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Hypothermia: Life Threatening, Yet Simple to Treat – Do You Know How?
Hypothermia is one of those conditions that is often discussed and yet rarely described as anything more than simply being out in the cold for too long. The reality is quite a bit more complex and the...
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How to Properly Clean a Cut, Scrape, or Wound to Prevent Infection
I have discussed how to seal a wound in the past, and whether to use stitches, bandages, or super glue. I’ve even done a comprehensive guide about sealing cuts with super glue, but as of yet, haven’t...
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My Home Invasion Story: Break In & Robbery Attempt – While I Was Home
When I was 16 or 17, I was home whilst someone attempted to break in. The experience ended well for me (not so much for the perp), but I figured it would be interesting to discuss, since enough years...
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Times Got Tough? Get Tougher: Using Bad Situations to Fuel Change
There are always going to be difficult points in your life. No matter how well prepared you are, how hard you try to make sure you’ve covered every base, learned as much as you could, saved every...
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Home Security 101: Last Ditch Plans Are Not Enough – What to Do Instead
Last month I wrote about my own experiences with home invasion and how the whole deal played out (spoiler alert: Good Guy 1 – Bad Guy 0), but I wanted to write some more on the topic with a focus on...
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5 Things You Should Never Do During a Home Invasion
Home security is serious business. Every day we see new articles circulated, tips, tricks, and the latest security hardware that can give you an edge against would-be home invaders. Seldom, however,...
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Reader Recommendations: Preppers List Their Favourite Gear
This article is a follow up of a post I made just a couple weeks ago asking you guys to recommend the prepper gear you use and love. The question came about because I’d made an article listing the...
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Fear Matters to Security: Control & Use It to Your Advantage
If aliens exist and by happenstance were to glance down on our tiny planet, I think they would be shocked by the order of things. We humans are the dominant species on this little blue planet. Not...
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The Act of Killing: Not So Easy; Is It Something You Can Live With?
This is going to be a different kind of article. No gear or techniques to aid in survival, but nonetheless – it’s a topic I want to discuss because it relates to something that is often brought up,...
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First, Second, or Third Degree Burns? The 3 Degrees Of Ouch
Do I have third degree burns? Growing up as a curious child, I found myself a victim to the nasty side of heat on a few occasions, something I am sure most reading this will be able to relate to....
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Best Lock Picking Practice Locks for Each Experience Level
Lock picking is one of the few hobbies I have that is truly useful in my everyday life. Sure, knowing how to sharpen knives to a mirror edge or start a fire using raw materials is (in my opinion)...
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What Are the Most Important Home Security Improvements to Make?
It’s no news to preppers that keeping your home safe is important. We’ve got that part down. What’s a little more tricky is knowing which home security improvements are the most important for you to...
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What Survival & Prepper Gear Would You Buy In a Dollar Store?
Really curious about this one because obviously, it’s not past me to look for deals when it comes to buffing up a prepper stockpile, and obviously I happily go the cheap items on Amazon route often...
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What’s In Your Bug Out Bag?
We’ve thought about doing a bug out bag guide so many times before it’d be impossible to count, but somehow in 4 years, still haven’t actually published one. The why comes down to the fact that,...
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Security Information Overload: From Panic to Apathy & the Remedy
Security overload leads to apathy. How often do you hear a car alarm go off and roll your eyes hoping the owner would disable the blasted thing before the incoming headache comes a knocking? The...
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Emergency Experience: Forest Fire on My Doorstep
The interesting thing about forest fires is the powerlessness one feels when placed kissing distance from an inferno. I never really understood the underlying threat of forest fires until 3 days ago,...
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Emergency Experience: Forest Fire on My Doorstep. Again.
Once again in July a fire broke out right behind my home. I did the usual preps as per my experience the year before, but as I snapped away photographs and considered my options and risk, I realized...
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99% of You Won’t Survive a Long-Term Emergency with These 3 SHTF Plans
I cannot count the number of time’s I’ve heard or read preppers, survivalists, and bushcrafters say that, in case there’s an emergency situation, they’ll be fine because they know how to hunt. Of...
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Just 2 Foods = The Best (& Cheapest!) Long-Term Prep Stockpile
I can’t remember if it was at the start of COVID or a couple of years before, but at one point or another, Thomas and I got to the point where we’d settled into our new home here in Portugal, and were...
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As a Prepper, Amazon’s “Subscribe & Save” Has Been a Godsend for Stockpiling…
A bit of a silly post? A little pointless, too obvious thing to talk about? Maybe. But I just wanted to share my thoughts on this because – honestly – I’ve never felt so little stress over keeping up...
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