Tag: prepper

Camper or RV Preparedness | How to set it up or What to bring

Randolph Jason

Camper or RV Preparedness | How to set it up or What to bring by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog This should be be fun… I’m sure that some of you have a RV or camper trailer of one variety or another. But how do you set it up for the sake of preparedness, or what extra would you take with you as such? Since most of the MSB audience is prepper oriented, I’m sure the question has crossed your mind. Further, you may have already dealt with this…

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“Places Aren’t Lonely, Only People Are Lonely.” (Video)

Randolph Jason

“Places Aren’t Lonely, Only People Are Lonely.” Video by Kirsten Dirksen GNN Note – This video is from 2014 – the closer to the end we get the more relevant information of this type becomes. #### In 2007 John Wells sold his heavily-mortgaged home in upstate New York and bought 40 acres in West Texas for $8000. The area (Brewster County) is so isolated there are no codes or zoning restrictions so Wells built his own tiny home (in 9 days with $1600) relying on his set-building experience. Video Source…

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5 Ways To Save Money

Randolph Jason

5 Ways To Save Money by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog I would like to give you five tips to help reduce your spending. I’m sure there are plenty of people out there who are on a tight budget and don’t have much or any extra spending money. Maybe this will help. Even while your own personal economy is doing well, it’s good practice to be careful and efficient with your money. Why? Because you never know when your economy will get worse… and if you had saved that money…

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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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