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Prepper Pete Prepares: An Introduction to Prepping for Kids + Book Giveaway
A while back I was asked by the author to review his book on preppping for children, titled Prepper Pete Prepares: An Introduction to Prepping for Kids. I happily said sure! Introducing the concept of being prepared to children–especially young ones–can be difficult for some parents to get the concept across. You know why you should…
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I Always Feel Naked When I Travel by Airplane, How About You?
It’s amazing how much of a homebody I’ve become the past few years. Granted, I was never one to jump at the chance to see the world so maybe it’s in my nature. Nonetheless, I really despise travelling, particularly by airplane. Not only is it a major annoyance with all the restrictions of things I…
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Short on Space When Bugging Out in Your Vehicle? Add a Roof Carrier or Cargo Bag!
You know, not everybody has a large SUV, truck, or spacious RV in which to bug out. Some of us (me included) have only a lowly four door sedan with which to rely upon. Originally, our plan–or should I say “my” plan–had always included the use of two vehicles so that we could take our…
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Employing Les Stroud’s 3 Zones of Assessment in a Disaster Scenario
Of the television survival personalities I’ve grown to like Les the best. He seems to be very genuine and humble. And, most importantly to me, he doesn’t act like he knows it all. As such, I still enjoy watching his Survivorman episodes on occasion. A while back he did a show where he was pretending…
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27 Great Ways to Use Duct Tape in an Emergency
Duct tape is wonderful stuff. In fact, I don’t think you can call yourself a bona fide prepper if you don’t have at least a few dozen rolls on-hand at all times. 😉 All kidding aside, duct tape really is a must-have. You should have at least a few rolls at home, a roll in…
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Concrete Canvas Shelters: Rapidly Deployable Hardened Shelter – Just Add Water!
I’d imagine some of you who have recently served in the military may have seen these Concrete Canvas Shelters (CCS) but they’re new to me so I thought I would share them with you. In fact, it was my eldest son (he’s only 11) who pointed them out to me… no idea how he found…
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“But You Just Bathed Last Month!” Adjusting to a New SHTF Normal…
I’m sure there will be plenty of potential adjustments in a SHTF society. One of those adjustments, I feel, will be getting comfortable with a new normal, especially your routines and expectations. Daily Necessities For example, one of the actions I suspect you do is to bathe each day, right? Well, post-SHTF I would imagine…
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Free Country Snowridge 3-in-1 Systems Jacket: My Wife Loves It Which is Why I Bought One Also!
A little over a month ago I was contacted to review the Free Country Snowridge 3-in-1 Systems Jacket. I said “sure” but had a better idea: I requested my wife to get the jacket and review it instead. This was both a good and not so good of a decision as I later realized because she…
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If You Only Had 15 Minutes to “Bug Out,” Could You? My Thoughts on Doing it Right…
It should be no surprise to anybody who’s been around my blog for any length of time that I am NOT a big fan of bugging out. Not at all. I feel that in most situations you’re far better off trying to survive at home, after all, that’s why I’ve created The PREPARED Path course.…