The Bug Out Bag ( BOB ) Preppers have a bunch of acronyms for stuff they carry around, including Everyday Carry (EDC), Get Home Bag (GHB), I’m Never Coming Home Bag (INCH) and the most common term, Bug Out Bag… Continue Reading
When people try and evacuate from any community bigger than, say, mine … Gridlock will be a thing. Particularly if emergency services aren’t going full speed to clear accidents, getting anywhere by car may be an agonizingly slow or even… Continue Reading
When we check out the middens (trash heaps) of ancient hunter-gatherers, we don’t find mostly deer bones and bear claws. Sure, those big kills provide quite a lot of meat; but they’re also dangerous and high failure rate hunts. What do we… Continue Reading
When I was a kid, we had one firm camping tradition: The first night, we build a big campfire and have a s’more fest. Why? Because whether we ate them or not, there seemed very little chance that any marshmallows would… Continue Reading
Suppose the time has come to bug out to The Woods! Everything got packed, no child got left behind at a rest stop, you successfully negotiated the highways clogged with traffic. Nice! Now you’re turning off the pavement onto the… Continue Reading
For a lot of people, the idea of a low-cost retreat is just going to blow your minds, so hang on and hear me out. A Low-cost retreat is do-able for people with moderate incomes… If you have been thinking… Continue Reading
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
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
Injuries While On the Move Something bad has gone down, and you’ve grabbed your bag and set off on foot, according to the plan. Then the foot lands in a way that was not in the plan, there’s pain, and… Continue Reading
Given the recent Hurricanes, we have all seen large evacuations recently, either on TV or by being stuck in traffic. Hurricane Harvey was instructive as the wide spread flooding occurred in places that had never been known to flood previously… Continue Reading
You may have guessed this meal was designed for backpackers. Therefore it’s light (6.6 oz), in a durable container that also serves for cooking, and withstands extremes of temperature without problems, and has a good shelf life — all excellent… Continue Reading
Introduction to Radio Communications I am not an expert on Radio communications, but I keep seeing questions on prepper forums with incorrect responses, so I decided to put together a little primer on the subject for my faithful readers, both… Continue Reading
The first thing you need to do when disaster strikes in an urban setting is recognize that something is wrong, and get out of the building. If you are wrong and nothing is happening, you can always go back inside,… Continue Reading
As I mentioned all the way back in my first post, I have had occasions to “Escape from New York”. On a normal day, New York City is a nuisance to enter, and a nuisance to leave, not quite as… Continue Reading
The first step for most preppers is to assemble a personal Bug Out Bag (BOB), so I don’t need to convince my loyal readers of the importance of a BOB. With 20 people to plan for, some of whom don’t… Continue Reading