Your bugout bag, INCH bag, or get-me-home bag should not resemble Mary Poppins’ purse. The bottomless pit the British nanny packed around would be way too heavy to carry in real life. Miss Poppins may have subscribed to the prepper “one is none” mantra, but the beloved caregiver certainly did not consider the dual-purpose nature …
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Summer Survival Skills – It’s A Great Time To Practice Your Preps!
Summer is not only a time for BBQs, baseball games, and trips to the beach. The most glorious months of the year are also a perfect time to practice your preps. Getting the entire family involved in SHTF drills and enhancing your physical readiness can be both a fun and potentially life-saving endeavor. Prepping isn’t …
Senior Citizen Preparedness – Give A Gift Which Could Save A Life And Enhance Self-Reliance
Senior citizen preparedness is a concern not only for those preppers who have reached their golden years, but for those of us in the self-reliance community who love and cherish and elderly person. If a parent, grandparent, or favorite aunt happens to live far away or in a nursing home, concerns about the relatives surviving …
Top 12 Homemade Firestarters For Survival And Camping
Everyone needs to learn how to start a fire and pack lightweight materials in their bugout bag or get home bag to help accomplish the task. A fire will keep frostbite from occurring, allow you to cook what you trapped or shot while hiking home through the woods after disaster, and can be used to …
Mylar Blankets: Off-Label Survival Uses
Mylar blankets are staples in any bugout bag, INCH bag, or get home bag, but the little packets of warmth can do a lot more than just fend off frostbite and hypothermia.The survival blankets and their ultra-shiny material are designed to reflect heat. When there is no body heat to reflect, the vast majority of …