I don’t normally do product reviews; because I’m not terribly interested in *products*. Except filtering water bottles. They’re the bomb. Water is heavy, inconvenient to carry, often problematic when coming from natural sources, and *life critical*. That makes highly portable… Continue Reading
Emergency Lighting I don’t know if this is just a Midwest thing or not but when I was growing up, my house as well as the homes of my friends had a junk drawer in the kitchen. All manner of… Continue Reading
Practical, Small Every Day Carry (EDC) Emergency Items “Attention all passengers, is there a medical professional on board the aircraft? If you are a medical professional, please press your call light button or come to the aft of the aircraft.”… Continue Reading
The bug-out bag is a prepper standard — for excellent reasons. There are many situations that can be made a lot better by being able to grab a well-stocked bag as you head out the door. But what constitutes “well-stocked”?… Continue Reading
My hiking partner and I have been having a running debate. She favors waterproof boots. I hadn’t. This question hits close to home for anyone preparing to travel much by foot, be it for recreation or disaster; so let’s take… Continue Reading
When you think prepping, having food on hand comes easily to mind. Good, because that’s hugely important. Something that’s easier to overlook is how prepping of that food will change in emergency situations. Is your kitchen set up with the… 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
Surely The End Of The World As We Know It (TEOTWAWKI) at least would free us of the need to cut the lawn? Surely the Yard Police and Home Owners Association jerks would be the first to fall to the… Continue Reading
There is So Much Stuff one could put in a medical kit. This is especially true for preppers, who are thinking about longer time frames and less access to services than your average household. However, money and space and weight… 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
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
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
A bore sight device/system is a great prep to have around in good times and bad. It can save you a lot of time and money when sighting in a firearm. Spice and I own three different types, two of… 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