Some people get tired of endless “survival lists” that they find on almost every survival web site or Facebook page, but that is really short-sighted. No one has the “perfect” list and no one has thought of everything. So reviewing what others have put together should be a priority, just to discover what you forgot,…
Why Even a Day Trip in the Wild Means Preparation is Critical
This is a heartwarming story and we should all be happy the kid in the story survived. We should also use it as a cautionary tale. A kid and his Dad were out hiking and got separated – the kid was an avid camper, so knew survival basics – but was utterly unprepared, which made…
(Video) The Backup Survival Kit That’ll Help the Slacker in the Group
Have you ever been to a cookout and everyone has brought something except for that one person who always seems to forget to bring anything? The same thing can happen on a hike or camping trip – there is always someone who is woefully prepared for what they might encounter. When that happens, someone else…
(Video) Bug-Out Bag 2017 – This Man Discusses Which Gear Makes the Cut
One of the most challenging aspects of survival preparation is separating the “wants” from the “needs” as it pertains to survival kits, bug-out and bug-in bags. This post will cover what to include in your bug-out bag. If you take all the advice you can get online, your bug-out would literally be the size of…
Survival Supplies That Go Into a Vehicle’s Glove Compartment and Why They’re Important
Every once in a while you hear about one of the several types of tragedies that happen in a vehicle. Someone is trapped inside a burning vehicle. Or their vehicle was obscured for days by brush and no one noticed they were still inside. Or they were stranded. The possibilities of experiencing a survival situation…
3 Types of Gear for an Old School Survival Kit
The well prepared survivalist does not leave home or venture into the wild without a survival kit – just in case something goes wrong. That kit is usually populated with modern, high-tech gadgets, stuff that is the product of centuries of survival kits being thrown together by adventurers. Those early survivalists, however, did not have…
Musts Have Bug-Out Bag Items (If That Bag is Not Already Overflowing!)
If we included everything everyone suggests in our bug-out bag or survival cache, it would more resemble a room in a house than an actual bag. The reality is the concept of bug-out has evolved from “bare essentials needed to get to safety” to “everything you can possibly think of that you might need.” While…
Bug-Out Bags for Women and What Must be Included
The survival industry is largely populated by men when it comes to survival gear you should have on hand in the event of a crisis. Women are becoming more and more involved, but for the most part, if the issue is hunting, fishing, wilderness survival or bugging out, most of the products on the market…
A Bug-Out Bag – What Goes Into It? Here’s What Should!
Maintaining a Bug-Out Bag is one of the basics for most survivalists. When that survival crisis comes, a properly stocked Bug-Out Bag should give you all the tools and supplies you will need to make it through all but the harshest of circumstances. What those tools and supplies are, however, is a topic of discussion.…
The 72-Hour Survival Kit – What it is and Why it is So Important
When most people think about preparedness, they tend to think long-term and include items in any survival kit that are great to have, but not really necessary in many survival situations. The purpose of any survival kit is to make it through the immediate crisis and aftermath – assuming that the vast majority of survival…
(Video) Man Dug Up His Bug-Out Cache After it Was Buried for a Year. Let’s See What Happened to His Supplies!
Experimentation is not just a good thing but a vital part of prepping if we want to make sure we are getting it right. How often have we attempted canning and discovered we got something wrong? Then, after some bad results, we needed to go back and do it again — but this time tweak…
(Video) DIY Storage Containers That Are Simple to Make and Will be Incredibly Useful During a Disaster
No matter the disaster, it is always great to have some kind of survival kit with you. It does not have to be big, let’s say something you would take with you when it is time to bug-out. Yet, it should be complete as well as contained. We always think about those times when we…
DIY 5-Gallon Survival Bucket – Why Every Home Should Have One!
If you are like most of us, the collection of stuff over decades of hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, DIY projects and well, let’s face it, Home Improvement store sales and garage/yard sales have gotten you well on your way in terms of survival gear. Some of us even have an entire room in our house…
(Video) Hiking? At a Minimum, Here’s What a Person Needs:
As Spring has sprung (or up here in the north, is trying to get out of Winter’s grim grip) and Summer approaches, many of us will increase the time we spend outdoors. That means extended stays, sometimes day trips in the “wilderness,” which, as anyone who lives in a rural area sees on the news…
The Altoids Tin Survival Kit: A Tiny Survival Necessity that Packs a Punch!
Whenever someone menti0ns survival kits, most of us immediately think of a knapsack full of stuff you need if you find yourself in a survival situation. But packing in an entire survival kit sometimes is not necessary – or practical. Often, for example, I fish in accessible, but relatively remote areas that require up to…
(Video) The Mid-Sized Survival Kit – Striking a Balance Between Bare Bones and too Much
Everyone knows the difference between a survival cache and a bug-out bag, but what is a little murkier is everything in between. A bug-out bag covers your basic needs if you have to vacate your current location – it makes sure you have the tools, materials, and supplies you need to make it through transitioning…
Basic Survival Prep Tips for the Beginner
For someone just starting down the survival path, putting in place all you will need can be daunting. Advice, as always, particularly online, is easily available and offered by “experts” virtually everywhere you look. Much of this advice is awesome, some good, some awful, but understanding which is which can be a chore. And coping…
The 72 Hour Survival Kit – Why it is Vital it be a Part of Every Survival Plan!
Much like the Get Home Bag (GHB,) a 72-Hour Survival Kit is different from your bug-out bag or long-term survival cache. The purpose of a 72-Hour Survival Kit is to get you through the initial, shock-stages of a survival crisis, a period when emergency services might be overwhelmed and civil authorities might be so busy…
GHB (Get Home Bag) and What It Should Include
In terms of survival, almost any discussion of a survival kit is geared towards “bugging – in” or “bugging – out.” Almost no discussions cover “how to get home” or “how to get to your bug-out bag” and if your survival kit or bug-out bag is like mine, you are not easily lugging that thing…
Why an Emergency Survival Kit is a Must for Medium-Term Survival Situations!
Hardcore survivalists generally have just about everything you could want for a temporary, shelter-in-place survival situation. For the rest of us, well, we generally have enough food and water to last a few days and whatever bread, milk and food we bought in the hours immediately preceding a predicted event. If the event was not…