Failing to prepare is preparing to fail!
The other day I was reading the NY Times article, We Need Answers’: Hurricane Michael Leaves Florida Residents Desperate for Aid about what is happening on the ground in Panama City, Florida following Hurricane Michael. I am always concerned about people, especially after a catastrophic event like a natural disaster upends their lives. But I just couldn’t help but feel frustrated at all the people complaining that the government was not moving fast enough for them with the assistance that they need….
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Have You Considered a Survival Bow?
Do you ever find yourself dreaming of living off the land? Many of us fantasize about such a situation, and we wonder how our skill set would hold up. We learn to build fire, learn to build different shelters, and try to plan for all the challenges we would encounter. If you are like me and enjoy practicing survival skills, you know doubt have tried to figure out how to best obtain food from the land. If thoughts like this cross your mind, you may consider getting yourself a survival bow….
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How to Survive if you Get Lost Hunting
If you are a deer hunter, you may or may not have experienced getting lost in the woods. While getting lost while deer hunting is becoming less common as global positioning systems (GPS) become more readily available, it is best that every hunter goes into the woods prepared for anything…
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Surviving Mother Nature While Hunting
Ever been in a survival situation? Most archers have not. Believe it or not, most archers do not know how to survive in the wilderness or in a crisis. The arrival of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) has lulled archers into having a false sense of security, thinking that they can escape any predicament by following their handy little electronic devices to safety…
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Basic Fishing Equipment for Survival
Survival fishing! It’s often discussed amongst friends, even glorified on television. Humanity doesn’t set out to get stuck alone without cellular communication, friends, family or civilization within earshot. But when it happens, you can bet your sweet ass the unprepared will suffer gravely…
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How to Survive Another Recession
No one wants to think about another recession happening. But economic downturns are inevitable. Just recently, Britain and Europe went through the Brexit crisis. Britain’s decision to leave the European Union by a referendum sent financial markets into panic mode. The pound plunged, and has yet to fully recover. As a result, many people, especially the ones with retirement funds, took a hit…
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Bow Hunting for Survival: Top 7 Secrets Revealed B...
It’s surprising how a large number of preppers tend to look down upon the bow and arrow. They think that these are just but old hunting equipment with no place in a world of more powerful weapons – the firearms…
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Wormwood Book Reviewed
Whenever I get the time to read or listen to an audiobook, I typically gravitate toward all types of post-apocalyptic dystopian thrillers and survival adventures. Quite some time ago, I came across a book called ‘Wormwood’, by author Micah Ackerman. It was about a small group of people living in Middlebrook, CT who survive a nuclear attack on the United States. Read on for more about the book…
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Fast Track to Your Technician Class Ham Radio Lice...
The Fast Track to Your Technician Ham Radio License is not just any old exam prep like those that offer all of the questions and answers along with a few sample tests. This guidebook offers a comprehensive, yet easy to understand digest focussing only on what you need to know to pass the FCC’s Level 1: Technician Class license exam, and why you need to know it…
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7 Essential Items in your Emergency Survival Kit
Home, office, school or car, emergencies can strike anytime. But your chances of survival get better only if you are equipped with essential items like food, water, first-aid, etc. According to survival experts, you need to create an emergency survival kit with the below listed supplies. Depending on your requirements and past experiences, you can add items on your own too…
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SOG Prophet Backpack Reviewed
Packs come in many different shapes and sizes, and each with a different purpose in mind. I recently had to take a flight, but I didn’t have any luggage, bags or packs that were large enough to carry what I needed, and small enough to use as a carry-on because I really didn’t want to deal with the nightmare of having to check any luggage. Thankfully, I was able to get my hands on a 33L SOG Prophet for the trip that would easily fit in an overhead compartment or under the seat. Read on to see how it went…
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10 Survival Skills You Should Know & Why
Living in uncertain times requires everyone to consider what life would be like if civilization were to crash. How long would it take for anarchy to begin? How long would it last? Do you have what it takes to survive? To prepare for an unknown future, it’s important to learn 10 survival skills along with explanations about why you need them.
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Greenbelly Meal2Go Bars Reviewed
Whether I am backpacking on or off the beaten path, preparing a bug-out bag or restocking my EDC, I like to pack plenty of lightweight, nutritionally balanced sustenance that not only tastes great, but also doesn’t require much preparation if any. There are many options available, but most of them that lack in one way or another. Greenbelly recently sent me a few of their Meal2Go bars to see how well they could meet the need as a convenient meal replacement…
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How to Field Treat an Injury in the Wilderness
The great lengths most people go to in the name of adventure never cease to amaze. Nothing provides an adrenaline rush more than a trip to the forests or the mountains for a hike. Most of these places are highly secluded with very little or no cell reception in some instance. No one anticipates an accident. If danger strikes, quick response is vital for recovery. Here are some of the ways to treat some of the injuries occurring in the wilderness…
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The Survival Medicine Handbook Reviewed
An intrinsic part of any emergency preparedness plan is survival medicine which is so much more than treating minor wounds or stabilizing a patient with a severe physical trauma until they can get to a hospital. What if SHTF and there aren’t any hospitals available, or you are so far off-grid that getting to a hospital is impossible? The Survival Medicine Handbook, now in its third edition was written to help answer many of those questions. Join me as I dig into the book…
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