Category: Preparedness

Prepper hacks: How to make modular bug-out bags

Randolph Jason

Prepper hacks: How to make modular bug-out bags by: Zoey Sky for Natural News Planning and preparing a bug-out bag (BOB) can be daunting, especially if you’re new to prepping and you’re not sure what kind of gear you’ll need when SHTF. The modular BOB method isn’t new but is usually overlooked by preppers who use built-in compartments in a backpack or those who pack all loose equipment into the main compartment of a bag. (h/t to ModernSurvivalOnline.com) What are modular BOBs? A modular BOB groups its contents broadly into “subloads” or self-contained modules in their…

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On Defensive Handgun Ammo

Randolph Jason

On Defensive Handgun Ammo by Charles Yor for The Survivalist Blog Guns are tools utilized for defense in the U.S. many thousands of times, both by police and citizenry. Guns are ubiquitous and omnipresent in most states of the Union, and guns are constant companions or bedside defensive tools for people from sea to sea. But for all their common use and ownership, most gun owners know very, very little about the component that actually does the work of letting the wind out of an attacker’s sails. I am referring,…

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Preparedness and How To Prep When You Are Poor or Low Income

Randolph Jason

Preparedness and How To Prep When You Are Poor or Low Income by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog GNN Note – How do you NOT spend funds? ****** There’s a big difference between “I can’t afford a generator” poor and “we are splurging by adding cheese to Raman noodles for dinner” poor. Too many people might not start prepping because looking at the cost of ‘recommended items’ can be intimidating. Regardless of your own economic status, lets get a discussion going about some of the things that ‘poor’ or…

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Displacement Planning

Randolph Jason

Displacement Planning by J.M. for Survival Blog One of the primary tenets of the preparedness community is that we want to be prepared for any eventuality. We stockpile supplies, develop skills and make changes to our homes and lifestyles to help increase the chances that we can survive any scenario that we might encounter, be it natural or man-made. In regards to displacing in the event of a major SHTF situation, some people plan on taking the ‘forting up’ approach and fortifying their current location, while others favor the ‘bug…

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How to Use Extreme Couponing to Stockpile for Pennies

Randolph Jason

How to Use Extreme Couponing to Stockpile for Pennies by Megan Stewart for The Survivalist Blog If you’ve just started prepping, one of the first things you’ll notice is just how much is out there when it comes to gear and supplies. And as a new prepper, it’s so easy to impulse buy and try to get everything you need as quickly as possible. Before you know it, you can really blow your budget. In fact, once you’ve been bitten by the prepping bug, it seems like the clock is…

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Can You Live and Survive in a Travel Trailer?

Randolph Jason

Can You Live and Survive in a Travel Trailer? by Megan Stewart for The Survivalist Blog If you’ve ever taken a vacation where you traveled in or stayed in a recreational vehicle, you know that it is typically a carefree, peaceful feeling. In fact, it can be almost liberating to leave most of your belongings and all of your worries behind and hit the open road. Everything is new, exciting, and waking each morning feels like the start of a grand adventure. If you’ve experienced this type of vacation in…

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5 More Underrated Pieces of (Mostly) Medical Knowledge

Randolph Jason

5 More Underrated Pieces of (Mostly) Medical Knowledge By BCE for The Organic Prepper Recently we published an article about 5 underrated pieces of simple medical knowledge. Here are 5 more in a similar theme. Low tech contraception is a must during a disaster. Women in an austere environment die during their pregnancy, delivery and in the post-natal period much more frequently than they do in a modern western health system. Even in 2nd and 3rd world countries who have taken western techniques of hygiene and risk reduction in pregnancy to…

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10 Things You Can Do When You’re Just Too Busy To Prep

Randolph Jason

10 Things You Can Do When You’re Just Too Busy To Prep by Daisy Luther for The Organic Prepper We all try to seek balance in our lives, but there are times when things just get a little bit out of control. Maybe you have a new baby. Maybe there is something major going on at work. You could have a sick family member, a big home project going on, the kids are involved in something that requires lots of driving on your part, or maybe you’re injured.  The point…

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The Myth of Stored Food

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The Myth of Stored Food by Pete Thorsen for Survival Blog Many preppers think if they merely store food then they are done–that they have saved their family. And that might be true if they experience a natural disaster in their area which does not allow shopping for a week or so. They have their stored food and just use that during the emergency. Later–if they remember they buy replacements for the food they used–they made their family much more comfortable during that emergency by having that stored food. Plus…

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