Push aside all your books and blogs and YouTube videos for just a second and hear us out. No matter what you’ve read or what the ‘experts’ have told you, the key to the ultimate bug-out location rests on one single factor: location. You may be thinking, “Sure, obviously we want to be somewhere out […]
Emergencies can be highly unpredictable. You could be well-prepared for a crisis, but if there’s an earthquake and the house comes crumbling down, whatever food and water supplies you’ve stored will be destroyed. The structural integrity of the house will be compromised, and you won’t be able to stay there. You have no choice but […]
In this article we’re going to look at some highly useful survival gear that you should carry with you if you plan on bugging out in the wild. You’ll be less likely to need these if you’re bugging in at home where you’ll be sheltered and have the usual conveniences and amenities at your disposal. […]
Staying indoors is much more pleasant than trying to survive outside. However, in some situations, you might need to leave your home and bug out elsewhere to survive. Usually, you have two choices. You can either go to another urban area that’s unaffected, or you can go to a wilderness environment. It all depends on […]
If you haven’t done it already, building an emergency car kit should be on your list of things to do in the next week or so. Especially now that winter weather is upon most of us. I’m not talking about a maintenance kit, with tools and important fluids (although also very necessary). What I’m referring […]
There are different philosophies out there regarding whether or not to “bug in” or “bug out” and necessarily one’s entire prepping strategy will be based around this. Like most others I prep on a budget and as such I have to pick a strategy based upon my research, my analysis, my background training, and my […]
Consider this. An elderly couple once sought my advice about funding their retirement lifestyle. They asked how much money they could take out of their savings to live on. My response: “How long do you plan to live?” Retirees have to make sure they don’t outlive their savings. The same principle applies to prepping. Many […]
“The Dip” is a book by Seth Godin that touts itself as “A little book that teaches you when to quit (and when to stick).” So what exactly does this mean, and what does it have to do with prepping? Well, the main idea of the book is that every new project or major change […]
