Category: Equipment / Supplies
17 Great Ways to Use Your Foodsaver for Preparedness
I’ve been thinking about my foodsaver again lately. After the post on Foodsaver Successes, Failures, and Tips I figured I would point out many of the positive ways you can and should use a foodsaver for preparedness. While I own the FoodSaver V2244 Vacuum Sealing System (which is a budget model) I’d say it’s served…
16+ Abrasives and Lubricants for SHTF
It’s easy to get focused on the items we NEED for survival and forget about everything else. Water, food, ammo, and so on are the easy ones to think about. But what about all the other stuff that makes life easier but just aren’t nearly as sexy when it comes to SHTF blog posts? There’s…
Foodsaver Successes, Failures, and Tips
I’m sure I’ve said it before but I NEVER use my FoodSaver to seal leftovers or for any foods whatsoever. I use it exclusively to prolong the life of supplies and gear that I want to better protect from oxygen and moisture. That was the plan anyway. I’ve done so for years and rarely had…
Put Your Vehicle Door Pads to Good Use
Sometimes I feel like I take my prepping overboard… and my car is no exception. I literally have stuff shoved everywhere, from the nooks and crannies of the spare tire well to the glove box, under seats, and in bins and bags in the back. Sometimes I wonder if I could actually fit more stuff…
How to Keep Your Most Valuable EDC Asset Safe and Secure
In my opinion, the ever-invasive cell phone is perhaps the most valuable EDC asset you have. Yup. I’m sure I’ll catch some flak for this as plenty of people feel you shouldn’t have any reliance on electronics during an emergency. Personally, I say be able to make use of any and all tools at your…
SunJack Solar Charger and CampLight: Perfect Camping and Bug Out Power and Lighting Solution!
I was sent this SunJack Solar Charger not long ago for review along with the SunJack CampLight (sold separately). Since then I had the opportunity to test out the SunJack Solar Charger (and CampLight) a bit since then I can say that I’m quite impressed. Granted, I’ve never owned a portable solar panel like this one so this…
The Survival Medicine Handbook 2nd Edition, Revised, Expanded… and Awesome!
To be clear, I’m a HUGE fan of the Alton’s. Joe and Amy have done a wonderful service to the prepping community over the years and I can’t say enough good things about anything and everything they’ve ever done. Really! They know their stuff and it certainly shows with their revised an expanded edition of the…
Champ Bodyguard Battery: Power Bank, Flashlight, Siren
It seems that small portable power banks are all the rage these days and to an extent they should be. After all, they can be used to recharge one of your most useful assets during an emergency: the cell phone. Now, I know there are people who say you shouldn’t rely on a cell phone and…
The Practical Preppers Book: Complete Guide to Disaster Preparedness
If you know who Practical Preppers are then you’ll want to pay attention. If you don’t know who they are, Practical Preppers are two well-known YouTube personalities, Scott Hunt (aka. Engineer775) and David Kobler (aka., SouthernPrepper1), who are two wonderful people you should be paying attention to in the preparedness community. Practical Preppers Books Recently,…
