A bug-out bag means different things to different people. For some, it is an everything you need to live catch-all that often exceeds more than just a single bag, but is a collection of survival kits, each performing a different task. For others, a bug-out bag is a bare essential you need to make sure…

Unless you live in a heavily populated area, getting your vehicle stuck, having an accident or even just getting lost can present a survival situation in and of itself. If you live in a very remote area, any of the above is a guaranteed to demand you at least be able to survive on your…

In a perfect world, a survival crisis hits, you grab your bug-out bag, “head for the hills” and safely wait it out with all you could possibly need. In the real world, you have a family to think about and that means individuals and individual needs – one size will not do and one bug-out…

It is a truism in warfare that the best-laid plans work flawlessly – until they are executed. Then, reality forces deviation and turns strategy into a fluid management of chaos. The same is true for the best-laid survival plans and more specifically, your survival kit. It does not matter how many lists you make, how…

As we all know, regardless of what you are preparing for, it is wise to have a “bug-out” bag or survival kit at your disposal if a major disruption to your daily life hits. Disruptions can range from power being knocked out for a few hours or days to a large-scale, “doomsday” scenario such as…

Run down your survival kit or preparation list for a survival incident and its aftermath and most people will discover that it is heavy on food and equipment, but light on the little niceties that make life more comfortable. More importantly, it is light on items that not only make life easier and more fun…

The US federal government cautions everyone to have a survival kit that will allow them to live comfortably without basic infrastructure for up to three days or 72 hours. We all know the federal government is never the most “forward thinking” so if they are warning that you need to be prepared for 72 hours…

Every survivalist will want an amazing survival kit like this guy has! We all know that having survival kits are necessary because you never know what you are going to need during a collapse. We all have our kits filled with things that we need such as a way to start a fire, first aid…

If a prepper loses their bug out gear during a collapse they need not worry. Learn how to make a bug out belt and what a prepper should include on it as back up! A bug out bag and other gear are important when SHTF, because you never know when you are going to have to…

If you are the least bit aware, you have at least a basic survival kit stored for use in a weather emergency or natural or man-made disaster. That kit at the minimum has first aid, basic food supplies, water, emergency numbers and probably at least one battery operated or hand-cranked emergency radio. All of that…

Different kinds of preppers will give you different lists on what they feel will be the most important items to have stored away just in case we are faced with a chaotic situation. Remember that can mean anything from the grid going down to a hurricane in your neck of the woods. If you look…

When you’re heading into the desert for a nice long hike on your vacation – what all do you bring along? Water, extra food, sun protection? Emergency tools and first aid kits? Those are all good things to have in your backpack. But do you bring along a snake bite kit as well? Snake bite…