Tag Archive: self-sufficiency
How To Test Your Bug Out Bag For SHTF
Being an avid prepper, it looks so easy to add tons of survival items in your bug out bag! But, have you ever physically practiced bugging out with that much weight? A very important piece of equipment for any survival situation…
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Cover Your Bases: Focus on Here and Now Survival
There’s no doubt that it is important to prepare for a nuclear attack, massive natural disaster or any other cataclysmic event. These are the things that threaten to plunge our normal way of life into chaos, and we definitely need…
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The Perfect Survival Food: How To Cook Pinto Beans Fast!
Cooking pinto beans begins with sorting. The reason for sorting is mainly to make sure the beans are free from rocks. Many people also like to pick out the beans that are darker or odd shaped although those beans will not…
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Lichens: A Survival Food That’s Probably Growing in Your Backyard
Lichens are a common wild edible, but if you’re not paying attention you might miss them. They usually grow on trees and rocks and have a distinctive appearance similar to a flat, leafy plant. However, they are a unique form…
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Storing Kerosene for Emergency Purposes
Most machines and appliances today run on either electricity or gas (LPG). Automobile and several types of engines consume diesel and gas. Kerosene is a cheaper, longer-lasting substitute for these known fuels and storing them can become more than just…
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Bug In or Bug Out? It Could Mean the Difference Between Life and Death.
When a Disaster Strikes, Should you Bug In or Bug Out? Bug In or Bug Out? Deciding if you are going to bug out or bug in is a personal choice. However, that choice should not be made lightly as…
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How to Organize Emergency Food Supply
Most preppers are not fortunate enough to have a large space for stockpiling food and water. Many of us live in apartments and small homes. However, even with limited amount of space, we can still build a sufficient stockpile if…
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Prepare for Short-Term Emergency Situations Too!
When the lights go out during a storm, most of us calmly seek out a candle or two and sit down to wait it out. Most of us also are aware that we should not open and close the refrigerator…
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10 Mistakes Made By Preppers
Do you have a strong sense of responsibility towards your own safety and that of your family? Do you feel the need to be always and well prepared to deal with any natural or manmade disaster or catastrophe? Does the…
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Everything You Need to Know About Finding and Purifying Water in the Wilderness
While it might not seem like the most obvious connection for many hunters, knowing how to find and purify drinking water in the wilderness is an important skill. It can be life-saving, especially if you’re out alone and something…
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The Importance of Preparing for the Aftermath of a Flood
We spend a lot of time and effort to prepare ourselves for flooding, but the biggest disruptions tend to emerge as waters begin to recede. It can be weeks, or even months before clean up and recovery efforts bring back…
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50 Uses For Paracord That You May Not Know
In case you’re not aware, Parachute cord, or more commonly referred to as “Paracord”, is a lightweight nylon kernmantle rope which was initially used in the suspension line of parachutes. It can also be described as relatively elastic due to…
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Doomsday Prepping for survival
Being prepared for survival is not cranky or weird, and you do not have to be expecting the Zombie Apocalypse either. Recent extreme weather events have shown that it is possible for any of us to find ourselves suddenly without electricity…
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Apocalyptic Gardening
Granted, gardening isn’t the sexiest topic when it comes to post-apocalyptic survival, but this is a vital skill. Just because you ordered all those nitrogen packed heirloom seeds doesn’t mean you’re all set. There’s a lot more to it than…
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Bug Out Vehicle Kit Essentials
Image credit via Flickr Creative Commons: Jason O’Donnell Essential Items for Any Bug Out Vehicle An emergency can happen at any time, so it’s important (and smart) to be prepared. Especially if you only have moments to evacuate, you should…
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15 Minute Prepper: Black contractor bags
15 minute Prepper. Yup, it’s a thing. At least around here it is. We believe in simply preparing. You won’t find info on how to dig your own bunker here. Or how to survive a zombie attack with just your…
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The coming famine: Russia, peak oil and the collapse of cheap food
I’ve gotten a couple emails from people who have asked me what I think the “end game” is in regards to Russia. And, indeed, the government is going into extra innings with this whole Russia vilification project. This is worse…
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Traps and Snares – Tangle, Dangle, Strangle or Mangle
In most survival situations, food is not an essential. You can live only a few days without water, but you can live for weeks without food. The energy used to find and hunt for food can also burn more calories…
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