Tag: survival

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

Randolph Jason

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

Randolph Jason

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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Categories Of Prepping & Preparedness – Start With These

Randolph Jason

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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11 Winter Survival Skills Every Child Should Know

Randolph Jason

11 Winter Survival Skills Every Child Should Know by: Tara Dodrill for Off the Grid News Are you attached to your child at the hip every minute of every single day? Your children have a far greater chance of survival if they possess some basic self-reliance skills and have practiced the emergency disaster plan with the family. Even if your work does not force you to leave the property and the children are homeschooled, they are still not protected from a crisis. Children, even the youngest ones in the family, must learn…

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Best States To Live A Preparedness Lifestyle

Randolph Jason

Best States To Live A Preparedness Lifestyle by Ken Jorgustin – Modern Survival Blog Many of us live a preparedness lifestyle to varying extents. Some casually, others more seriously. What is a preparedness lifestyle? From small increments all the way to large effort, it’s basically a lifestyle that integrates: – aspects of self sufficiency, self reliance – general preparedness for systemic disruption – aspiration towards freedom and independence I could detail this lifestyle further. But you likely know what I mean… So, here’s a question. Where might be the best…

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Fish Antibiotics for Survival

Randolph Jason

Fish Antibiotics for Survival by Megan Stewart – The Survivalist Blog One of the major issues many preppers face in preparing for a grid down or SHTF scenario is what to do about illnesses, infections, and injuries that are bound to happen. The world will be in chaos. Doctors and pharmacies will be overrun quickly. Public services will be overwhelmed or possibly shut down entirely. Preparing now, to deal with illness, disease, and injury, by adding fish antibiotics to your stockpile, is one more way to tip the odds in your favor…

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