Tag: prepared

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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Control Your Type 2 Diabetes or Die in TEOTWAWKI

Randolph Jason

Control Your Type 2 Diabetes or Die in TEOTWAWKI by Scott M for Survival Blog I am a family physician and I have type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is where you initially have enough insulin produced by your body but are resistant to the insulin, i.e.:  you don’t have enough receptors for the insulin to plug into to act on the sugar/carbohydrates you ingest. As time goes on if you don’t manage your diabetes your body will stop producing insulin and you will need to be on insulin shots for the rest…

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Flood Preparedness [4 Things You Should Do]

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Flood Preparedness [4 Things You Should Do] by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog Flood Preparedness is a topic that applies to a huge number of people.Flooding can destroy tremendous amounts of agriculture and it can damage or destroy homes (and lives). According the American Red Cross, and others, “Floods are among the most Frequent and Costly natural disasters.” Floods and Flash Flooding are natural disasters that will strike in deserts, rain forests, populated areas, rural areas, mountains, valleys… It’s pretty much possible anywhere. A flood can result from heavy…

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The AR-15 Rifle

Randolph Jason

The AR-15 Rifle by Charles Yor for The Survivalist Blog GNN Note – Probably the single most effective rifle on the market today. It was a great day for Liberty when this weapon rolled off the assembly line. ****** The AR-15 is by far America’s rifle of choice, the current and future king of the 5.56mm’s. Now a mature design since its inception back in the 1950’s, the AR is showing absolutely no signs of fading away or slowing down. There have been many contenders to the throne, and some…

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Drinking Water Storage – How Long In Plastic Containers?

Randolph Jason

Drinking Water Storage – How Long In Plastic Containers? by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog A lot of people are apparently concerned about the (health) effects of plastic as it pertains to drinking water storage (‘bottles’, jugs, containers, barrels, etc.). I have spent time researching the general subject of various plastics versus their apparent safety for food and water. There is a-lot of opinion and passion about it. Having said that, I have come to my own conclusions about how to best deal with it. That is, the possibility…

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What To Do If Someone Is Following You In A Car

Randolph Jason

What To Do If Someone Is Following You In A Car by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog It’s an alarming and chilling feeling that someone might be following you. There are precautions you should take to make sure that you stay safe. Here’s what you should do if you think that someone is following you in a car: ARE YOU BEING FOLLOWED? It doesn’t take much effort to make sure that you’re not being followed. Consider any of the following suggestions: 1. Since most criminals are amateurs, simply drive around the block…

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