Do you have an emergency plan? If something happens, what steps will you take to ensure that you and your loved ones end up safe and sound? Do you have everything that you need properly stored away in a manner that’s easy to access? Having a proper evacuation plan in place is a major part … Read more
Don’t let your fear of the unknown keep you from enjoying your time in a foreign country. Instead, be prepared thanks to these eight emergency tips. You never know what will happen when you’re over there, so as long as you have the confidence that you can handle anything – and you’re completely prepared – … Read more
When the weather starts getting cold, it’s time to evaluate whether or not you’re prepared for every possible emergency. This includes putting together a kit for the trunk or back seat of your car. If you get stuck in a snowstorm and end up on the side of the road, if you don’t have the … Read more
It’s incredibly important that you know how to dress a wound. This can be the difference between life and death – literally. Whether the wound is on your own body or someone else’s this basic first aid knowledge can be very helpful when you’re out in the wilderness. Here are the five steps required when … Read more
Tasteless, odorless, and colorless are common words used to describe the potentially fatal gas carbon monoxide that can show up in your home. It comes from poor ventilation or improperly functioning appliances. Things like furnaces, gas stoves, and space heaters are known for the CO emissions. Most homes have carbon monoxide detectors installed in them … Read more
When you go out for a hike or a hunt and plan to return that night to your comfortable campsite or bed, you don’t take a whole lot with you. There’s no way of knowing when the weather could suddenly make a turn for the worse, or you could get lost even if you think … Read more
Ideally, if you are facing a survival situation, not having to deal with an injury or another type of wound is preferred. Realistically, however, those scenarios probably make it more likely that something will go wrong. Whey they do, 911 is probably not going to be an option. Knowing basic wound care for a variety … Read more
If you’ve ever cut yourself so badly that you’ve ended up in the emergency room getting stitches, then you know that there’s such a thing as a tissue adhesive. The emergency room workers probably referred to it as superglue. However, tissue adhesive (the medical term) and superglue (which you can buy at any drugstore) are … Read more
There is an adage in the pro-Second Amendment community, “a gun in your hand is better than a cop on the phone.” The reasoning is that no matter how quickly our first responders can reach us in the event of an emergency, if we are being threatened with physical violence, those of us who are … Read more
I was recently browsing some of my favorite survival blogs and saw an article that I thought was brilliant. It was on the site PreppersSurvive.com and it was about “the Off-Grid room“. I was thinking it was about a room that you kept all your preps in or something, but when I read the article … Read more