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What if Someone Wants to Leave Your Shelter?
What if Someone Wants to Leave Your Shelter? We spend an awful amount of time planning and preparing for bugging-in or out, and rightly so. We need to have supplies, tools and resources on hand to sustain us until whatever threat we are facing passes. However, one of the things that we rarely think or …
Common Sense Advice for Securing Your Home
Common Sense Advice for Securing Your Home You don’t have to go to extremes to reinforce your home and create a deterrent for potential intruders. In fact, it’s very easy to overlook some very simple things that all of us can do right now to significantly enhance our home security. Let’s look at some suggestions …
California Braces for a Major Earthquake Along the San Andreas Fault
California Braces for a Major Earthquake Along the San Andreas Fault The San Andreas fault is getting national media attention as scientists reaffirm their speculation that a big quake is more likely to strike in the near future than previously estimated. This news comes after more in-depth research into the behavior of plate movement, pressure …
Beneficial Uses for Alcohol in a post SHTF Scenario
Beneficial Uses for Alcohol in a post SHTF Scenario Alcohol and prepping is a sensitive topic, especially due to the risk that turning to the bottle may be the way that many people cope with a disaster. However, leaving that aside, it’s important to consider some really good uses for alcohol during the prolonged aftermath …
How to Put Together a Pet Survival Kit
How to Put Together a Pet Survival Kit It’s important to spend some time building a survival kit for your pet so they can be well-cared for during and after an emergency. While the needs of our pets are not as complex or involved as their human counterparts, it is very easy to overlook some …
Essential, Practical and Cheap Items You Want to Have in Your Survival Kit
Essential, Practical and Cheap Items You Want to Have in Your Survival Kit There is always room for more items in your survival kit, backpack or bug out bag. However, it’s really easy to overlook the simple as we include the latest tools or gadgets into our collection. Let’s look at some items that you …
Practical Uses for Dental Floss You Probably Never Considered Before
Practical Uses for Dental Floss You Probably Never Considered Before Dental floss is one of the most beneficial, inexpensive and readily-available items that you can include in your survival kit or bug out bag. Unfortunately, stocking up on dental floss often escapes the mind of many preppers. Take a look at some of the uses …
“Fallout: When and How to Protect Yourself Against It” – 1950’s Educational Film
“Fallout: When and How to Protect Yourself Against It” – 1950’s Educational Film It is an animated Cold War preparation short film about what Fallout is and how to protect yourself against it. While the information provided might actually be somewhat useful in case of a reactor accident (e.g. Fukushima), it is also fun to …
How To Make a Fire Piston (Fire Starter)
This video is just to show what can be done with household materials. No weapons or conduct experiments shown here without adult supervision. Please take all appropriate protective measures. We are not responsible for any misuse, we are just a provider of information shown. Another great weekend project, and a new twist on an age old primitive back woods fire …
Simple Improvised Duct Tape Weapons
Simple Improvised Duct Tape Weapons Duct tape is known for its versatility and strength, and it can be used to fix almost anything. However, it can also be used to fashion a couple of very effective improvised weapons when other resources are not available. Duct Tape Slingshot One of the most effective defensive and …
