Halloween is just around the corner, and what better way for preppers to celebrate than with our own clever spins on the preparedness lifestyle?

While you may opt for dressing yourselves or your kids as zombies, Rambo, or as a sniper in a ghillie suit, why not veer instead for a costume style that idolizes making something useful out of seemingly useless junk?

That's right; we're talking steampunk today. Steampunk has had a strong cult following for a few years now, and it makes sense for those with a prepper mindset to feel a strong connection to the trend.

After all, much of the prepper mindset hinges on finding new uses for old things, and that's pretty much all steampunk is. Well, that and clock gears glued to pretty much everything.

For a visual feast of a gas mask, that is sure to make your costume pop, check out the instructional video on the next page.

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