Author: Damian Brindle
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How to Treat Animal Bites While in the Wild
In a survival situation, there are a lot of variables to consider when it comes to staying safe. You need to make sure you have clean drinking water and food with the proper nutrients to keep you healthy. You need shelter to protect you from the elements and any hazards, and fire to let you…
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5 Things To Get Before the Dollar Crashes
Personally, I say the following video only scratches the surface of what you should be doing to prepare for what’s coming. You’re welcome to read my thoughts in my new book, Crisis Preparedness Guide, if you’d like to know more, but the video below is a great start. You can skip to the 2:35 mark…
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A Comprehensive Guide to Collecting Wood
The average modern homeowner has a few choices when it comes to heating and cooling their home. You’ve got central heat and air that runs primarily on electricity. You’ve got furnaces that can burn fuel oil, natural gas, propane, or pellets. There are even old-school properties that may still use wood-fired stoves to heat the…
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What My Rich Friends Refuse to Accept About Our Coming Collapse
My family and I moved back to Missouri from Washington state a few months ago for several reasons, chief among them for me is to prepare for the coming collapse because I firmly believe we’re better off trying to survive in the heart of the country when things go to hell in a handbasket. Aside…
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Do This While You Still Can
I firmly believe things are going to get real bad over the next several months to few years. And, as much as I would prefer to stick it out at home, you have to be ready to bug out as well. As the video below discusses, you might not be able to carry everything you…
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10 Ways to Stay Warm During a Power Outage
Yes, winter really is coming, and sooner than you think. Given that utility prices are rising, especially natural gas, it might get more difficult to keep warm this coming winter if you’re not thinking ahead. With that in mind, consider the following ten tips in the video below. And, while it was intended for the…
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Simple Off-Grid Refrigeration for Medical Supplies
There are many ways to go about powering small equipment, refrigerators, chest freezers, and the like if the grid goes down temporarily. One of my favorite methods is to simply buy an 800-watt inverter and connect it to your vehicle’s battery, which should provide enough power to keep a standard refrigerator or chest freezer functioning…
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October is Fire Safety Month – 5 Crucial References
I received an email the other day stating that “it’s fire safety month,” which immediately made me laugh just a bit. The way we designate a month as the time to be concerned about something boggles my mind, as if the other eleven months we can ignore [fill in the blank] concern. In any case,…
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How Do You Really Know When You’re in the Middle of a Collapse?
This is a legitimate question–and I’m not saying I have an answer–but I truly feel that we’re in the middle of some sort of nationwide, or maybe even worldwide, collapse. But how do I know we’re going to collapse? The truth is, I don’t know for sure. Sure, I could cite the U.S. Debt Clock…