Everybody who lived through the 1950s and 60s knows what silos are, Right? Those giant underground missile tubes where the nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles are kept! Well, this post isn’t about those. (Although I saw a prepper show once that… Continue Reading
Chemical accidents. I work as a volunteer on our county’s emergency management committee, and the #1 thing we prep for is something I don’t hear anybody in the prepping community talking about… probably because it’s not sexy, doesn’t require guns… Continue Reading
Suppose you need to bug out. Or just get home. Water is in your way. Here in the midwest, that’s been the main story of late spring. Bridges out, roads under water. Whether in a vehicle or on foot, ploughing… Continue Reading
This series is about how to manage when you and yours must walk a long way to get to your destination. Part I was about the psychological aspects of a long, challenging hike; while Part II was about managing the… Continue Reading
This series is meant to help you to prepare if you and yours have to go a long way on foot. Part I focused on the psychological aspects. This part focuses on the physical side. Here are tips and tricks… Continue Reading
You and your people are in one place. You need to get somewhere else. No cars, no trains, no busses…the only way to get there is shoe leather. But it’s a very long walk; right at the edge of what… Continue Reading
Opinions on the perfect composition for a Bug-Out Bag (BOB) abound in Prepper-World. So do opinions on the toughest superhero. Similarity: The one perfect BOB and the superheroes are equally real. I spent part of my day considering this as… Continue Reading
Maps are great and completely save your bacon. They can also be treacherous. In fact, the selfsame map can either provide a wealth of information or encourage all sorts of false conclusions about routes and travel times. The difference lies… 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
You’ve got somewhere to be. You know where it is, but not how to get there exactly. No GPS. No clear road route. Just a compass, and if you’re lucky a map. How can you use the compass to most… Continue Reading
Suppose you’re on the east or west coast of the U.S., or somewhere else where a compass won’t point to true north. It’s dark. You’re tired. You’re trying to navigate your way to a safe location using map and compass.… Continue Reading
I was on a social media group and the discussion wound it’s way around to the idea that cattle will be plentiful and easy to take for food if we end up in a Stuff Hits The Fan (SHTF) situation… Continue Reading
Strangers won’t be welcome in rural communities during a Stuff Hits The Fan bugout. Small rural communities take care of their own, but “their own” definitely will not include random people traveling on a bugout. The Small Town Bugout Location… Continue Reading
There’s a whole lot of Bureau Of Land Management (BLM) land out there in the middle of nowhere. A LOT of it. There are a couple of bugout scenarios where you need to isolate yourself from others as much as… Continue Reading
Your compass don’t point true north! Sounds a little like a redneck insult, doesn’t it? Well, it’s just flat truth (with bad grammar). Try compass navigation on the assumption that the little needle’s pointing straight north and you are going… Continue Reading