First, No Planting of Gorillas in any sense! They’re very nifty organisms and quite endangered, plus as strong as four of you, so just leave ’em alone, ok? Also, in no way about humans engaging in unconventional warfare. Guerrilla planting… Continue Reading
Many people consider a semi-automatic .22LR rifle to be the single most critically important gun for a prepper to own. They also think that a semi-automatic .22LR is the first gun that beginning preppers should buy. Although I personally might… Continue Reading
You’re in the process of bugging out. Drama on the main roads caused you to seek out a back route. Those little blacktops aren’t well marked though, and now it’s the middle of the night and you’re not quite sure… Continue Reading
Rabies are a real problem both in the country where we live and in the city. Most people generally think about rabies as being mostly a “dog” problem. In reality it can (and does) affect many different kinds of mammals.… Continue Reading
3 Best Upgrades for Your Gun – Prepper Edition Salty’s Note: this guest article was written for 3BY by Josh. What are the best upgrades for your gun? You’ve probably asked this question several times before stumbling upon this article.… Continue Reading
The Stuff Hits The Fan (SHTF). Anybody who has read Beans, Bullets, Bandages and You for any length of time has run across our version of the common prepper phrase SHTF. We use the word “stuff” in the SHTF saying… Continue Reading
Dehumidifier water. Whenever anybody who owns one of these appliances considers it at all, it’s usually as an annoyance. Waking up out of a sound sleep hearing the “I’m Full Now!” beeps is nobody’s idea of fun. Having said that,… Continue Reading
As I was putting my tent away, the thought occurred to me that children can be good for prepping. My daughter likes to camp in the backyard, roast smores and weenies, and play with the fire. I discovered I can… Continue Reading
I recently wrote some on diabetes mellitus. One of our readers, Strych9, posted an extremely information-rich comment in response. Strych9 (who I’ll refer to as ‘he’ for lack of further information and need for a pronoun) is a Type I… Continue Reading
There are a lot of things you can make do without or jury-rig. Then there’s some where nothing works like the real thing except the real thing. As I was digging some holes today, I was contemplating some tools that… Continue Reading
The Taurus TX22: A First Look I’m going to be right up front with you, I’ve never been a fan of Taurus firearms. I’ve had some bad experiences with them in the past (and also some issues with Beretta made… Continue Reading
No doubt about it: bad hygiene is the biggest killer of humans in the history of ever. Soap and water will get you a long way. So will careful water and waste treatment. There’s one more important chapter in this… Continue Reading
We preppers spend considerable time and resources stocking up for potential future need. Some of it we cache in various places, both to keep it out from underfoot and raise the probability that it will be available when and where… Continue Reading
Everybody makes mistakes, the question is, do we learn from them? Do we also learn from the mistakes of others? We’ve talked about our mistakes quite a bit here on Beans, Bullets, Bandages & You because we want you to… Continue Reading
How to choose the best survival knife – 5 things to remember Salty’s Note: The following is written as a guest post by Billy of Perkin Knives. Beans, Bullets, Bandages and You doesn’t do affiliate links or advertising, but we… Continue Reading