Category: Prepping

5 Solar Chargers for When Things Go Dark

When your gear gets low on power today it’s easy to find a wall outlet and plug in for a few hours. What happens when that wall outlet doesn’t work any more? When the SHTF power will be one of the first things to go. With nobody running the power stations or to repair downed …

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Defensive Driving Tips Every Prepper Should Know – Especially #6

Driving defensively on a regular basis is a great way to protect yourself from unnecessary car wrecks from others that aren’t paying attention as much as you are. While this is a great skill to have now, in post-SHTF times, defensive driving skills could mean the difference between life and death from not only automobile …

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Is It Time To Get Out Of The City?

It seems that with almost every passing day there is news of great concern. The U.S. monetary situation is among the top worries of many critical thinkers. Of course as many readers realize, there are numerous other scenarios that might materialize and create a situation that would make living in large congested cities untenable, and …

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Survival Courses: Education That Can Save Your Life

Are you new to survival and the outdoors? Perhaps a seasoned explorer and survivalist? Somewhere in between? Whatever your skill level is, you can benefit from taking survival classes. Available in most parts of the country as well as online, through private schools, outdoor sport retailers, and government agencies, paid and free, there are many …

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Camping or evacuating with kids

Part 1-Keeping them entertained It’s sure to happen. Be it on a family campout to the lake, or forest, or beach, or hopefully not, but possibly, when you and your family have to evacuate with ten minutes warning, sooner or later will come a tug on your sleeve, and a little voice letting you know: …

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Gimmicks, Scams, and Everything Else a Prepper Doesn’t Need

Preppers are a unique group of people. We see the benefit in spending money now for things that hopefully never get used. From food to weapons to vehicle upgrades, preppers know how to spend some serious money. Since we’ve never been through an EOTWAWKI situation, it’s easy to fall for gimmicks and scams if you …

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15 Items to Start Your Food Prep Off Right – Number 6 is Vital

So, you want to start building your emergency food storage to prepare for whatever disaster may come, but the task seems insurmountable. You’ve probably seen posts that tell you the proper caloric intake and base foods to build a good diet, but those don’t tell you exactly what you should be saving, do they? Sometimes …

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Convert Your ‘Pavement Queen’ RV Into A Mean Off-Road Prepper Machine

Part One – Suspensions/Tires  Factory leaf springs compressed nearly flat due to max loading of payload  By the time my wife and I reached Provo, Utah I was already disenchanted with the 5th wheel RV that we had recently purchased. But maybe I should back-up just a little and start at the beginning… Since about …

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Bee-Tastic Series Part Two: Amateur Beekeeping Tips

Welcome to Part Two of our Bee-Tastic Series! If your love of bees has extended to beekeeping, check out a few amateur tips for maintaining a colony of the little black and yellow insects: Check With Local Ordinances Before doing anything else, check with your local ordinances to ensure beekeeping is legal in your area, …

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The Basics of Building a Prepper Team

  Obstacles can seem insurmountable when we’re tackling them alone, but together—they turn into exciting challenges. -Spencer West We’ve talked about who you should include in your prepping, and more often than not the answer is nobody; that OpSec is more important than talking to friends or family about your prep, which can lead to …

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