Survival Tips

EMP Survival

Grid Down Survival

A variety of natural and man-made disasters can impact your local or regional power grids.  Natural events like recent Hurricane Irene (that disrupted power to 4 million customers), along with earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, snow storms, flooding, wildfires and lightning strikes cause major impacts.

Tooth to Tail Survival

Tooth or Tail

I first came across the phrase “Tooth or Tail” in a paper entitled “The Other End of the Spear: The Tooth to Tail Ratio (T3R) in Modern Military Operations”  by John J. McGrath (download free).  I found it an interesting read but then again, I do not deny being a tad on the strange side.

Emergency Preparedness

6 reasons Why Even Skeptics Should Prepare

For every prepper out there, there are dozens more who are skeptics.  Some of these people raise an eyebrow when they hear about storing food or packing Bug Out Bags, while others are loud in their ridicule.

Gun Cleaning, How to Clean a Gun

5 Easy Steps to a Clean Gun

Mechanical devices demand regular and proper maintenance.  This certainly includes all firearms which do require a good cleaning and lubrication after use to keep their operational performance at a peak for a survival scenario.

Survival Food

Survival Eating

Food is not just a source of energy and sustenance, but a comfort item as well. When you are hungry, morale goes down and chances of survival dwindle.  There will be several opportunities to find food after the supermarkets close, you just need to know where to look and what tools to have.

Black Swan Events

Tail Risk

Tail Risk – Definition: A form of portfolio risk that arises when the possibility that an investment will move more than three standard deviations from the mean is greater than what is shown by a normal distribution.

Survival Supplements

Survival Nutrition

Staying healthy in a survival situation should be at the top of your preparation to-do list.  By maintaining health in an extreme circumstance you can better insure your own survival and that of your families.

Bug Out Bag List

3 Things Every Bug Out Bag Needs

One “survival myth” that needs to be addressed and eliminated is the equation that web gear along with an assault pack constitute an “Emergency 72 Hour Kit” or if you have a large camping back pack then you are good for 7 days, add a large duffel bag and you can survive out to 14 [...]

Survival for Women

SHTF: Women & Sex

If you are a woman, “roughing it” will take on a whole new meaning in a SHTF situation. Coping with “that time of the month”, sex, birth control, and giving birth in an emergency situation are all things that you will have to take into consideration in your emergency preparation. 

Lego Face Camo

How to Vanish: Part 2

Remember that camouflage does not make you invisible, especially when you are moving.  A human face is a dead giveaway to the trained eye against a heavily forested background.  Breaking up the pattern and removing the natural shine of human skin is a fundamental component of camouflage.

SHTF

Survival Psychology – Close Quarters Survival

I want my house back!  Whether you are bugging in or bugging out, eventually you are going to be holed up somewhere.  Most likely you will have a family or a small group around you and that is all.  There may be others outside this small group but those others are “them” and we are [...]

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