Americans have some of the best bug-out locations in the world. It gets even better when you factor in the relative ease of acquiring weapons and the ability to move freely from state to state. The best bug-out locations in America are the pacific northwest, the Appalachian mountains, much of the central plains states, Arkansas, …
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Since nuclear weapons (aka nukes, bombs, atomic bombs) were first used during WWII, the world has been asking itself how to survive a nuclear attack. With nuclear threats popping up worldwide, Google searches for how to survive a nuclear attack are rising. Surviving a nuclear attack requires initial planning, preparation of your home before the …
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Trapping has existed for at least 6000 years, but the modern-day leghold-style traps weren’t invented until about 400 years ago (and were first designed to catch poachers, not animals). Before that, only those who learned the art and science of making traps and snares could collect games for food and other resources. The most useful …
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Primitive camping used to be America’s pastime, and it has recently seen a resurgence with more of an inclination to get away, leave the car behind, and head into the backwoods. If this appeals to you, either as leisure or practice, pack your bag and let’s go. But first, a few words on primitive camping …
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If you were to crack open the 1st edition of the Boy Scouts Handbook from 1911 and give it a quick perusal, you would discover that those kids were tougher and more capable than most adults today. Over the past hundred years, we have grown used to convince, but if we want to be truly …
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Growing a garden is a great way of supplementing food stores with something sustainable year after year. Urban container gardening is growing plants in containers rather than in the ground. Urban areas normally have very few plots suitable for gardening, so growing plants in containers allow those in the city to grow plants indoors and …
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Deciding if you will bug out or bug in is a personal choice. However, that choice should not be made lightly as it may be the most important decision you make following a collapse. Many people already have it in their mind that they will bug out or bug in. The choice isn’t that cut …
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Month Plants Actions January In January, we can begin planting frost-tolerant plants. Potatoes, beets, leafy salad greens, Swiss chard, spinach, bulb onions, turnips, radishes, and carrots. Beets and carrots can be transplanted repeatedly from March to September. Bulb onions can be transplanted as early as January. The greenhouse should stay above 45 degrees. Water plants …
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I recently read an article discussing what the writer believed were the five most overrated prepper advice. Some of their suggestions made sense, but some didn’t sit well with me. This isn’t me bashing another prepping site. I’ve read several articles on the same site and found them interesting. This is more me just thinking …
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Starting a homestead has many benefits when civilization is still functioning as we know it. The homesteading movement has been increasing in popularity for close to a decade. Now, there is no shortage of YouTube channels being made by families that are getting into homesteading. As more and more people move toward this lifestyle, they’re …
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