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Learn To Read A Map!!

Jun 28, 2011 | General, Guest Posts, Navigation, Personal

This is as much an article as a rant. I can’t believe how many people cannot follow simple travel directions or read a basic road map! I’m not talking about a topography or geo survey map. Not even a marine chart. Just a basic road map. Nor am I referring to cryptic…

The Bug Out Trailer or The Camping Trailer

Jun 27, 2011 | Bug Out, Bug Out Vehicle, suburban survival, Urban Survival

Recently, I read a post over at Scott William’s, Bug-Out Survival blog called 4x4 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…

Saturday Videos

Jun 25, 2011 | General

The Day the Dollar Died httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N8gJSMoOJc Individual First Aid Kit — A Must Have in a SHTF httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAa6_Dd3MYw The ABC’s of Communications httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W3A_RfTxrI Going to the Field, Hygiene, Part…

The Food I Buy Is Changing, a Lot.

Jun 23, 2011 | Economy, Food

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…

It’s the Small Stuff

Jun 22, 2011 | Health, Hygiene, Personal, Psychology, Survival Gear, Urban Survival

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,…

Would YOU be a shelter? (Remembering Anne Frank)

Jun 21, 2011 | Crime, Economy, Guest Posts, Politics, Shelter, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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…

Weekend Camping Trip, and a Few New Pieces of Gear

Jun 20, 2011 | EDC, Gear, Preparedness

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…

Saturday Videos

Jun 18, 2011 | Personal

Who Is Hoping for a SHTF/WROL (sent to me by a friend) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsfjklwicPc The 5 C’s of Survivability, A Quick Rundown, Dave Canturbury httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPjGIheVi4w Going to the Field — Gear Review and Testing…

A Look Back At a Katrina Experience… An Expereinced Prepper Tells All

Jun 17, 2011 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

It should be noted, that this was sent to me by a friend yesterday. I did not write this, and neither did he, rather it comes from a prepper who evacuated LA and posted this story in a forum (www.zombiehunters.org). It is a chronicle of what worked for him and his…