Survival Preparedness - Survival Skills and Emergency Kits
By Chuck McIntyre
Most of us would agree that at any moment we could find ourselves in a disaster or other emergency situation. Even if this fact is only lurking in the back of the mind just below consciousness, the statement is no less true. Anyone can suddenly be [...]

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Over the next few years, I’ll be building a house. It won’t take me years to build (I hope), but I won’t have the necessary funds to start the build for at least another year.
I plan on building a house that is as self-sustaining as possible. Water from a well and cistern type of system, [...]

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Everyone needs a bug out bag. Why, you ask? The answer is simple. You never know when you might need it. Emergencies are emergencies because people don’t see them coming. The disasters strike suddenly and with great force. Then, all of a sudden, you are surrounded by crisis.
Having some gear ready in the event of [...]

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To many, emergency preparation means getting ready to bug out. These individuals have their bug out bags and their bug out plans. When disaster strikes, they are ready to go and they execute their plan. But, I wonder, is this really the best course of action?
Another option that some merely glaze over is the concept [...]

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Being aware is important to your survival, whether you’re just out for a hike, or if you’re in an emergency situation. What do I mean by being aware? I mean paying attention to your surroundings all the time, at least on some level. Even being minutely aware of the mean-looking clouds in the distance, or [...]

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