Knowing how to safely store your guns long-term is a critical skill every prepper must have. Even though your handguns and long guns have protective finishes, time and the elements can take their toll if your guns are left unattended without proper cleaning and storage techniques.
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Your HAM Radio Is The Single Most Important Item When SHTF
Anyone who has been cut off from news of the outside world will tell you the importance of ensuring your communications link. Sitting in a tornado shelter or a bunker, your need for the latest news is compounded. Try to imagine several hours or days without information on what is going on outside. Having A HAM radio will become your only option to connect with the outside world.
Can You Store Loaded Magazines? The Final Verdict!
Can you store your magazines loaded? It’s a question often debated among preppers, but the answer never really seems to be “yes” or “no”. Some say it’s perfectly fine, nothing will happen to your magazines. Others say your magazines’ springs might lose some tension or fail completely.
How To Make Charcoal At Home
Fuel will become a valuable resource post-SHTF and knowing how to store it properly, but also how to make your own will give you an advantage when fuel shortages will spread. Today we will learn how to make charcoal at home and why you should do it.
Dealing With Summer Emergencies
Summer is a fun time of year. Lots of activities such as fishing, boating, swimming, hiking, and camping, Lots of stuff to do with your loved ones. People just seem to be more active with the warmer weather. All of this activity is fine, but it should be realized that with all of the fun stuff to do, there are certain summer emergencies that can present themselves.
Shooting Fundamentals of Long-Range Hand Gunning
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n important part of using any piece of quipment effectively is knowing its capabilities and limitations. Fire-arms are no exception. We all know that handguns are close-in defense weapons. However, what exactly are their range limitations? Long-range hand gunning is a skill that takes practice to master, and there are a few shooting fundamentals you need to learn.
Smart Inner City Gardening For Urban Preppers
Almost all of the survivors who have made it through a collapsed economy ordeal in the inner city have mastered two basic skills. These two skills are foraging (to the maximum extent permitted by law and beyond) and inner city gardening.
Amazing Home Medicine From The Kitchen Cupboard
How many of us, when we were still infants, cried “doctor!” when sick? I always cried “mom!” The chief cook and budget master is usually the one delegated to be a general practitioner when it comes to home medicine.
Tips To Good Optics Use When Hunting or Tracking
A spotting scope and a quality pair of binoculars are mandatory for the serious hunter and tracker. While making a quality purchase is the first step, there are some keys to good optics use in the field. There’s a long way from pulling out your binoculars and spotting your first kill of the day. Lear forward and learn how to use your optics in the field.
Matzoh – A Survival Biblical Food For All Preppers
Long lasting food is what we are all searching for when stocking up our pantries. As preppers, we have to think long-term and figure out which are the foods suited for us, but most importantly, how much will we be able to depend on them. Today we will look at Matzoh, a biblical food that stood the test of time.
Establishing If The Meat Is Edible When Butchering Domestic Or Wild Animals
Meat hygiene is not a mere luxury which might be handled lightly, or worse, entirely overlooked. Butchering meat should be given the same thought and preparation as any other important life-sustaining work. No matter if you are butchering domestic or wild animals, you should always be able to establish if the meat is edible or not.
Splinting Techniques To Relieve Pain And Avoid Further Injury
The scope of this article is to give you an introduction to splinting techniques and materials. These guidelines are intended to be used when dealing with fractures of the arms or legs. Since medical aid will not always be available, it is worth learning as much as possible about taking care of yourself in an austere environment.
The Anatomy Of Burn Injuries And Their Medical Treatment
Each year in the United States more than 3 million people receive some type of burn. The majorities of burn injuries are minor and require little or no treatment. Yet, over 10 percent of the victim do require treatment and some of these, despite advanced medical technology, will die from burn injuries.