Wilderness Survival, Back Country Camping and Offgrid Living
I was listening to the Survivalist Prepper podcast the other day and he was interviewing Matthew Stein about the threat of an EMP. Here's the podcasts if you'd like to listen: EMP’s, CME’s and Nuclear Meltdown With Matthew Stein and EMP’s, CME’s and Nuclear Meltdown With Matthew Stein Part 2. Matt Stein has done a lot of... Continue Reading →
Social media can be good for various things. You can connect with people who are interested in the same things you are, keep in touch with friends and family, or in my case take an informal poll of what people are prepping for. Here's what I posted to start the conversation: What's the most likely... Continue Reading →
I like to dream up various scenarios in my head about how SHTF might play out. Most of it has nothing to do with reality, but it’s fun to think about and if nothing else it gives me alternatives if anything really bad happens. Today I’m sitting in my Tipi (mid-September 2018) and... Continue Reading →
You've looked around at the state of the world today and decided you don't like the way things are looking. You're researching web sites that give you all kinds of conflicting information about what to do and what not to do. Some advise you to bug-out, others advise you to bug-in. Who's right? Here's the... Continue Reading →
After shelter water is the most important thing to acquire when surviving in the wilderness. It used to be that there was plenty of fresh water safe to drink, but due to pollution and other man-made trouble very little water out there is safe to drink straight from the stream without being purified or filtered.... Continue Reading →
A few years back, in the dark days before the Internet, I decided to take the canoe out and do some camping on a lake. It was one of those fall days where the air is crisp and cool, the wind was still and the surface of the lake looked like a piece of glass... Continue Reading →
Recently I polled a Facebook group asking about bug-out vs bug-in. The overwhelming response was that people wanted - or had to - bug-in. Wanted to because it's the smart thing to do, or had to because of physical issues. But one interesting person wrote back saying they believe that in parts of the country... Continue Reading →
Given today's current world situation I'd say it's time to sit back and take a good hard look at what you have on-hand for food, water and other preparations. World leaders are rattling sabers at each other, discussion of a trade war has been in the media, the market routinely has 400 point swings, and... Continue Reading →
Preppers love to post about how to make a lean-to with their poncho, but here's a little piece of knowledge not communicated too often: the lean-to isn't that great a shelter. It's open to the wind and if you set it up wrong the rain can blow right into your shelter making for a long... Continue Reading →
If you're reading this the chances are good you've given some thought to SHTF events and how you'll get you and your family through a myriad of possible events. In my mind the biggest question is: "Are we prepping for nothing?" Is there really a chance society could collapse and cause a SHTF event of... Continue Reading →
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