This past Black Friday/Cyber Monday I wasn't too happy with the deals we shared on this site, and started thinking about how the sales we'd gotten throughout the year had actually been better deals then the vast majority of the items we'd snagged during these "sale holidays." It's pretty disappointing when you hang your hopes on snagging something, anything, you'd wanted or needed for a long time ...
The Ultimate First Aid Supplies List: Be Ready for Anything
When we talk about first aid kits, we often think in terms of emergency supplies we'll carry on ourselves everyday should we have a medical emergency when hiking, backpacking, flying on a plane, or doing any other potentially risky activities. Today, however, we won't be talking in terms of specific emergencies to have particular first aid kits made for, but in terms of more of the general: what ...
Why I’m Public About Being a Prepper
It's no secret to pretty much anyone who knows me that I'm a prepper. If you take the time to do a quick search on Google for my name, you'll discover this blog - who I am, and essentially, what I do at home. I'm very public about my prepping. So you'll know that I take prepping seriously. You'll know that I have an emergency stockpile. You'll know I have a lot of items stashed away in my small ...
History Channel’s “Alone” Survival Gear Lists – Season 3
Okay so last year we were busy when History's Alone began to air. Didn't get un-busy (thanks to our cross-continental move) until well after it finished airing. We caught up to Season 2 really late and didn't have time to publish an article about it, but this year, we're back into the swing of things. Now onto the massive lists, taken from History's individual pages for each person and put ...
First Aid: Super Gluing Cuts, Imodium for Emergencies, & More
Thanks to Thomas' knowledge of first aid, we've accumulated a fairly decent number of guides and tutorials related to medicine and basic first aid on this blog. As a survivalist and/or prepper, you won't need convincing that one of the most important skills you can add to your arsenal for long-term survival is a good understanding of and skills related to both medicine and first aid. Knowledge ...
Cyber Monday 2016 Knife & Gear Deals
It's 2017! Looking for our Cyber Monday 2016 Knife & Gear Deals article? Click here! Okay so Cyber Monday deals on Amazon were nothing like last year's. Yes, there are a few good product sales, but not much at all in the outdoor category, and only very few actual knives that have reasonable sales. Seems all the attention went to the electronics section this year, but that's not what this ...