Tag: prepared

Wilderness survival skills that also work in an urban environment

Randolph Jason

Wilderness survival skills that also work in an urban environment by Mary Miller for BugOut Wilderness survival skills are typically only framed within the context of a prepper hiking in the woods, miles away from civilization. This is unfortunate because it limits the application of these skills to such specific scenarios, as though threats could only ever be encountered in remote and natural areas. While it is true that the comforts of modern living can afford a lot of safety nets when it comes to survival, what would happen if a large-scale…

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Prepping for Normal People: How to Prep When You’re NOT an Epic Wilderness Survival Guru

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Prepping for Normal People: How to Prep When You’re NOT an Epic Wilderness Survival Guru by Daisy Luther for The Organic Prepper Did you ever read a blog post on a prepper site and sigh, because the person writing the post seemed to have been born a survivalist? In your mind’s eye, you could envision them at the tender age of six, weaving a snare from some vines that they wisely assessed not to be poison ivy, catching a rabbit, skinning and gutting it with a pocketknife, and cooking it over…

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Food Storage – It’s NOT Just For the End of the World

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Food Storage – It’s NOT Just For the End of the World by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog A deep pantry of food storage for survival & preparedness’ is more than just a backup plan for ‘the end of the world’. In reality, there are other practical reasons to have so called survival food on hand – reasons that may actually be put to use! After all, ‘the end of the world’ may not ever happen, right? FOOD STORAGE FOR HEDGE AGAINST INFLATION When’s the last time you went…

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5 Simple Pieces of LIFESAVING Medical Knowledge

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5 Simple Pieces of LIFESAVING Medical Knowledge By BCE for The Organic Prepper There is almost a preparedness fixation with gunshot wounds and having sachets of quick-clot in your first aid kit. But in terms of bang for your buck, there other things which are frequently overlooked and very under-rated that much more likely to be life-saving than your hemostatic agent. Use soap and water to wash your hands. This to me something that seems so incredibly simple and but it seems lost completely on some. Can you honestly say…

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Why your bug-out bag needs to contain these antibacterial essential oils

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Why your bug-out bag needs to contain these antibacterial essential oils by: Jose Lopez for Natural News Bugging out means you can’t carry your whole medicine cabinet with you. You may not be able to reach a doctor who can write prescriptions for you, either. But you may already have essential oils with you that can help address infections. These are the oils you need to put in your bug-out bag. (h/t to JustPlainMarie.ca.) Aside from being used for perfume, aromatherapy and relaxation, essential oils have health benefits as well: relief from nausea, heartburn, headaches…

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5 Drills For Situational Awareness

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5 Drills For Situational Awareness by Ken Jorgustin – Modern Survival Blog Situational awareness is being aware of one’s surroundings, identifying potential threats and dangerous situations. It is more of a mindset than a tangible hands-on skill. It can be applied by anyone with the resolve to do so. Here are a few drills to help practice your own situational awareness skills:   SITUATIONAL AWARENESS – BAD THINGS DO HAPPEN First though, to establish a mindset of situational awareness, one must recognize that threats do exist. Bad things do happen,…

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Categories Of Prepping & Preparedness – Start With These

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Categories Of Prepping & Preparedness – Start With These by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog The following list of survival & preparedness category groups are intended to encompass higher level tiers from which we could drill down into more detail. One effective method for deciding upon preparedness supplies is to think about each of the groups or topics first, and then focus on sub-categories within each. It’s often best to start by thinking broadly – and then narrow down to specifics. From a higher level standpoint, I might sub-categorize…

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Water Purification Tablets – Why You Should Have Some

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Water Purification Tablets – Why You Should Have Some by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog GNN Note – This is a stealth method of having drinkable water. If you boil water odds are there will be a fire and that could create all kinds of issues. ****** There are several methods for emergency disinfection of drinking water. Each with their own attributes and effectiveness. One method to treat water for drinking is to use water purification tablets.   WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS – ADVANTAGES   1. SMALL AND LIGHTWEIGHT A typical small…

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A Recent Test of Stored 2008-Vintage MREs

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A Recent Test of Stored 2008-Vintage MREs by S.H. in TX for Survival Blog GNN Note – MRE (meals ready to eat) were developed for military use but have found there way into civilian use amongst the prepper community. While effective, store well and provide nutrition, you can’t live on them for an extended period of time. However, they are awesome if something were to go wrong for an extended period of time. ****** Dear Editor: I am always interested in the viability of stored supplies, and am amazed at…

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Uninvited Guests In Time Of Crisis

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Uninvited Guests In Time Of Crisis by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog “IF THINGS GET BAD, I’M COMING TO YOUR PLACE!” Guest post by Mr. and Mrs. restoringBrad – How many of us have heard people say that, or something similar to it? Even if they were laughing when they said it, they might mean it. Sure, some folks would say that jokingly, but others were either nervously testing your reaction to see if it was okay or inviting themselves to show up at your location in the least confrontational way…

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