June 2011

Prepper Envy

June 29, 2011

As a each of us go through our preparations for the SHTF or TEOTWAWKI, you may come across people who have achieved a level of preparedness most of only dream of. That is, they have a fully stocked bomb shelter in a rural location with 20 years of food, water, fuel, gear, guns, ammo and [...]

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Extensive Traveling and Bug Out Location Hunting

June 29, 2011

Hey everyone, just an FYI, as I write this from a hotel room in way upstate NY state this evening. I am going to be traveling extensively over the next three weeks for personal reasons over the and for work, and I may not have the time to write as much as I would like [...]

Tagged as: Bug Out Location, Family, Personal

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The Bug Out Trailer or The Camping Trailer

June 27, 2011

Recently, I read a post over at Scott William’s, Bug-Out Survival blog called 4×4 Tent Trailers for Hauling Your Stuff Off Road. Without going into great detail, I have looked at these before with great interest, primarily because I drive an SUV. There are a couple different manufacturers of “survival trailers.” that would allow you to [...]

Tagged as: Boondocking, Bug Out, Bug Out Vehicle, Bugging Out, Camping, DRS, Explorer Box, Preparedness, suburban survival, Survival Trailer, Urban Survival

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Saturday Videos

June 25, 2011

The Day the Dollar Died Individual First Aid Kit – A Must Have in a SHTF The ABC’s of Communications Going to the Field, Hygiene, Part II Going to the Field, Hygiene, Part III, Bargain Books

Tagged as: Videos

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The Food I Buy Is Changing, a Lot.

June 23, 2011

It is evident. My last few trips to the grocery store have yielded what I believe what others have been talking about now for some time. But to me it is visually noticeable. I know this because I am a creature of habit. Being a single guy, I generally purchase the same things over and [...]

Tagged as: Economy, Food

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It’s the Small Stuff

June 22, 2011

When thrust into a survival situation, it is often the small things that make the difference between success (survival) and failure (death). Often, having a sense of comfort makes all the difference in your mental attitude. With so many prepper words devoted to guns, knives and bags, I started to think of some small things [...]

Tagged as: Gear, Health, hygiene, Psychology, Urban Survival

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Would YOU be a shelter? (Remembering Anne Frank)

June 21, 2011

Everyone loves a scapegoat. Throughout history whenever something terrible happens either for reasons too complex for the common person to grasp or just the culmination of many other events people as a whole try to seek out someone, some group of people, to blame for the problem. Rarely do they see themselves as a cause [...]

Tagged as: Crime, Economy, Politics, Shelter, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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Weekend Camping Trip, and a Few New Pieces of Gear

June 20, 2011

This weekend was my first real weekend camping trip of the season. It’s primarily my go-to place for camping in the summer. It also may/could function as a secondary Bug Out location. But more on that another time, and to my point, there was a LOT of work to do when we got there. The [...]

Tagged as: EDC, Gear

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Saturday Videos

June 18, 2011

Who Is Hoping for a SHTF/WROL (sent to me by a friend) The 5 C’s of Survivability, A Quick Rundown, Dave Canturbury Going to the Field – Gear Review and Testing Ron Hood Interview with Equip2Endure Butchering Chickens Desert Drifter 2011 (Cody Lundin)

Tagged as: Butchering, Cody Lundin, Dave Canterbury, Equip2Endure, Ron Hood, Videos, WROL, Yankee Prepper

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