on what a SHTF lifestyle could look like. When I first began preparing I looked for lists of preparedness items and tried my best to purchase as many as possible.
Using REAL EVENTS to Educate, Train and Practice
It is important that everyone in your family or in your group understands not only the world we live in but also that threatening events can happen in a flash. Will you be prepared?
Making Your Own Solar Powered Motorhome
What if you could design a completely independent motor home that uses solar power or grid power to charge batteries to provide engine power, a dehydration system for water and hydroponics for food?