BOB Needed – Chemical Fire Evacuation
A chemical plant fire is raging as I write this, and it’s a perfect example why all of us need to have a Bug Out Bag (BOB) ready to go at a moment’s notice. BOB (Bug Out Bags) Are For… Continue Reading
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Winterizing Your Bug-Out Bag
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
Keeping Bug-Out Medications Fresh
Call them bug-out bags or get-home bags or whatever else you want; they’re important. These bags are stashes of preps that you can pick up and take off on a moment’s notice with whether you’re home or on the road.… Continue Reading
No One Perfect Bug-Out Bag (BOB)
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
What Does New York City Think People Should Prep?
Governmental preparedness agencies like New York City’s Emergency Management (NYCEM) agency are tasked with educating the public and “coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies.” So what, specifically, are they advising people to do… Continue Reading
BOL: Pick Three Locations (At Least)
Locations, Locations, Locations After spending a lot of time on prepper forums and websites, I’ve noticed something interesting. People are spending an inordinate amount time talking about their Bugout Bags (BOB’s) and Bugout Vehicles (BOV’s), but very little time discussing… Continue Reading
A Prepper’s Road Trip
Road trip! It seems like half the prepper fiction books start with the protagonist being hundreds or thousands of miles from home when disaster strikes. Why? Because travel can be a rich source of problems for preppers. Good for authors;… Continue Reading
The Obsolete Three-Day Kit
The Obsolete Three-Day Kit For as long as I can remember, the recommendation from official emergency preparedness types, e.g. DHS, Red Cross, was to have a kit with three days of emergency supplies for your whole family. The logic behind… Continue Reading
No Vacancy: This Land is My Land
There is no unowned land in the USA. Why do I bring this up? As a reminder for every prepper with a bugout bag but no prepared location to go to. This land is your land, this land is my… Continue Reading
Preppers Need Quick Energy Sources In Get Home/Bug Out Bags
Your bags (bugout bag, get home bag, whatever) are meant to go with you. They should be stocked to keep you going. Imagine you’ve been working steadily for a while. You’re not hungry; not thinking about food; got other things… Continue Reading
PrepBusters: With Emergency Food, What Does a Body Really Need?
Cyclists have a saying: Light. Strong. Cheap. Pick two. (You can’t have all three; all choices involve trade-offs.) Prepper food has to shelf-stable. At least some of it needs to be easy to cook with minimal resources. There’s a lot… Continue Reading
Emergency Foods: What to Do About Sensitivities
Good news! This article has been replaced by an expanded and updated article on the same subject. You can read it by clicking HERE! Prepping For Food Allergies and Sensitivities Did you know that Beans, Bullets, Bandages & you has… Continue Reading