Vinegar Can Do What?

June 3, 2013 Click Here To See The Comments A little while back I posted this great infographic up on my facebook page.   Unfortunately, for some reason it wouldn't show up correctly…  ...

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Can Your Machete Hack it?

May 6, 2013 Click Here To See The Comments Sometimes I realize it’s easier to make the tool I need than to spend hours or days trying to  find one that's already just the way I want it....

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A Primer on Propane for The Practical Prepper

April 29, 2013 Click Here To See The Comments A Note from ‘Above Average' Joe: I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Gaye on the phone last week for the better part of an hour. After speaking...

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When You Need Fire The Most, Conditions For It Are At Their Worst…

April 22, 2013 Click Here To See The Comments A few weeks back I did a product update on InstaFire. I got a lot of great feedback and comments from you guys and one of them stuck out in particular. Rick...

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Snake Bite Survival

March 18, 2013 Click Here To See The Comments In a grid-down scenario, you will find yourself out in the woods a lot more frequently, gathering firewood, hunting, and foraging for edible wild...

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How To Arrive Safely: Winter Driving

December 24, 2012 Click Here To See The Comments AAA  is predicting that 93.3 million Americans will hit the road over the next few days. That’s 1.6 percent more than last year and just 400,000...

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DIY Lotions

December 24, 2012 Click Here To See The Comments Survivalists often fall into the trap and stereotype of being so rugged that they view rough, calloused hands as a trademark of preparedness and forget that...

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Winter Car Maintenance Tips

December 9, 2012 Click Here To See The Comments Commentary: I was checking Yahoo News this morning and among the normal drivel and celebrity gossip, I found this.  The below article is a pretty decent...

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No Fuel? No Problem!

November 29, 2012 Click Here To See The Comments You’re out in the woods, stranded. It’s getting dark and you need to make a fire fast. You have all the twigs, sticks, and logs that you could...

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Disaster: It’s Not Always Fukushima Or Hurricane Sandy

November 12, 2012 Click Here To See The Comments Living a prepper lifestyle often comes under scrutiny.  Thanks in no small part to recent media infatuation with doomsday type survivalists I am often...

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