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Halloween is arguably one of the best days of the year to conduct surveillance, practice your bug out drills, and really test your prepper OPSEC

Well I say. If there’s a will, there’s a way and in this article I am going to share how I practice being a prepper in college.

Disaster can strike at any moment – even at work. Make your small business disaster recovery plan today to avoid catastrophic losses in an emergency.

Here’s my list of 8 barter items that end up ignored as barter but that aren’t without merit as backups for our own stockpiles.

Planning for medical emergencies is one of the biggest challenges one faces. This is especially true if the situation will occur with limited outside resources on which to rely.

I don’t think there is anything wrong with looking like a Viking with an AR or a jacked and tan super woman–in fact, that’s actually super impressive. But is that Prepping?

A ton of preparedness projects and skills can be completed in as little as an afternoon, regularly with minimal outlay of cost.

There are multiple articles, videos, and books about bugging out and a few on bugging in. My aim here is to throw a bit of thought on the bugging in concept from my unarmed Canadian perspective.

I am always being asked which is better for close quarters self-defense a gun or a knife. Both are deadly weapons if used properly

What if this simple bug out vehicle load plan could get your and your family on the road faster?

The bad guys will have put together a mental plan and strategy for attacking you, so shouldn’t you have a plan for dealing with confrontations?

I am always being asked for my advice about what equipment should be taken on trips to out of the way places. With the below items you should be able to operate for extended periods of time.

What would you do if it was longer than that or you faced a serious crisis that took the world to its knees?

Use of force is a last resort and should be avoided at all costs, fighting is for amateurs.

You see, it is a mindset.. It is putting yourself mentally in a situation and seeing if you measure up.

I wanted to write today about some less than lethal self-defense items that can be employed by just about anyone who can’t or does not want to own a firearm

The EDC during SHTF will likely be different. What do you plan on carrying every day when it all goes to hell?

You are the only person that is going to truly provide adequate emergency supplies and protection for yourself when a disaster strikes on a large scale.

Residential security must be taken very seriously. In times of civil unrest looters will be looking to target any location that has valuables, weapons or assets that they can use and that has minimal security, this means most residential properties

Are we avoiding conversations that we may need to consider now that involve the very real prospect of death?

What has happened to the American psyche? Why has the idea of rugged individualism, a strong mind, and a noble character become unfashionable?

The subjects that should be included in your tactical training are defensive shooting both left and right-handed, drawing from concealed carry, using different fire positions and use of cover.

As prepper parents, enrolling your kids in the Scouts is one of the first steps toward a preparedness lifestyle that we can do for our children.

I got to thinking about what I would do with 32 years nursing experience and most of that in trauma if I had a person laid up in bed and was faced with providing hospital care in SHTF and why.

After reading all those articles and doing some deep thinking, I came up with with what I think is the best type of air gun for SHTF.

It’s one of the more common problems us preppers try to figure out. What is the best way home as quickly and safely as possible when SHTF and you are far away?

I’m not saying everybody should run out and buy multiple sets of brand-new bed sheets. For some uses, threadbare and worn are actually better. Used is always acceptable.

We have situations every day that we need to be ready for so let’s see how your prepping skills work out in these situations.

Surviving is just the first step to survival. If you struggle with the basic physical abilities to easily get through some of the things I have discussed above, what good will the 2 years of food, hundreds of gallons of water, or thousands of rounds of ammunition do for you when the shit hits the fan?

There may be situations if you are trained and armed when you will have to take aggressive action and counter-attack those who are attacking you.