Survivalist – Who’s one, and why become one?

Old Survivalist

“Survivalist.” It’s a scary, dirty word to some people. They see images of camo-clad, gun-waving fanatics and criminals whenever its mentioned. It seems—if you believe everything you read, see or hear in the news media—that there are a lot of criminals, racists. right-wing extremists, psychos, and assorted other undesirables displaying poor judgment and bad character, who consider themselves “survivalists.”

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HAM Radio – A Critical Piece Of Equipment For Survival Communications

Ham Radio Antenna

The worst happens. Overnight America’s sophisticated, fragile public communication systems are turned into scrap metal, high-tech junk. What happens to you and your survival group? Sure, you’ve provided for as much as you can of your own medical care, and the group is well drilled in protecting itself in the absence of constituted authority—or the presence of unconstituted authority—but what about communications?

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How To Make Wine – An Easy Process

How To Make Wine

As a prepper, you may want to try learning how to make homemade wine using an inexpensive process that you can easily replicate whenever and wherever you want to. That is the case even more so with preppers! To do this right, you need to have the capacity to follow detailed instructions to the letter – that is how you can get the correct results every time you attempt to prove you do know how to make wine to everyone. (Or just yourself for a little gratification when bugging in.)

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Top Tips For Camping In Winter

Camping in winter

Who said you could only go camping during the warmer months?  With proper planning, you can enjoy camping in winter in the same way you would in summer. Camping during the winter is an enjoyable experience, and I can tell you from experience that nothing compares to the tranquility of the white scenery. It feels like time stops and you are surrounded by snow and ice, and every once in awhile, an animal will cross your path.

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The Universal Edibility Test – The 9 Critical and Lifesaving Steps

Universal Edibility Test

It is unfortunate but true that there may be times when you bug out or in for that matter, and you have nothing left to eat. You always see a lot of plants around, but how do you know if you can eat them? Well, first of all, you may find it very beneficial to know your local area, and what plants can and cannot be eaten. If you are in an area that you do not know, however, that’s where the universal edibility test comes in.

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