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Bugout Log, Entry #9: The Home Stretch (Day 11-15)

Day 11, Leg 3: Slept fine, temps dropped but never really noticed. Moving before daylight to make road crossing before traffic picks up. Four lane divided highway, which stays busy year round. Probably the most exposed I have been on entire trip, even with road miles. Once I clear it, have about 30 miles overland …

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Gear Review: ALPS OutdoorZ Commander Freighter Frame Plus Pack Bag

ALPS Outdoorz Commander Freighter Frame Plus Pack Bag pic 1

By JM Choosing the proper equipment can be a tedious and monotonous process.  You hear this product is better and that product has a particular thing that makes it better than it’s competitors.  Then of course there is the price.  You always want the best product for the best price that you can find, but …

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Refining your BugOut strategy.

BugOut Shelf Unit

The concept of “Bugging Out” is a popular one amongst preppers. The term BugOut refers to quickly getting out of a bad situation before it turns into a really bad and possibly life threatening situation. When threatened by a hurricane, wildfire, chemical spill, or even volcanic eruption people are forced to BugOut whether they like …

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Practical Prepping for everyday life

Much time, money and effort is spent by preppers (myself included) planning for “the big one.”  Some massive event which could occur on a local, national or global scale which would require us to go into full survival mode.  The short list of catastrophic events which are usually taken into consideration go something like this: EMP, …

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