Category: Bug Out / Wilderness
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Neat Idea to Keep Feet Warm
It never occurred to me to use this simple idea to help keep my feet warm in the winter cold. For about a $1 you can add some much needed insulation to all of your winter boots and shoes. Skip to about the 0:35 mark to get to the *trick* he suggests…
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Solo Stove: Perfect for Backpacking, Bug Out, Emergencies
I’m sure you’re familiar (or at least have seen) the Solo Stove over the years, I know I have. For some reason I never bothered to buy one… what a mistake! Fortunately, I was sent one to review along with the accompanying pot 900. I should point out that I’m NOT a huge backpacker so…
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DIY Paracord Pill Bottle Dispenser
When I watched this video on making a DIY paracord dispenser I immediately went out to the workshop and tried my hand at it. Unfortunately, I had a bit of trouble transferring the idea to a pill bottle on my first attempt because I tried to put the bolt through the sides of the bottle which…
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25 Survival Uses for a Leather Belt
Almost makes me wish for winter so I can wear pants, just so I can have a leather belt on me all the time. 😉 You can skip to about the 3:50 mark to view where he starts to talk about uses (the first few minutes is about leather belts in general)…
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eBugout.com – Custom Bug Out Bag Creation
The folks at eBugout.com reached out and asked me to take a look at their website which has the sole purpose of allowing you, the user, to quickly create a bug out bag. Overall, the site is fairly easy to use and certainly intuitive. Just go to their home page and click the orange “create…
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Now THIS is a Bug Out Bike!
It must have been quite a while since I’ve looked into mountain bikes but this is first I’ve seen such as neat looking bike. This bike, if you’re unaware, is the Mongoose Dolomite. Of course, the very FIRST thing that popped into my head was “Now THIS is a Bug Out Bike!” Obviously, it’s all…
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This Threat from Above Could Stop Your Bug Out Plan Before it Even Gets Started!
I’m still getting used to where we live in the Pacific Northwest… things are just a bit different than where I moved from in the Midwest. There are so many tall trees and the layout of roads and homes is a bit different. This makes developing a healthy bug out plan a problem. While there are…
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4×4 Off-Road Vehicles Make Little Difference in a Bug Out
Recently I linked to an article on bug out route planning that reminded me why it’s so important to have good alternate routes picked in advance of any significant disaster scenario. There’s no doubt in my mind that ANY and ALL major roadways–be they highways or city streets–will become an impassable parking lot in no time…
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How to Plan a 2000 Mile Cross-Country Bug Out Trip – It Could Literally Save Your Life!
Seeing as though we have our upcoming and ridiculously long drive from Kansas City to Seattle in a few days, I figured I would share how I went about planning the drive. Simply put, I treated it as a REALLY long bug out trip. In fact, I intend on keeping the information I compiled for…