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Best Survival Guns: Handguns, Shotguns and Rifles for the Survivalist
What makes a good survival gun? Well, there's no one perfect survival gun, because each life-or-death situation is different. But at the very least, it should thrive in tough conditions and shoot commonly available ammo. It also doesn't hurt if the gun is affordable and the rounds it shoots are affordable enough to allow for lots of target practice.
With that in mind, I have carefully considered reliability and durability when making my picks for this survival guns gallery. I also looked at ammunition as a major factor in the selection of these guns. In the event of an emergency, a firearm that requires some exotic round could leave a person defenseless when his supply runs out.
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10 Best Survival Rifles To Protect and Defend Your Family
Hunting Small Game
There are a lot more squirrel, rabbit, possum and other varmints around than there are deer. Dropping a ten point buck might feed the family for weeks, but those will be few and far between if times get Squirrel, on the other hand, are rats with cute tails, and we have no rat population problems. Dropping three or four squirrels (or rabbits) every few days can get your family by in a pinch.
But in the small game arena, there are many excellent rifles, each firing a variety of respectable calibers.
You could look at the .17 HMR cartridge, a very flat shooting, very high velocity round and realize it’s the be all and end all of the varmint rounds. You may also become intrigued by the .22 Magnum for its power over the standard .22LR. This cartridge is fired by great rifles and is excellent as long as you can run down to Academy Sports or Wal-Mart and buy another box of shells.
When the big box stores run dry, these more exotic calibers will be useless unless you’ve got a large stockpile of ammo storage. But wait, you say. These cartridges are available at the local. big box store, and the .22 LR is always sold out. And you’re right – however, let’s look at the reasons why.
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20 Must Read Prepper Websites
As I do research for this website I come across quite a few other preparedness and survival websites. I’m sure you are just like me and are constantly looking for information about current events and trying to stay one step ahead of the game.
Not only am I trying to stay up to date I am constantly looking for ways to educate myself about how to survive when something catastrophic happens. So I put together this list to share with you some of the best websites out there (in my opinion) that offer real value without all the fluff and hype.
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Build a #10 Can ROCKET STOVE: It Cooks an Entire Meal With Twigs!
Everytime I’ve done an emergency fair, the most popular alternative cooking method that I demonstrate has been the Rocket Stove (by a long shot)! People LOVE this one, including me! It has immediately shot to the top of my FAVORITE’s list and something I recommend EVERYONE should add to their emergency supplies!
Why? Mainly because…
A handful of twigs can cook an ENTIRE MEAL!
Grab Some Scraps and Make a ROCKET STOVE! A huge thanks to Brock, who is an Organic Wellness Doctor by day, and a Rocket Stove engineer by night. I got my first Rocket Stove from him, because lets face it, I was NEVER going to get around to making one.He was nice enough to let me invite myself over to his workshop and be totally obnoxious with my picture-taking.
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5 Reasons to Learn Bow Hunting for Survival.
Learning how to hunt with a bow and arrow, especially with a focus on stealth hunting and tracking, is one of the most valuable skills a prepper can have.
Not everyone plans to become a survivor someday, so learning survival skills isn’t something most people worry about. Many would rather roll over when the lights go out. Chances are, if you’re reading this, that isn’t you.What if the unthinkable happens and you have to figure out how to hunt for your own food? Bullets eventually disappear, and sometimes you need stealth instead.
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Seven tips for surviving the apocalypse.
Billionaires who have made their fortunes in Silicon Valley seem to be worried about the future. So worried in fact, that some of them are reportedly buying vast estates in places such as New Zealand, as “apocalypse insurance”. Boltholes to head to in the event of doomsday scenarios such as nuclear attack or global political meltdown.
But what about the rest of us? What should the non-billionaires of the world do if we haven’t prepared at all? How do we go about making and doing everything for ourselves once again, and help post-apocalyptic society avoid another Dark Age – and reboot civilisation? As a scientist, this is the thought experiment I chose to explore in my book, The Knowledge. So here are my seven top tips for getting to grips with a global catastrophe…
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89 CAMPING TIPS TO ELEVATE ANY CAMPSITE.
Most people hit their favorite campground for a 3 day weekend. A smaller percentage camp for a week or more at a time. But you don’t have to sacrifice comfort for adventure in the great outdoors if you know how to camp like a champ. It helps to know the difference between essential camping gear and luxuries.
Camping is a great way to maximize your opportunities for adventure. A comfortable basecamp is the perfect place to prepare for day hikes. But it helps to know how to hike like a seasoned hiker. We wrote a wildly popular guide called How to hike: 8 steps to become a badass day hiker that will help you become the best hiker possible.
Camping is a great way to maximize your opportunities for adventure. A comfortable basecamp is the perfect place to prepare for day hikes. But it helps to know how to hike like a seasoned hiker. We wrote a wildly popular guide called How to hike: 8 steps to become a badass day hiker that will help you become the best hiker possible.
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Use nature’s tools to navigate through the wilderness.
Once your supplies are sorted and strapped in, it’s time to explore the great outdoors. Finding your way in the wild doesn’t necessarily require fancy navigation tools (a GPS can help sometimes), just about everything you’ll need is already in your backpack or nearby in nature.
In this chapter, we’ll help you find resources to get to know your route, help you decipher what moss and natural shadows have to say about directions, and walk you through the safest ways to brave a river.
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How to survive a plane crash.
The smallest bump feels like an earthquake at 35,000 feet. But plane crash fatalities are at an all-time low—and with a few simple precautions and survival tips, you can make them a little lower. Don’t miss these secrets airlines won’t tell you.
Forget first class. A Popular Mechanics study of 20 commercial jet crashes with both fatalities and survivors found that passengers seated in the rear cabin (behind the wings) had a 69 percent chance of survival, compared with just 49 percent for those in first class. If you truly fear flying, it’s worth giving up the legroom for some peace of mind in the rear.
Forget first class. A Popular Mechanics study of 20 commercial jet crashes with both fatalities and survivors found that passengers seated in the rear cabin (behind the wings) had a 69 percent chance of survival, compared with just 49 percent for those in first class. If you truly fear flying, it’s worth giving up the legroom for some peace of mind in the rear.
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ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE GEAR
If you are like us, not a day goes by that you stop thinking about the inevitable zombie apocalypse on the horizon – but what are we really doing to prepare ourselves? We know we will need plenty of survival tools and weapons to fight off the undead, but with so much gear on the market, where should you start? We’ve taken all the guess work out of the equation for you, and sorted 25 essential items for the zombie takeover. Combined with a solid strategy and plan of action, these tools could help you survive the end of the world as we know it.
Knives are quite possibly the most essential item on the list. Not only are they great for killing zombies, but they will also come in handy elsewhere. While we could have listed out a ton of different knives you could pick up, we figured it’s better to bundle things in a canvas constructed package designed specifically for an outbreak.
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HOW TO BUILD THE PERFECT ZOMBIE SURVIVAL KIT…
So you want to learn how to build an excellent zombie survival kit, and honestly your best bet would be to read zombie survival guide by max brooks. However if you lack time, funds or are just lazy I'll cut to the chase and give you a quick, light and excellent kit to survival the undead nightmare…
Here's what your Kit should have...
- Rifle,Shotgun or Assault Rifle. I'd prefer a good reliable sks carbine. semi auto, 7.62x39 mm ammo (same as the ak) and a five round clip. Good all around package...and it's a relatively cheap to get.
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Survival Hunting Tips.
To endure the extreme conditions of a survival situation, animal fats and proteins must be eaten regularly, and survival hunting is an essential skill. Such situations are a drain on a person's energy. Potentially inclement weather forces your body to metabolize calories at an increased rate to stay warm, and performing the physical tasks needed to take care of your body uses a lot of energy. The concentrated calories from wild edible animals obtained through survival hunting are an efficient way to keep the internal fire burning.
In the wilderness, the most practical and accessible wild animals are small game, fish, reptiles and amphibians and invertebrates. These animals make the most sense to pursue and harvest in a survival hunting situation. First, they make up for their size with quantity of individuals in a given area. Second, they require very little weapon technology to harvest—some require only the hands of the gatherer.
In the wilderness, the most practical and accessible wild animals are small game, fish, reptiles and amphibians and invertebrates. These animals make the most sense to pursue and harvest in a survival hunting situation. First, they make up for their size with quantity of individuals in a given area. Second, they require very little weapon technology to harvest—some require only the hands of the gatherer.
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10 Top Tips for Creating an Emergency Stockpile for Your Home.
Many of us are paralyzed by the job of home emergency planning. It’s hard to plan for the unknown. But stockpiling food and water is like buying insurance: Your household may never face a devastating earthquake, a crippling storm, a flu pandemic or other disaster — but if it does, and you are cut off even for a week from food and services, a cache of stored food, water and other supplies may prove priceless.
So, if you have been procrastinating (while watching news of the ongoing hurricanes pummeling Southern states) you know it’s time to get on it. Here are 10 easy ways to jump-start your process and get going:
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6-Foot Wide Underground Off The Grid Bunker
The 6-foot wide Survive-a-Storm Off The Grid™ Underground Survival Bunker is a versatile, practical, and economical underground survival bunker. These underground survival bunkers are available starting $19,995 and, with an innovative modular design, can be configured in a nearly unlimited number of length and width configurations.
Whether you are looking for shelter for a few hours, a few days, or even longer, this survival bunker is great for preppers, survivalists, and anyone who is interested in preparing for the worst case scenario. If you are interested in creating a safety plan for your family in the event of any man-made or natural catastrophes, our Survive-a-Storm Off The Grid™ Underground Survival Bunkers are top of the line.
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15 Crazy Camping and Survival Hacks.
Television shows, books, and those viral Facebook videos have encouraged us to “hack” our way to an easier life. But what is a hack exactly? In modern terms, a “hack” is a clever shortcut or an alternative technique to get a job done, and most hacks involve the creative uses of items that are often different from their intended uses. We are going to examine a few hacks that will come in handy on the hunt, in your camp, and—God forbid—during a survival situation. Who knows when a few creative survival hacks might just save the day?
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How To Create The Ultimate Camping Survival Kit
Like with any other area in life, disaster can strike while you’re out camping. Maybe you end up getting lost in the woods, you suffer an injury preventing you from hiking out, your canoe drifts away during the night while camping in the BWCA or one of many other things that could happen while out camping. More so than almost any other situation, you need to be ready with a camping survival kit for when disaster strikes in the wilderness.
Creating a basic survival kit to take along on your camping trips is absolutely essential, but it doesn’t require the same gear that a bug out bag or home survival kit may require. You have to remember, if you’re already out camping, you most likely have a tent, stove and other gear that would be considered survival gear in many situations. The goal of a camping survival kit is to make sure you have a basic set of additional gear and supplies that will not only get you through your camping trip, but get you through an extra 5-7 days and a variety of extra circumstances.
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How to Build an Emergency Food Supply.
With that goal in mind, let me say this: this is not a list of items intended for deep storage. Nor is it a list of items packaged so that they have a 25 year shelf life. (And in reality, do you really need your stored food to last that long?) I am also not going to list items that might be foreign to your palate, difficult to find, or too costly to absorb into your weekly shopping budget.
What you are going to get is a list of 20 items that can easily be purchased at your local grocery store, warehouse club and surprisingly, even online at Amazon. They can be purchased in one shot, all at once, or you can pick up one item from the list each week over a period of twenty weeks. The choice is yours. All I ask is that you consider getting each of the items on the list and that you also consider getting started sooner rather than later. I promise you that this will be easy.
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Common Edible Plants in the American Deserts.
Prickly pear cactus
The prepper mentality calls for a full state of preparedness for any eventuality that might be dangerous or even life-threatening. These can come in a wide range possibility, covering both natural disasters and man-made dangers. However, some areas are a dangerous place for anyone and they have been this way since the dawn of time. The deserts are one of the most infamous such areas and they have been rightly feared ever since man started to venture into them. In this regard, the US is no different with a great percentage of its territory being of a desert type. Saying a desert is an inhospitable place is a great understatement because these areas are not just dangerous but often turn deadly for those who get lost inside of them.
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6 Hidden Underground Shelters that Will Survive Doomsday.
There are a lot of ways to go about creating a hidden underground shelter. This post isn’t meant to tell you how to make your own shelter. That would be foolish because everyone has completely different needs when it comes to security. Rather, I want to show you some examples of hidden underground shelters so you can get ideas for your own secure survival shelter.
In 2000, I was traveling in Turkey and had the opportunity to visit one of the most amazing sites I’ve ever seen. It is called Derinkuyu, and it is an underground city that was probably built in the 15th to 12th century BCE to protect the locals from invading armies.
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Why I'm an “Everyday” Prepper
Let me get all my cards on the table. I don’t live off the grid. I don’t have any guns stashed away. There is never going to be a zombie apocalypse. And Cuba will not invade the United States.
What I am prepared for is losing my job, losing public utilities like gas, electric and water, a sudden and horrific natural disaster, a riot and finally an active shooter in my neighborhood. If a zombie actually shows up at my door I’m probably screwed.
I’ve lost a job a couple of times over my lifetime and I’m young enough for that to occur a couple more times. Changing jobs is similar to losing a job because there may be a short period of time where the old wages stopped and the new wages haven’t kicked in yet.
It doesn’t matter how long you’re out of work or short on money you must be prepared for it. An emergency money fund will help see you through these types of events and is something you need to have. Every year should see you putting at least two week’s wages in cash into a safe place. The first year on a new job make sure you put away at least three to four week’s wages.
Having a stocked pantry goes a long way should you lose your job or face an economic emergency. Your number one goal should be building up a 3-6 month supply of food so your family doesn’t go hungry during an emergency.
With cash on hand and plenty of food stocks in the pantry you can weather at least a month without working under the table or for pocket money. You might even want to sharpen some skills that could help like learning how to do small jobs for neighbors where you can earn good money while still giving yourself plenty of time to send out resumes and secure a new job.
A few years ago my family lived in an area that discovered the groundwater was contaminated. First thing to be wiped out was all the water at the grocery stores. Bottled soft drinks and juices are no substitute for real filtered water. By having a 5-6 months of drinking water on hand that situation should not be a problem. You can still shower in slightly contaminated water as well as flush your toilet.
Downed power or broken gas lines are usually repaired in less than two days. Be prepared to use your frozen and refrigerated food first should it be announced that power won’t be restored within 24 hours.
I am also prepared for a riot. Riots rarely break out all over a neighborhood or town at the same time. There is a starting point and it can quickly escalate and spread to where you live.
Being prepared for this situation, at least in my case, means having the car ready to go and making sure we have a ‘bug out’ bag for each one of us in a convenient place. I also have my valuable papers, cash and expensive jewelry in a small fireproof safe ready to go at minute’s notice.
Home invasions are one of the most common crimes we face today; make sure you, your family, and your home are ready to face the threat. As I mentioned before I have no guns in the house. What I do have are strategically placed knives, small wooden bats, rolls of quarters that I can wrap my hands around and my neighbors phone numbers entered into Alexa.
If you are wanting to be armed, consider learning how to use a firearm and carrying one for protection. The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy who has one and knows how to use it.
Fires and floods are one of the most common disasters a person will face in their lifetime. Unfortunately, it’s a threat that receives very little attention. Being prepared for this everyday type of event takes planning. One of the best ways to prepare yourself and your family for is to conduct periodic emergency safety drills. Even if it's just you and spouse in the house, learning where to run in case of a fire in different parts of the house could mean the difference between life and burning to death.
When it comes to an active shooter situation all I can say is that being aware of your surroundings is probably the best defense against being shot. A mall has many stores and active shooters can’t be all of them at once. If you shop at the same stores, malls and shopping centers on a regular basis, play a game with yourself looking for the best place to duck for cover in each. It’s a silly little exercise that may save your life.
You can bet an active shooter is looking for easy targets and by being prepared to run to your predetermined hiding place may prove to be the best silly little game you’ve ever played.
I may not be a ‘real’ prepper like some folks but I am prepared for a lot of real life situations but not zombies.
What I am prepared for is losing my job, losing public utilities like gas, electric and water, a sudden and horrific natural disaster, a riot and finally an active shooter in my neighborhood. If a zombie actually shows up at my door I’m probably screwed.
I’ve lost a job a couple of times over my lifetime and I’m young enough for that to occur a couple more times. Changing jobs is similar to losing a job because there may be a short period of time where the old wages stopped and the new wages haven’t kicked in yet.
It doesn’t matter how long you’re out of work or short on money you must be prepared for it. An emergency money fund will help see you through these types of events and is something you need to have. Every year should see you putting at least two week’s wages in cash into a safe place. The first year on a new job make sure you put away at least three to four week’s wages.
Having a stocked pantry goes a long way should you lose your job or face an economic emergency. Your number one goal should be building up a 3-6 month supply of food so your family doesn’t go hungry during an emergency.
With cash on hand and plenty of food stocks in the pantry you can weather at least a month without working under the table or for pocket money. You might even want to sharpen some skills that could help like learning how to do small jobs for neighbors where you can earn good money while still giving yourself plenty of time to send out resumes and secure a new job.
A few years ago my family lived in an area that discovered the groundwater was contaminated. First thing to be wiped out was all the water at the grocery stores. Bottled soft drinks and juices are no substitute for real filtered water. By having a 5-6 months of drinking water on hand that situation should not be a problem. You can still shower in slightly contaminated water as well as flush your toilet.
Downed power or broken gas lines are usually repaired in less than two days. Be prepared to use your frozen and refrigerated food first should it be announced that power won’t be restored within 24 hours.
I am also prepared for a riot. Riots rarely break out all over a neighborhood or town at the same time. There is a starting point and it can quickly escalate and spread to where you live.
Being prepared for this situation, at least in my case, means having the car ready to go and making sure we have a ‘bug out’ bag for each one of us in a convenient place. I also have my valuable papers, cash and expensive jewelry in a small fireproof safe ready to go at minute’s notice.
Home invasions are one of the most common crimes we face today; make sure you, your family, and your home are ready to face the threat. As I mentioned before I have no guns in the house. What I do have are strategically placed knives, small wooden bats, rolls of quarters that I can wrap my hands around and my neighbors phone numbers entered into Alexa.
If you are wanting to be armed, consider learning how to use a firearm and carrying one for protection. The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy who has one and knows how to use it.
Fires and floods are one of the most common disasters a person will face in their lifetime. Unfortunately, it’s a threat that receives very little attention. Being prepared for this everyday type of event takes planning. One of the best ways to prepare yourself and your family for is to conduct periodic emergency safety drills. Even if it's just you and spouse in the house, learning where to run in case of a fire in different parts of the house could mean the difference between life and burning to death.
When it comes to an active shooter situation all I can say is that being aware of your surroundings is probably the best defense against being shot. A mall has many stores and active shooters can’t be all of them at once. If you shop at the same stores, malls and shopping centers on a regular basis, play a game with yourself looking for the best place to duck for cover in each. It’s a silly little exercise that may save your life.
You can bet an active shooter is looking for easy targets and by being prepared to run to your predetermined hiding place may prove to be the best silly little game you’ve ever played.
I may not be a ‘real’ prepper like some folks but I am prepared for a lot of real life situations but not zombies.
The Best and Worst Cities in America to Survive the Apocalypse.
You didn't really need us to tell you the answer is "g," right? Apocalypse...Wow. Even to the most positive-minded among us, it sometimes seems the world is on the verge of collapse. So just in case civilization does indeed crumble, explode, or implode around you, it makes sense to have a plan. Where do you go to eke out survival?
The location you call home could mean the difference between life and death in the face of utter disaster—but the safest place depends on what kind of disaster we're talking about. That’s where the realtor.com® data team comes in. We donned our biohazard gear, pulled together a gross of canned goods and filtered water and set our sights on the best—and worst—metros to to survive two wildly different end-of-days scenarios: a nuclear calamity (more terrifying every day, thank you Kim Jong Un) and a zombie apocalypse (hey, it could happen).
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The End of the World Survival Guide: Staying Alive During the Zombie Apocalypse.
End of the World Scenario #1: Zombie Apocalypse
Coming up on December 21st, 2019, the Mayan calendar will have finished its great 5,125-year-long cycle. This has fueled worldwide speculation as to what will happen on that fateful day, the most popular outcome obviously being death to us all.
Worries of mass extinction spurred NASA scientists to actually study and analyze the possibilities of what could happen on 12/21/2019. They concluded that there's nothing out of the ordinary, except for the normal December solstice. There is no scientific evidence to support any claims of an impending apocalypse, so where does that leave us?
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Natural Disaster Survival: How to Save Yourself and Your Finances.
Hurricane Harvey caused unprecedented damage to much of the Texas Coast and the Houston area after days of relentless rain, wind, and storm surges. The damages are estimated to cost over $160 billion, more than Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina, and will likely take years rebuild.
Even if you don’t live in a typical hurricane path, every area is prone to potential natural disasters—such as tornadoes, earthquakes, wildfires, flash floods, and winter storms—that could turn your life and finances upside down. So, it’s important to prepare now and know what steps to take in the aftermath of a disaster.
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Top 10 Multi Purpose Survival Tools for Your Bug Out Bag.
Here at The Bug Out Bag Guide we strive to build the best survival kit using a philosophy of practicality and efficiency. An excellent way of practicing this mindset is to utilize multi purpose survival gear to meet the needs of our Bug Out Plan. Multi purpose survival gear items improve our survival kit in multiple ways:
Save Space – Why bring 3 items when you can use 1 do do the same jobs? Consolidating items to save space will free up room in your Bug Out Bag to carry other useful survival tools or more food and water.
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Making Your Own Jeep Survival Kit.
In August 2012, the Discovery Channel debuted a reality survival TV show titled One Car Too Far. The five-part series featured former British special forces operative Gary Humphrey, self-proclaimed gear-head Bill Wu, and a 2002 Jeep Wrangler in special survival situations set in the mountainous Chilean wilderness. During the course of each episode, the duo, along with their trusty Jeep, employed established survival techniques and MacGyver-like mechanical tricks to solve problems and get back to civilization. Lots of survival shows have aired in the past, but never one using a vehicle like a Jeep Wrangler as the focus of the show.
The show’s main appeal–aside from featuring a red TJ–was how the two tackled problems using everyday items and things you can find in the wild. On one episode the two successfully used an egg to repair a cracked radiator, while on another, they used a log to repair a broken axle. The show not only taught viewers essential survival skills, but also how to think outside the box to solve problems. A great byproduct of the show was that it got me thinking about my own Jeep adventures and what were to happen if I ever got into trouble on some distant 4×4 trail here in the American Southwest. What tools and items would I need to get me back on the road? What items would I need to survive two or three days in the wilderness in the event of a “bug out” scenario, major breakdown, or accident?
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6 Key Emergency Survival Tips From Wilderness Experts
Hypothermia
Rule No. 1: Exercise if you're freezing cold. It will warm you up. Rule No. 2: Disregard rule No. 1 if you're in the water. With hypothermia, blood vessels constrict, reducing the supply of warm blood to the skin. That keeps internal organs warm—which is what you want. But forcing those vessels open by exercising in the water pushes the warm blood to the surface, where it quickly gets chilled. If you're immersed in water, stay still.
Lightning
Some 600 people are struck every year; about 60 are killed. First, the common-sense rules: Don't be—or be near—the tallest object around, and get rid of metal objects that are in contact with your skin. As a last resort, experts suggest squatting with just the balls of your feet on the ground. Cover your ears, close your mouth and eyes, and hope the bolt rolls over you.
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14 Survival Vehicles for Your End of Days Commute
Those of us in industrialized nations are mostly inured from the ravages and strife that infect large portions of the globe. While we live in a cozy bubble that we believe will never falter or fail, it’s shocking how fast the civilized world can degrade into utter chaos. A long-term blackout, a major storm, a disease outbreak, and a thousand other catastrophes can leave us helpless. Helpless, that is, unless we’re prepared.
Those among us who hope for the best and prepare for the worst are going to be the ones who ultimately survive, when our corner of the world collapses. While you may be fortunate enough to never experience the need to flee from your home to seek shelter elsewhere, through bands of roving marauders or the walking dead; if you do, you’d better be ready.
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Survival Resources
Hey guys, Elise here! Thomas and I have been working at this blog for quite some time now, and as a result, have gained a lot more knowledge with regards to the survival industry and what we feel qualify as some excellent online survival resources.
This page was once an incoherent mishmash – a mere compilation of different survival-related websites and resources that we found online and thought might be useful for those who come across this blog to check out. It was organized similarly, but without much input from us. I decided I’d take the time to reorganize the page, add some commentary, and make it a much better overall survival resource for those who may be interested in a particular aspect of survival.
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How to Survive the Apocalypse
President Trump threatens to “totally destroy North Korea.” Another hurricane lashes out. A second monster earthquake jolts Mexico. Terrorists strike in London. And that’s just this past week or so. Yes, the world is clearly coming to an end. But is there anything you can do to prepare? That is not a philosophical question, or a theological one. And if it is a question that seems to beg any explication, you may stop reading now.
But if you are among the swelling class of weekend paranoiacs of affluent means who are starting to mull fantasies of urban escape following the endless headlines about disasters, both natural and manufactured, you may be starting to see a different image in your mind when think survivalist.” You may no longer see the wild-eyed cave dweller in camouflage fatigues, hoarding canned goods. You may even see one in the mirror.
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1993-2000 Harley-Davidson MT350E
An unusual bike for the Harley brand, but this was back in its heyday when the Milwaukee company was booming and expanding in every direction. Over in Europe, the NATO countries had asked for a motorcycle to be used by the military, and the MT500 and MT350 were the result. These were rugged, rudimentary, dual-purpose motorcycles powered by Austrian-made Rotax engines in an Italian SWM frame, and put together with pieces from half-a-dozen members of the European Union. Armstrong-CCM Motorcycles in England built a number of these for use by troops in the 1982 Falklands War, and in 1987 sold the design and production rights to Harley-Davidson.
Apparently Harley thought it would be patriotic to produce this NATO-approved motorbike in the U.S., and since the company had recently gone public and its coffers were bulging, it could well afford this minor expenditure—though the figure that was paid to Armstrong appears to be top secret. At the Pennsylvania factory, a separate production line was set up after R&D spent a couple of years improving the 350 version, adding disc brakes and an electric starter, though the left-side kickstarter was maintained. Electrifying the 500 would have required major frame modifications, so that model was never produced.
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The Ultimate Guide to Shooting for Preppers
If you are a prepper, chances are you have made firearms a part of your plans. Maybe you are new to the gun, having decided to start prepping recently, or maybe you are a homesteader from way back, and been around guns your whole life. Either way, guns are a tremendously powerful tool, and an asset like no other when the time comes to save your own, or someone else’s, life from a bad guy hell-bent on doing you harm.
Seasoned gunslinger or brand-new greenhorn, you have areas you might improve on, facets of your shooting game that need a little tuning up. Your practice opportunities are limited: chances are you have neither time nor money enough to shoot all day, every day honing your skills. Therefore it makes sense to apply your efforts and money in a way that will let you see the most success in the shortest possible time frame. Some of these things will be equipment choices, and others will be best practices for your time on the range.
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TOP 50 SURVIVAL & PREPPER BLOGS
There are a slew of amazing survival and preparedness sites on the web, so many it can be hard finding ones that are a good match for you.
With such a huge number of blogs you can follow, it made sense to keep a list of the top 50 survival blogs for those looking for the best survival and prepper websites to follow!
Since we’re bloggers ourselves, we decided it would be unfair to throw our own sites into the mix (we are of course biased!), but if you’d like to check out our survival sites besides this one, you can take a look at them here:
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Best Ways To Invest Your Money Rather Than The Bank
The policies of the ‘Federal Reserve’ (and global banking) have kept interest rates very low for a very long time. This has forced money to other places looking for a return on investment more than just a fraction of a percent at your local bank.
While not everyone is afforded the ‘luxury’ of having excess money to invest, some do. So lets talk about it… Modern (economic) Survival.
You want to invest in assets (not liabilities). You might say that primary asset classes include Real Estate, Businesses, and Paper assets (stocks bonds notes, etc). They offer potential return on investment or cash flow.
You want to invest in assets (not liabilities). You might say that primary asset classes include Real Estate, Businesses, and Paper assets (stocks bonds notes, etc). They offer potential return on investment or cash flow.
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15 Ideas To Help You Survive The Apocalypse
It's always good to have a plan for every eventuality. Just a loose one of course, because there's no point in freaking out about everything or you'll never have the chance to enjoy life! However, it is helpful to have a few tricks up your sleeve just in case the worst happens, and we mean the worst! These 15 ideas will help you to survive many tough situations, even the apocalypse (probably)! Check them out!
If you're hungry and near water, you can use dental floss and an earring or safety pin to catch fish. You can also use the floss box to store earthworms to use as bait.
If you're hungry and near water, you can use dental floss and an earring or safety pin to catch fish. You can also use the floss box to store earthworms to use as bait.
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Prepping 101 – Survival Guide
When we first started prepping the biggest question that we had was “where do we start?” It’s a pretty daunting task to try to prepare for everything that could possibly go wrong in life. So, what we decided to do is to begin with the basics and build on that foundation.
Whether you’re a seasoned prepper, or someone who is new to prepping, our Prepping 101 Guide will help you to be better prepared in times of emergency.
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Preppers Are Getting Ready for the Barackalypse
WITH HIS LOAFERS, KHAKIS, and polo shirt, James Talmage Stevens isn’t exactly dressed for the end of the world. When I run into the 73-year-old Texan 10 days before the November election, America’s most celebrated self-reliance guru seems better suited for an early bird special than a black swan event. The only hint of his notoriety is a patch over his left breast depicting his professional alter ego—”Doctor Prepper.”
Stevens’ book, Making the Best of Basics, may be the closest thing the survival industry has to a bible (aside from the actual Bible). It has sold more than 800,000 copies since hitting the shelves at Kmart during the gas crisis in 1974. Stevens is not actually a doctor, and, come to think of it, he’d rather you not call him a “prepper,” which he considers a slur meant to impugn self-reliant folks like himself as paranoid loons. But it’s become part of the lexicon, and Stevens is somewhat paranoid about where the United States is headed (he foresees a borderline tyrannical second Obama term that begins with massive gun confiscation and ends who-knows-where), so he’s rolling with it. As he puts it, “I don’t really like cuss words, but I know how to use them and I know what they mean.” Besides, it’s good for business.
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Blog Emergency Preparedness Checklist: Prepping for Beginners
Do you want to be better prepared for emergencies but aren’t sure where to start or if you’re doing it right? This “prepping for beginners” emergency preparedness checklist walks you through the three most important and basic steps.
When you’re done, you’ll be better prepared than 80% of Americans.
Whether you’re worried about things like a sudden layoff, car accidents, the power going out for a week, natural disasters, or long term economic and societal decline, it’s critical that you start getting prepared now — by definition, if you wait until you need it, it’s already too late.
Whether you’re worried about things like a sudden layoff, car accidents, the power going out for a week, natural disasters, or long term economic and societal decline, it’s critical that you start getting prepared now — by definition, if you wait until you need it, it’s already too late.
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Free 78 Item Preppers Checklist: Not Just What But Why
Skilled Survival Preppers List
A prepper’s supply list that not only tells you what items and tools to stock for future emergencies but also how and why these resources are important.
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Three Proven Ways to Open Food Cans without a Can Opener
Canned food is one of the key ingredients to any successful preparedness strategy. Many survival situations include individuals and families using cans in cases like natural or man-made emergencies. But, while there is no denying the usefulness of canned goods, they come with one major potential issue. All cans are made from sturdy metal and are designed to keep its content in good shape in almost any environment.
Also, most cans are meant to be open only using the proper tool like a can opener or an equivalent inside of a multi-tool. While these objects are regularly found in almost any home, an emergency situation might leave an individual or a group of people without any of them. In this setup, it is very important for a prepper to know how to open a can without the proper tool. After all, getting to their content might be a question of life and death. Here are three proven ways to open food cans without a can opener.
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6 Odd Things Doomsday Preppers Stockpile
Modern-day survivalists aren't generally regarded as the most sane people on the planet. A quick look at any one of the disturbingly common and frighteningly thorough shopping lists they post online drives home the fact that anyone who self-identifies as a "prepper" most likely went off the deep end a long time ago. Sure, it's fine to keep a few extra cans of food and cases of water around for an emergency, but if you start adding body armor and butt paste to your stash, you might want to tell George Miller that it's time to see other people.
However, a closer look at these lists reveals some of the weirder things they suggest you hoard aren't as crazy as you think. Maybe this underground bunker full of tinfoil hats will come in handy after all. For example ...
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How to Survive a Natural Disaster
Recently the world has seen a barrage of natural disasters: hurricanes in the Caribbean and southern U.S., earthquakes in Mexico, and monsoons in southern Asia. These events brought devastation to communities and questions around the world about what we can do to help—and to prepare ourselves for similar events.
The safest and best thing to do when facing an approaching natural disaster is to heed your area’s evacuation notices and take advantage of evacuation assistance when it’s offered. It’s possible, however, to be caught by an unexpected emergency or to be unable to leave a disaster-striken region. When faced with those situations, what should you do to stay safe? How can you be better prepared? What kinds of choices will you need to make to survive?
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22 Steps to Save Yourself When Natural Disaster Hits
If there are only moments to spare, you need to know how to react to everything from an earthquake to a tornado and a flood to hurricane. Study up on the basics so you can be decisive during the destruction.
* Earthquake
Crawl under a sturdy table and cover your face and head with your arms. Stay away from windows and large bureaus or bookcases that could fall. If you become trapped under debris, cover your mouth with a cloth or shirt, and tap against a pipe or other object to make noise. (Don't yell for help unless you have to; you risk inhaling dangerous quantities of dust.) If you are able, leave the building once the shaking stops--aftershocks can bring down a structure compromised by the initial quake. Finally, if you're outside during the quake, steer clear of buildings and utility wires.
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How to Survive In the Woods for 5 Days
A man wakes up on a muddy logging road in the middle of the mountains. His truck is dead. His phone is out of range. He’s got no food. How did he make it out?
Tim Marsh doesn’t remember blacking out behind the wheel of his truck, but when he came to, he was 20 miles from the nearest highway, on a muddy logging road in the middle of the Oregon backwoods. It was a rainy Saturday in November, and the 51-year-old Desert Storm veteran had set out in his F-250 with his 12-year-old golden retriever, Rusty, from Florence toward his home in Newport 50 miles north.
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20 Essential Homemade Weapons For When SHTF
When SHTF and world have gone berserk, these essential homemade weapons can protect you and your loved ones. Any prepper or survivalist will tell you that the advantage of having weapons can’t be stressed enough. It’s ingrained in each one of us; we must have one or a few (or a dozen) or else and when things get really ugly, we’re left to fend for ourselves. What would you do when there is no gun or ammo around? It’s when these improvised weapons will come into play.
How to Craft These Essential Homemade Weapons
1. Homemade Knife
Knives carved themselves an indispensable spot in a survival situation. They are versatile tools you can use for a variety of task. Their ability to cut, slice, and dice along with its size make it one of the most excellent self-defense weapons we can use. So when you find yourself in dire straits, knowing how to make a homemade knife will give you an edge and increase your chances of survival.
How to Craft These Essential Homemade Weapons
1. Homemade Knife
Knives carved themselves an indispensable spot in a survival situation. They are versatile tools you can use for a variety of task. Their ability to cut, slice, and dice along with its size make it one of the most excellent self-defense weapons we can use. So when you find yourself in dire straits, knowing how to make a homemade knife will give you an edge and increase your chances of survival.
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Why you need survival weapons
survival weapons are a necessity when it comes to camping, nature hikes, practicing bushcraft, hunting or even prepping for an apocalyptic catastrophe to occur. There are several different types of weapons, and reasons as to why you should maintain and possess a quality amount of them. With pistols and rifles, though effective for hunting and self defense, you come into a problem of limited use if you do not have the ability or know how to create your own ammo. They are also very loud if you don’t want to give away your position.
However, they are effective and useful to have in tight situations and, as previously mentioned, hunting for food. Rope is both effective as a weapon, and as a self defense weapon. However the reasons surrounding the need for these survival items are not common knowledge to all. Regardless as to what the situation is when the idea or use of weapons of survival may occur, one common reason remains the same, self preservation. It is not only human instinct to survive, it is our purpose in life.
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Build A emergency Kit.
Make sure your emergency kit is stocked with the items on the checklist below. Most of the items are inexpensive and easy to find, and any one of them could save your life.
Headed to the store? Once you take a look at the basic items, consider what unique needs your family might have, such as supplies for pets, or seniors.
After an emergency, you may need to survive on your own for several days. Being prepared means having your own food, water and other supplies to last for at least 72 hours. A disaster supplies kit is a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency.
Headed to the store? Once you take a look at the basic items, consider what unique needs your family might have, such as supplies for pets, or seniors.
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Prepare for the Worst: 6 Emergency Survival Tips
Emergencies can take place in a moment’s notice — at home, work or in public places — and knowing what to do next can very well safeguard you from injury or even death. There’s no point in waiting until an actual emergency happens. With that in mind, here are a few ways you can be prepared for whatever comes your way with these emergency survival tips.
Prepare for the Worst
If you live in California, you know the state has been expecting a massive earthquake for several years now. And if you live someplace where snow days are the norm, it’s important to be prepared for toughing it out if you find yourself snowed in for several days. Whatever situation comes your way, it’s important to be mentally and physically prepared for the possible events that can occur. Do your research on what can go wrong and you’ll be better prepared for anything that comes your way.
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5 Essential Survival Tips
If you're headed into the backcountry, you need to know basic wilderness medicine skills—and be able to separate fact from first-aid fiction. We've got your back. Here's how to survive snakebites, drowning, and two other common injuries.
Plus: how to build your own first-aid kit.
As Mark Jenkins knows, wilderness first aid can hurt. (Just ask his patients.) So he finally did what everyone should do: he took a class from real experts.
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Best Hiking Boots for Wide Feet
Climbing boots are basic to your solace and execution on the trail, yet this never again implies a firm and brawny model that will overload you. The pattern is toward lighter materials that still offer OK support, and waterproof boots are the most well known by a long shot (many are offered in a non-waterproof form for climbing in hot or dry atmospheres).
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