Bare Minimum Gear You Should Have at Your Bug Out Location
So, after having a conversation with a couple of preppers this week, I decided to put together a list of gear in no particular order around what you should have at your Bug Out Location. Recently I have been chatting with a lot of people around this, and it seems to me that while your […]
Thinking About More Preps, Goals, Milestones, and Disaster
It’s a fantastic evening here in NJ, with the exception of my allergies kicking up, which reminds me. Time to stock up a few seasons worth of Zyrtec or some other anti-hystimine. As long as they as stored correctly, they should last for several years without worrying they go bad. I think it is going […]
The High Level Plan to Preparedness
Well, after last evening’s interview with Doctor Prepper, I thought I would write up a few thoughts on planning for your preparedness goals. This will probably appeal to novice preppers, but it got me thinking about a few points of discussion around how to get the ball rolling and keep your head on straight at the same […]
Thinking About Medicine and First Aid During a SHTF Event
Recently I have been giving some thought to First Aid and Medicine in the wake of the three very bad earthquakes our planet has recently seen in the past 14 or 15 months. I have been thinking about my first aid kit, is it adequate, what I know and do not know about first aid, trauma, field […]
Do You Have Bug In Plans For The Workplace?
Have any of you thought about having to bug in at your workplace. Most of the time I think about bugging out with my Get Home Bag and don’t really think too much about what might happen if I have to stay in an office for a few days, or longer. A few days ago, […]
Reader Question About Civil Unrest and Gun Confiscation
This question was published with permission from the author. The question email poses the question of gun confiscation during time(s) of civil unrest and during a disaster where any government is capable of reaching out and confiscating guns “for the good of the people.” I’ve read your blog for several weeks now and found it […]
The Design of a Bug Out Weekend Gear Test
I joined, not too long ago, a preparedness meetup group in Northern NJ. There seem to be only a few of us that are regulars and show up once a month to the meeting. There are various other members of the group that may make it depending on their schedules or not. One of the ideas we […]
Storing Your Bug Out Gear in the City
When I worked in NYC (post 9/11), I was always wondering how I was going to store any type of gear to get me across two rivers into NJ to my apartment, so I could bug in or bug out if the SHTF and the bridges and tunnels were shut down. I decided on, but […]
Favorite New Additions to My Bug Out Bag
I have been eying up no rinse shampoo and no rinse body bath for some time on Amazon.com. This week I bought them and they came in… I have to tell you, I think they are going to be outstanding additions to my Bug Out Bag and for Camping. If you follow this blog, then […]
One Suburban Apartment Preppers Plan
Taken from a survival forum and copied to a word document late last year for my own review going forward: Now some people live in apartments like myself, I figured we needed a thread for suggestions for folks like myself. I’m pretty creative and have some ideas that I will be enacting soon if not […]