Urban Survival | Office Survival Kit Ideas
If you don’t work at home, or are already totally self-reliant off the grid, then chances are you go to work every morning, leaving your supplies and gear at home and out of reach for at least 8 hours. These office survival kit ideas from Susan Hovis can mean the difference between living to get back to your sanctuary or becoming another statistic. If you are a business owner with employees under your charge, then you have a moral obligation to be prepared for emergencies in your workplace. Read More…
Guns | Do You Need Them?
Not all preppers are armed to the teeth and ready for an Old West Style shoot-out. Surprisingly enough there are some “conscientious objectors” out there who are also very well prepared for just about any crisis, just in a passive way. Do I have guns? You bet your sweet ass I do. I’ve grown up with guns. I had my first competition pistol before I had my first car. I had my first .22 rifle before I was out of elementary school. I’m a firm believer in fully exercising my 2nd Amendment rights, but there are those out there still on the fence about it for whatever reason. This post if for those fence riders who just need that little nudge to take a stand on either side. Read More…
Double Barrel .45 | You Too Can Waste Ammo Like A Fool
This has to top the list of the most ridiculous ideas of all time. Especially since I had to create the category just for this post. Why on earth would you want to shoot 2 .45 rounds at the same time? If you hit with one, you’ve done your job. If you miss with two, then you’ve just wasted twice the ammo in half the time. For all you guys who spew “double tap” like sailors spew profanity, I say PHOOEY. With the .45 ACP, you don’t need two rounds to knock down your aggressor. That’s why it was invented in the first damned place. Even if the bad guy is wearing body armor, he’s going to the ground. Read More…
Teaching Disaster Preparedness
In this post we will look at how to teach disaster preparedness to others who may or may not be completely receptive. In the last post, as you know, we discussed whether or not to share that you are a prepper. This discussion is for those who decide to share their knowledge and try to help shepherd the flock so to speak. Our guest author, Paul Purcell, is a professional security analyst and author of several pieces on disaster preparedness. Read More…
Sharing That You Are A Prepper | Keep Quiet Or Spread The Word
Is sharing that you are a prepper a good idea? With all the shows on TV now about doomsday preppers and the recent incidents involving one of the guys featured, it becomes a real question to consider if you should share your views, or just keep your mouth shut and take care of yourself. There are two schools of thought on this one. Those who believe they have a moral responsibility to their fellow man to spread the word, and those who believe it is best not to “cast pearls before swine” so to speak. Personally, I’m kind of a mix. Today, we’re to to hear from Steve McDaniel, a well versed expert in preparedness and get his viewpoint. Read More…
Advanced Home Protection From Looters
Image By dybiz.com
Let’s talk about securing your home from looters and rioters for just a minute. The employment of passive “force multipliers” is a battle proven technique that almost all armies still do and you can too for a little advanced home protection from looters and rioters during troubled times. These passive techniques like the one explained today should be visible, but not attention-drawing. It’s a fine line I know, but an important one. You don’t want to scream at the top of your lungs that your place is worth raiding, but you do want it visible that it won’t be easy either. Read More…
First Aid Training | 4 Reasons Why You Need It Now
Just imagine it’s 6 days post-collapse and you’re feverishly working to set up your garden before the last few days of the planting season pass you by, when your shovel handle breaks sending a large jagged splinter right into the palm of your hand. It hurts so bad you lose composure and spew forth a fine tapestry of profanities. I know I would. It’s a good thing you bellied-up for a set of first aid training courses in your pre-collapse community. If not, you could be out of commission for a long time, or worse, have a nasty infection set in and spend weeks trying to recover or kick the bucket from sepsis. Don’t take this too lightly. Before modern times, non-vehicular trauma was the leading cause of early death. Read More…
Packing Your Bug Out Bag
Whatever you call it, a Bug-Out-Bag, Get Out of Dodge Bag, Silent Partner, your 72 hour rapid movement kit is a core part of your entire survival preparedness plan. Jeff Jones visits us today with a simple checklist of essential ideas for packing your bag. Of course you should know that your bag needs to be customized to your region and specific needs. But Jeff will give you the general idea. Read More…
Chinese Proverbs And Family Survival Part 2
Earlier we started this discussion with Chinese Proverbs And Family Survival Part 1, and looked at the importance feeding our families versus that myriad of other problems we think about every day when food is a short walk or drive away. Now, we’re going to take it a step further and try to imagine life after the SHTF and we’re fully occupied with the idea of Family Survival and feeding the little ones.
Disaster Preparedness Activity Hits Record Highs In 2012