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Smelling Scepter container, safe for water?

Nick - August 4, 2021
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Which Go Bag backpack(s) do you like and why?

Lowell - August 2, 2021
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Thought I’d post two articles I had published by FMG several years back. “Knives for the Field” and BMBG “Bare Minimum Go Bag”

Kakuli470 - July 29, 2021
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How to prevent and treat heat exhaustion

Gideon ParkerStaff - July 18, 2021
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How I became a newbie ham radio operator (during a pandemic)

Jonnie PekelnyContributor - July 14, 2021
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Airline travel, what carry on preps do you all include?

CR - July 14, 2021
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Stocking a pet first aid kit with meds

pnwsarahContributor - July 8, 2021
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🔥 Is it heat exhaustion or heat stroke? 🔥

Jay ValenciaContributor - July 5, 2021
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NRG-5 Emergency Rations: What do you think?

César López - June 29, 2021
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Heat wave vs my food/water stores

Lowell - June 27, 2021
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Fun ways to teach kids outdoor/survival skills

Jay ValenciaContributor - June 27, 2021
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Survival, prepping and ageing (and we are all ageing)

UbiqueContributor - June 21, 2021
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How would an EMP affect a solar electricity set-up?

John Chamberlain - June 15, 2021
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Minimizing bug out bag weight

CamilleContributor - June 6, 2021
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How to overcome differences in opinion with your partner on food storage

Pops - June 2, 2021
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Your prepping time line and other dimensions in prepping

UbiqueContributor - June 1, 2021
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When the crisis becomes prolonged, how do you survive?

UbiqueContributor - May 30, 2021
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Prepping and risk

UbiqueContributor - May 29, 2021
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Complete preparedness and the importance of inspection, maintenance, repair and replacement of items

UbiqueContributor - May 26, 2021
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Prepping for economic collapse

UbiqueContributor - May 26, 2021
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Easy raised bed trellis

Josh CentersContributor - May 24, 2021
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Selecting water purification strategies, method and equipment for bug out and bug in scenario

LNMOt - May 24, 2021
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Re-purposing items like radiant heated floor systems to create better gardens and for other prepping needs

UbiqueContributor - May 21, 2021
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Adventures in survival gardening: planting, sunstroke and flea beetle apocalypse – Edited to add frost and snow

UbiqueContributor - May 20, 2021
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Canning jars: fabulous in freezer, reuse for decades

CR - May 20, 2021
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How I build raised beds

Josh CentersContributor - May 5, 2021
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Prepping with bad eyesight

LNMOt - May 5, 2021
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Neighbor wants us to cut down our privacy trees so they can install solar – what would you do?

smalltimehomesteader - May 4, 2021
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Why a preventable mishap led to “is my tetanus shot up to date?”

UbiqueContributor - May 3, 2021
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Watch for bulk food container spoilage

UbiqueContributor - May 3, 2021
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Are you a prepper or are you practicing prepper?

UbiqueContributor - May 1, 2021
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How to barter

UbiqueContributor - April 29, 2021
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The use of our senses in survival and preparedness

UbiqueContributor - April 25, 2021
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The Get Home Bag Guide (GHB, Car Kit)

Lowell - April 24, 2021
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Unnatural disaster: Methamphetamine violence and crime

UbiqueContributor - April 23, 2021
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Useful prepper gardening book

CR - April 23, 2021
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Learn about scissors and why they are important prepping tools

UbiqueContributor - April 23, 2021
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Why personal locator beacon not listed in an EDC prep on this site?

Lowell - April 21, 2021
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How to stay safe when traveling at home or abroad

UbiqueContributor - April 21, 2021
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How to survive and avoid incidents of civil unrest

UbiqueContributor - April 19, 2021
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How to synthesize/prioritize preparing for scenarios based on likelihood, severity, and other factors?

Lowell - April 18, 2021
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Here comes the sun – When a massive solar flare, grid loss and overheated nuclear reactors change the world. [Edited to include what the prepper in the story did wrong.]

UbiqueContributor - April 18, 2021
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Why I wrote: The year the crops failed and famine began in North America

UbiqueContributor - April 17, 2021
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Home Invasion – Preparation that could have prevented or changed the outcome

UbiqueContributor - April 15, 2021
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How many of you are disinfecting packages?

Bigwig - April 12, 2021
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Home invasion

UbiqueContributor - April 11, 2021
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How to negotiate credit after you have prepared for it.

UbiqueContributor - April 10, 2021
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How to prep for new and emerging diseases

UbiqueContributor - April 10, 2021
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How to be prepared if you decide to apply for credit

UbiqueContributor - April 10, 2021
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