What I Carry In My Backpack | How Much Is Too Much?

What I Carry In My Backpack | How Much Is Too Much? by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog Many of us tend to over-pack. It’s better to have too much than too little, right? While that may be true to an extent, for efficiency you might carry only what you may need – as opposed to want. Less weight requires less energy to carry, especially long distances! The problem is that in a long hike a heavy backpack will defeat you. You must eliminate the non-essentials to keep the weight…

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Building a Get-Home Bag and Action Plan

Building a Get-Home Bag and Action Plan by John R (AKA SickSkilz) – MD Creekmore There have been multiple discussions on getting home during a disaster and the contents of a GHB (get home bag).  In the 11/18 weekly preps, I mentioned that I decided to test out my get home plan with the assumption that I would not have my truck available and would have to travel on foot.   Here is how it went and what I found: I work downtown in a medium to large city.  I drive…

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