Tag: safety

What Will You Do If…?

What Will You Do If…? The whole ideology of prepping is to prepare ourselves for the what if’s in life. What and how we prepare for these events is shaped by our experiences and watching those of others and determining what we would do in that situation. There are always situations and scenarios however, that …

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Gear to Bear-Proof Your Camp

Gear to Bear-Proof Your Camp

Gear to Bear-Proof Your Camp Bears are like most critters, beautiful and majestic creatures in their own environment.. It’s not until our environments collide that they become terrifyingly dangerous. It’s up to zoners and environmentalist to curb our growth into their territory to prevent the onslaught of bear issues in our neighborhoods as human kind …

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Staying Safe When a Crowd Becomes a Riot

Staying Safe When a Crowd Becomes a Riot

Staying Safe When a Crowd Becomes a Riot I know the blow back on this post is going to be… “Just stay out of crowded areas and problem solved”. This is true if you choose to limit your life in such a manner. Being in a crowd doesn’t always mean a protest or a parade! …

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199 Plants with Toxic Properties Requiring Caution

199 Plants with Toxic Properties Requiring Caution We know to avoid plants like poison oak and the gympie plant. Where even touching them can cause long term discomfort or in the case of the gympie plant intense immediate pain. However there are less dangerous more common plants that can have toxic properties that you should be …

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Tips & Tricks for DIY Home Security Systems

Tips & Tricks for DIY Home Security Systems

Tips & Tricks for DIY Home Security Systems Guest Author Will you like to advance your home security without having to spend each month on a professionally monitored home security system? Even though monitored home security systems are perfect, not every homeowner can afford them. If you don’t have the power to purchase a modern …

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Lose yourself in the crowd using the filter called the reticular activating system (RAS)

Lose yourself in the crowd using the filter called the reticular activating system (RAS)

Lose yourself in the crowd using the filter called the reticular activating system (RAS) The reticular activating system (RAS) for prepping purposes is a scientific method of going grey when disaster strikes. You can look at the gentlemen pictured above and know you will remember the man dressed in red. The RAS system is about understanding …

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Is The Global Antibiotic Shortage a National Security Threat to the U.S.?

Is The Global Antibiotic Shortage a National Security Threat to the U.S.?

Is The Global Antibiotic Shortage a National Security Threat to the U.S.? Preppers have been concerned about the availability of antibiotics during and after a major SHTF event for as long as the term “prepper” has been applied. We’ve discussed the feasibility of stockpiling or even using Veterinary grade drugs in a pinch. Now it …

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Nine Meals from Anarchy: Prepper Applications

Nine Meals from Anarchy: Prepper Applications

Nine Meals from Anarchy: Prepper Applications First spoken aloud by Alfred Henry Lewis in 1906 and echoed by those as well known as Leon Trotsky. “There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy.” Why are meals separated out from the rest of the human needs as being the one that will cause anarchy in such …

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Safety around downed power lines in and out of your car

Safety around downed power lines in and out of your car

Safety around downed power lines in and out of your car Almost every type of region has wind storms in one season or another and if some how yours is spared wind storms there are still power lines across the country and the western world. Auto verses a power pole can be serious enough without …

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15 Down to Earth Methods for remaining unscathed during a Riot

15 Down to Earth Methods for remaining unscathed during a Riot

15 Down to Earth Methods for remaining unscathed during a Riot We watched what happened in Venezuela in horror on our televisions and smart devices and are thankful that it hasn’t happened here.  The situation in Venezuela was an extreme example of what happens in an economic collapse. There were people rioting over their country’s …

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