If you’re reading this, chances are you have a bug out bag ready and waiting for the STHTF. It’s probably packed with just about everything you need to pick up and run with, and while it’s a definite necessity to have a bug out bag of your own, bugging out under most circumstances is, for …
Tag: Bug Out Bag
5 Tips to Fine-Tune Your Every Day Carry Setup
Having a proper every day carry (EDC) setup is one of the most important things you can do to be prepared, well, every day. While you can get separated from your bug out bag and might not be able to get home quickly, your every day carry is always on you to help you survive …
5 Tips to Put Your Bug Out Bag on a Diet
Packing a solid Bug Out Bag (BOB) is an important task, you want to make sure you have everything you need while keeping everything within a single bag for easy carrying and escape. It’s all too common to pack a BOB when you’re at home and not use it until necessary. While you might be …
SilverFire Does it Again – Scout
SilverFire® Does It Again Introducing the ‘Scout’ Arguably The Best Compact Gasifier Stove Today! ! It doesn’t matter if you’re into backpacking, hunting or prepping, SilverFire’s new compact ‘Scout’ camp stove deserves a close look. I have to say that Todd (the brains at SilverFire) has a winner with this cool little stove that encompasses many of …
Limiting factors in emergency prep-How long can you provide for yourself?
If you are serious about emergency preparation, then I’m going to suppose your home is a place you could stay for a long, long, time. Plenty of food and water stored away, fuel to cook, a way to stay warm, if you can “Bug in”, you should be just fine no matter what the circumstance. …
Prepping for Ebola: 5 Tips
Is An Ebola Epidemic Inevitable In America? And What Can People Do To Protect Themselves? With each successive day since the man (Thomas Eric Duncan) who flew from Liberia to Texas was diagnosed with the first case of the Ebola virus in the U.S., more and more unsettling facts are starting to emerge. As we …
12 Bug Out Bag Items You Might Not Know About
There are more than enough posts out there that mean to tell you exactly how to pack your bug out bag, and while these are fine, there’s something personal about what you pack in your own bag, and how you do it. This is the reason why instead of telling you exactly what to carry …
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 …
Five not so weird tricks to use before you get a bugout bag.
Five not so weird tricks to use before you get a bugout bag. First of all, I am not against having a 72 hour kit that you can grab and go with. Every family should have one, preferably every family member. But I run into a lot of people who think that emergency preparation starts …
Bug Out: The Basics of Packing A Bug Out Bag
While you’re probably familiar with what a bug out bag is and why you need one, unless you’re in the military or an experienced camper, you probably don’t know how to pack a bag effectively. Packing a bug out bag is more than just shoving items into a bag, though. There’s a science involved that …