Preparedness

This post is about the best lightweight hiking shoes. It seems that ever since the beginning of recreational trail hiking, it has been somewhat of a rule that you must always wear hiking boots. It makes sense, you want the added ankle support you will get from high boots. Plus boots keep your feet dry [...]

Best Places to Hike in Ohio In this post we present you the best places to hike in Ohio. A while back, I was travelling. I’d brought a decent amount of gear with me (It’s just something I do. Don’t judge.) so when I had any extra time, I used it to get out there, [...]

Choosing the best soft cooler isn’t a walk in the park, though a great ice cooler can make a walk the park that much better. For real though, it’s serious business, and choosing just the right soft cooler requires taking a lot into consideration. How easy is it to clean? How fast does ice melt [...]

So you’ve got your bug out bag or BOB, you’ve squared away your EDC or Every Day Carry and you’ve packed your INCH bag (I’m Not Coming Home)… Did you know there is another pack that is just as, if not MORE important? One that you absolutely must have in your home that I bet [...]

The best water filter for backpacking is something that you need when traveling. Water on the trail is not something to play around with, and quite literally comes down to do or die. Making sure there’s a sustainable water source is only half the battle, and that’s usually left up to mother nature. The rest [...]

Long gone are the days of just grabbing a cheap, and guaranteed to break within minutes, Styrofoam cooler from a gas station to keep your drinks and food mildly cool on an out of town get away or an afternoon at the park. Coolers are serious business now! Do you want a blender included? Mounted speakers? [...]

Many websites and channels glamorize the prepping and survival community. In fact, if a friend or family member hears you mention “being prepared”, they respond with… “Oh you’re one of those ‘Doomsday Preppers’ I’ve seen on TV” Like it or loath it, that show has encouraged many people to get into preparedness. The trouble is, [...]

This is a review about the best backpacking in Colorado. If the mountains are calling, they’re likely calling straight from Colorado. Few things come close to the majesty of the Rocky Mountains jutting skywards amidst the Colorado skyline. Combine this with the scent of pine forests and the captivating lure of wildflowers and the average [...]

One thing that many preppers have in common is struggling to find money in their budgets to buy prepping supplies. Let’s face it, a lot of the things that you need to purchase in order to become prepared for emergencies aren’t cheap. Some people are fortunate and have very deep pockets and they can march [...]

All my life I’ve heard people talking about the three needs for survival. Of course, those weren’t the three needs established by any survival expert, but what society in general thinks of as our needs for survival. I guess we could call it the “civilized version” of survival priorities. You’ve probably heard it too; with [...]

Most of us don’t have the luxury of going out and spending thousands of dollars on a ready to go disaster survival kit. For most of us, prepping is a way of life, but life does come first. That means eating day-to-day, fuel bills, vehicles and the kids activities. We get what we can when [...]

Fire is a vital component in a survival situation. You can stay warm and avoid hypothermia. Wild and dangerous animals can be fended away just by having the fire burning. You can boil water to drink. You can cook food which is obviously very important (Rule of 3s). In a survival situation, starting a fire [...]

Bugging Out With A Pet

Some people may scoff at the idea of bringing your pet with you when you are bugging out. Obviously those people don’t have pets! Pets are part of the family and it would be unthinkable to leave them behind. I won’t try to convince non-pet owners too hard… Why bring a pet when bugging out? [...]

A couple of years ago I got a vacuum sealer as a gift for Christmas. It seemed nice but I wasn’t blown away. The basic function of a vacuum sealer is to remove most of the air from a plastic bag that contains the target item, then seal the bag. The bag has to be [...]

Between the rise of ISIS, our enmity with other terrorist organizations and the number of illegal aliens who have entered the country through our porous southern border, the risk of terrorist attack seems to be growing by the day. Actually, I think we’re overdue for one and the only reason it hasn’t happened is that [...]

[thrive_custom_box title=”” style=”dark” type=”color” color=”#ffffff” border=”#cc3333″] This is a guest post from Dan Andrews who runs the blog over at SurvivalSullivan.com. “Dan” lives in Romania and has been an active prepper since the start of 2014, having family and friends in the military and grandparents who would take him out to live in the countryside [...]

When I do long camping trips, it really kills the mood if someone has run out halfway through and go get more ice. It’s like, I thought we were getting away from it all but, no we’re just popping over to supermarkets, willy nilly. If you don’t have time to hang around right now, check [...]

Getting news and information when the SHTF is critical. Things could be going seriously wrong and you may not have an idea in you are not getting any news. There is a good chance the infrastructure will be in trouble and your reality TV shows won’t be streaming on the tube. The cable will be [...]

When it comes to emergency preparedness it’s very easy to tell ourselves that we’ll do it tomorrow. That the likelihood of a natural disaster in our neighborhood is almost nothing. It doesn’t however, take a natural disaster to wipe out the power and leave you stranded in your own home or in your vehicle. If [...]