Health

Homemade Electrolyte Replacements (Homemade Gatorade)

March 25, 2013
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My girlfriend’s dog has been sick the past couple of days.  Dehydrated, lethargic, etc.   This got me thinking when I was doing several searches online for how to adequately keep him hydrated.  By doing several Google searches I found a LOT of information on sick pets, dehydration, vomiting, etc.  It got me thinking, that in a [...]

Tagged as: dehydration, Food, Gatorade, Health, Homemade Electrolyte Drink

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Hygiene In the Field, or Bug Out Hygiene

September 6, 2012
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I’ve done a lot of camping this summer, and with the drought, you can imagine it was pretty hot out there.  I can attest that it was.  At our camp site we cut a lot of wood, and we used much of it for the camp fire.  Those were hot days swinging an axe, and [...]

Tagged as: Bug Out, Bugging Out, Health, hygiene, Hygiene Kit

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Book Review: Surviving the Economic Collapse

November 9, 2011
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I recently heard of a man called Fernando “Ferfal” Aguirre from Jack Spirko over at The Survival Podcast. Ferfal is from Argentina and has lived through their economic crash from December 2001 until today. He wrote a booked about his experience called Surviving The Economic Collapse. He also has a blog called The Modern Survivalist. I [...]

Tagged as: Barter, Books, civil unrest, Crime, Economy, first aid, Gold and Silver, Guns / Weapons, Health, Knives, Levels of Awareness, Physical Fitness, Psychology

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September is National Preparedness Month

September 14, 2011
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Our government has designated September as “National Preparedness Month“. This contrasts with the FBI’s profiling preppers as potential terrorists. I imagine the message is “be prepared”, but don’t be too prepared. We still want you dependent upon the government, so don’t become independent! So, what skill do you want to develop for National Preparedness Month? [...]

Tagged as: Energy/Power, Food, Guns, National Preparedness Month, Preparedness, Self Reliance, Water

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Doomsday Blues

July 20, 2011
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Just like generations past, there are plenty of issues on the horizon that present a challenge to our day and age. Almost every day someone predicts doom is around the corner, mostly so they can point to their YouTube video or blog and say “I told you so.”  We are continually hearing that: The Rapture [...]

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Whey Protein As An Essential Prep?

July 7, 2011
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While on and off my fitness kick this year, I have supplemented my daily diet with a morning protein shake mixed with fat free milk, water, ice, and various fruits that would mix with protein powders well.  I have been on the quest for the perfect protein powder with no real success, although Muscle Milk, [...]

Tagged as: Food, Food Storage, Preparedness

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CERT Training Completed

July 6, 2011
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I recently completed my Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. First some background and then an evaluation from a prepper perspective. CERT’s were formed in the wake of the September 11th attacks via executive order. The training agenda was adapted from material developed by the Los Angeles Fire Department in 1985. The Emergency Management Institute [...]

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It’s the Small Stuff

June 22, 2011
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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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Prepper Fitness

June 15, 2011
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In a survival forum, it was noted that: “Remember the first rules from Zombieland.  No, not “double tap.”  Cardio.  If you’re a couch potato you need to fix this right now.” Yes, I am a former athlete that has been a couch potato for too long. I am also above 40 and overweight. But this [...]

Tagged as: Physical Fitness

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Disposing of Human Waste in the Suburbs During a SHTF

June 3, 2011
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It’s summer here in the Northeast, and it is getting hot quickly.  Honestly, I love it.   It’s June, and in the mid 80′s and as I was watching a movie this evening on TV, it hit me.  What happens if the power goes out.  And, what if it stays off for a day or [...]

Tagged as: hygiene, Preparedness, Sanitation

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