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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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Cheesecloth as Bio-Hazard Mask? +10 Alternative Uses
About the only way I’ve used cheesecloth in my life is to strain the pulp from almond milk. Yeah, I’m the adventurous sort. 🙂 To branch out, I thought I would research some ideas on how to use cheesecloth beyond the obvious one of making cheese (and apparently yogurt and tofu) and as a pulp…
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25 Survival Uses for WD-40 (Video by SensiblePrepper)
I’ll bet that WD-40 isn’t something most people considered keeping around as a survival prep but SensiblePrepper shows us more than two dozen uses for it in a SHTF situation, I know I learned a few new tricks…
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Could You, Would You, Should You Eat Bugs In A Survival Situation?
So there I was, standing in the bathroom staring at a near dead moth wondering what it would taste like. The thought quickly passed as I scooped it up and tossed it outside but for a moment, a mere moment, mind you… I pondered it. Now, I know eating a tiny moth would be nothing…
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The Stages of Economic Collapse (Guest Post)
By Chelsy Ranard The stock markets are currently at record highs, inflation is manageable, and unemployment is down. For many this seems like our economy is doing great and has some steady momentum to keep moving upward. This may be the case, but this is also what our economy looked like just before the financial…
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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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What You Don’t Know About Your Food Stockpile (Guest Post)
Today I want to talk about your food stockpile. I know, I know…in general this topic has been covered so many times, but those are the basic “how to” type articles. So instead I would like to share a few of the unique challenges you will face with your food stockpile when SHTF. Many people…
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Survival Medicine Forum – Brand New!
My buddy, Dr. Chamberlin, of ThePrepperPages.com has just started a new Survival Medicine Forum where you and others can “share tips, tricks, and techniques for treating illnesses and injuries preppers encounter during disasters.” The two best reasons to join, in my opinion, are that: The forum will be moderated by an doctor who knows his stuff which…
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Insulin Wallet
I wanted to point out something that a reader mentioned a while back about what you can do to keep insulin cool while on foot, during a bug out, or whatever the case may be. It’s called an FRIO Insulin Cooling Wallet. The idea is simple: get the wallet wet with cold water and it…