Category: Defense / Security / Safety

  • 7 Great Places to Hide and Secure Your Prepper Supplies in Your Home (Guest Post)

    Have you ever wondered how to secure your valuables, prepping supplies, and weapons if you need to leave home for a while? Are you concerned that these items might be stolen if someone broke in and had plenty of time to go through the contents of your home? In these days of possible civil unrest,…

  • Cases of Water Bottles as Cover?

    I know water is dense but I wouldn’t have guessed this…

  • Neat to See This at Home Depot

    Neat to See This at Home Depot

    I was at a Home Depot recently in mid-Missouri while visiting my folks and as I walked into the front door I immediately noticed this TwisterPod storm shelter by Survive-A-Storm Shelters: As I was intrigued I took a closer look: Sadly, there isn’t anything inside to get excited about. Just two seats on either side…

  • 5 SHTF Strategies For Avoiding The Zombie Hordes

    5 SHTF Strategies For Avoiding The Zombie Hordes

    I really feel like we must be heading towards SHTF sooner rather than later. I’d suggest you merely look at all the charts which show we’re heading over a fiscal cliff in the near future and you’ll surely agree. When? I truly don’t know. It could be a decade from now or tomorrow. But it IS…

  • 5 Wrist Grab Escapes for Women

    Self defense is good for all of us to know and practice and, since this video is geared towards women, I’d say this is a great time to point out my 29 must-do safety tips every woman must know post I wrote not too long ago. Now, here’s a few easy wrist grab escapes to learn; ladies…

  • (Giveaway) Failures of Imagination: “The Deadliest Threats to Our Homeland” Book Review

    (Giveaway) Failures of Imagination: “The Deadliest Threats to Our Homeland” Book Review

    I was recently sent this book to review written by Congressman Michael McCaul titled Failures of Imagination: The Deadliest Threats to Our Homeland – And How to Thwart Them and I must, this was a good book! Congressman McCaul also happens to be the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and is, therefore, someone…

  • 29 Must-Do Safety Tips Every Woman 15 And Older Must Know!

    29 Must-Do Safety Tips Every Woman 15 And Older Must Know!

    Recently, both my wife and niece have had “encounters” with ne’er-do-wells while out and about in public places. I won’t go into specifics but it did raise their threat levels to approximately DEFCON Zero–it only goes down to level one for the military, you know-and, therefore, promoted me write this. And, though it’s a sad…

  • RZ Mask: Forget N-95 and N-100 Masks, Try This Instead!

    RZ Mask: Forget N-95 and N-100 Masks, Try This Instead!

    I was sent two different RZ Masks for review recently and I can say that I’m growing rather fond of wearing one, especially since it’s been COLD outside: Don’t I look handsome? Well, maybe not so much. 🙂 And apart from possibly scaring a few folks during my morning runs lately, the RZ Mask is…

  • Body Armor: Beyond Bullets

    Body Armor: Beyond Bullets

    The folks at SafeguardArmor.com sent me the following post to share with you today. I’d say it’s a healthy reminder that body armor really can be useful to us preppers, even beyond the obvious ones such as a shootout. If/when SHTF, I guarantee you’ll feel almost naked without appropriate protection… The art of survival is…