Carrying Good Quality Knives
I am a great believer in carrying good quality knives. A couple of years ago I purchased a Benchmade 940 Osborne.  Since then I have been using it as my everyday carry and it gets …
Weapons and Safety
Protecting Your Home or Camp with Early Warning Systems, Part 1
In just about every crisis I can think of, security will become an issue. When Hurricane Harvey hit our town and the surrounding areas, criminals and shysters of all types arrived along with the floodwaters …
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How to Avoid Thermal Imaging Devices
A warm body can be detected by the infrared (IR) heat that it gives off with thermal imaging equipment, and provides a difficult challenge to someone or something wishing to avoid detection. You may be …
Why You don’t Want to Use Wasp Spray for Self-Defense
Learn the hidden dangers in using wasp spray for self defense I don’t normally write on self-defense, but I have seen a number of internet posts in circulation that suggest using wasp spray for …
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16 Things You Need to Know When Caught in a Panicky Crowd or Riot
What happens if you are stuck in a large riotous crowd? Now, this can be the result of an evacuation or bug out situation, a protest, food riot or any other mob-ruled violence. Now, back …
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Extreme Survival: The House Fire
When most of us think of “extreme survival” it’s usually some worst-case scenario like surviving an EMP, being lost in the Alaskan tundra, or waking up to a zombie apocalypse. The truth is that extreme …
How to Use Google Earth to Make Your Home More Secure For Your Family
The capabilities of Google Earth should terrify you. Input an address, any address, in this website and the location pops up in all its 3-D glory. Your vehicles may show up, your backyard with its …
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Have You Included a Tactical Laser in Your Preps?
UPDATE: The tactical laser linked to in this article is completely sold out and due to changing regulations, it will not be returning for sale. I’m leaving this article up for informational purposes, since you …
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Situational Awareness: 12 Things You Need to Know
This morning I have been thinking about situational awareness and how my perspective has changed over the years. Twenty plus years ago before I retired, I was very aware of what went on around me. …
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Human Nature: The most dangerous survival lesson of all
I grew up and spent a good deal of time with petty criminals, a handful of whom had a dangerous human nature. Maybe that doesn’t say much for me, or maybe it does, because it …
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