Add These Items To Your Survival Kit For Winter Preparedness
Hopefully you already have your own survival kits and they’re equipped with the essential gear and supplies. But what about winter? Anything unique?
Hopefully you already have your own survival kits and they’re equipped with the essential gear and supplies. But what about winter? Anything unique?
Survival Kit intended purposes may be different for one person versus another. There’s no one size fits all, so it’s best to tailor your own. Read more…
Don’t go into the woods (or wherever) without these items as a emergency trauma kit for bleeding. If the worst happens, you will only have about 2 minutes.
The P38 or the P51 can opener, “the best Army invention ever”. They’re both the same except for their size. Here’s instructions how to use…
Paracord is popular for many uses! I keep a large spool of it in the shop. From there I can peel off various lengths for whatever I need it for. Like keeping some in various kits. But how much paracord do I need? There are lots of practical uses for paracord and it’s pretty much…
Guest article, by ‘NRP’ First let’s start by knowing that I’m not here to “Bash or Trash” the Emergency Food Kit industry, nor am I attempting to discourage ANYONE from storing a supply of foods, among other preparedness needs. I am going to point out some ideas on Food Storage “Buckets” that may substitute the…
Do you keep any ‘survival’ food in your vehicle? Is it more than just a few snacks for while on the road? I’ve posted a number of articles on 72-hour kits to be kept in one’s vehicle along with suggestions for items that you might include. One important item is food. While the vast majority…
Excerpts from a comment by ‘Mountainmanrick’: I am a very practical outdoors man with 50 years experience. I have lived outside everywhere from the deserts of Baja Mexico to the High Sierras to the soaking tundra of Alaska. I chime in here because of this: Emergency fire starting does not take place under ideal conditions!…
I was recently asked the following questions regarding the Bug Out Bag and bug out bag packing. When you travel, what top 3 survival items do you bring besides the common stuff everybody brings? It depends! Well, I suppose it partially depends on what’s considered common stuff that everybody brings. And it also depends on…
A ‘real’ signal mirror is a mirror with a built-in way to precisely aim it’s reflection (from the sun), and is intended to alert others of your location. While an ordinary reflective mirror can also be used as a signaling device, it cannot be precisely aimed and ‘flashed’ at a target like a purpose-built signaling…