This is a great starter list for packing a camping or hiking bag. Many of the items cross over to a survival bug-out bag as well.
Top 30 Essential Tips For Your Camping & Wilderness Survival
Source: GroomNStyle | 30 Things To Include In Your Survival Pack
So, here’s a simple tip to build your own simple camp stove cooking fire.
DIY camp stove/heat from tuna can + cardboard + oil.
It’s simple but effective. Make up a few ahead of your next outdoor adventure and try it for yourself.
In reading this article, it brought several new ideas into our own survival research and preps. We recommend you follow the link below as we did.
A collection of seven interesting survival ideas that you can put into practice right now.
Source: 7 Survival Ideas You Never Thought About | Suburban Steader
Scouring the internet for information on disaster preparedness sheds an interesting light on what most people think it costs to ready themselves for the unexpected. Guides abound on how to prepare with minimal investments – but most put the focus on unreliable foodstuffs, tools, and supplies.
At the opposite end of the spectrum are the complete “how to” guides, that claim to show a family how to prepare for any emergency. These guides tend to indicate that the total cost of preparing a family of four for a natural disaster ranges from $5,000 to over $50,000.
Preparing for the Worst – Not As Expensive As Most Think
Preparing for a disaster doesn’t mean that you and your family could survive in an underground bunker for thirty years without ever accessing the outside world. It means preparing for the inevitable and unexpected emergencies that can arise at any time.
Disaster preparedness isn’t limited to hurricanes, blizzards, and failures of the national infrastructure. It extends into the smaller disasters that we encounter while going about our everyday lives – like getting stranded in a broken down vehicle in the middle of nowhere, or finding yourself injured while on a hike.
Preparing for these situations is relatively inexpensive. With the help of products like these Backpack Survival Kits it can be incredibly simple, too.
Preparing for Different Types of Emergencies
While the ideal disaster preparedness plan includes provisions for long periods of isolation from modern amenities (such as running water and food supplies), the majority of emergencies the average person will encounter require far less extensive planning.
Breakdown / Stranded Emergencies – If your vehicle were to break down, or if you found yourself stranded in the middle of nowhere, what would you do? With a ready-made kit, like the Guardian Elite (which comes prepared in a sturdy, easy-to-carry back pack) you would have food, and first aid supplies on hand. Toss in a few bottles of water before you head out, and you’ll have that covered, too.
Temporarily Unavailable Food Supplies – Whether it’s a true natural disaster or merely a predicted blizzard, when the newsman warns that rough weather is moving in, everyone rushes to the grocery store and clears the shelves. Having a one month supply of food on hand would ensure that your family doesn’t go hungry, and with kits like the Meal Package, is not only affordable, but incredibly easy to store.
In both of the cases described above, your total investment is going to be far less than what you might expect. Since the kits are ready made and based on government recommendations for preparedness, you can also be sure that they’re relatively complete.
Don’t put off preparing for disaster because you don’t think you can afford it – it’s far less expensive than you think.
Please share your cost saving prepper and survival ideas in the comments below.
Can you knit your way to survival? It could come in handy in a SHTF world.
Make clothes for yourself or barter for trade.
Certain basic skills may seem useless today with all of our modern machines, but you’d be surprised how good they will be post apocalypse. Gather as much knowledge and skills now. The more you learn, the more likely you are to survive.
Here are some basic instructions:
You can also teach yourself to knit or crochet by watching youtube videos.
We really enjoyed reviewing this flashlight. At first we thought, just another flashlight. But you know what, surprisingly more than that.
This 250 lumen flashlight carries quite a bit of power for its size with a range of 200 meters. It also has a respectable run time of over 3 hrs on high and almost 19 hrs on low (brightness is similar to a conventional flashlight on low) with its 3 AA batteries. It is a nice aluminum bodied 9 inch flashlight and on of the lightest flashlights we have ever held for its size. Very comfortable size to hold and with batteries about the weight of my cell phone. Besides a high and low setting, if you tug on the bezel a stand on end lantern is exposed for hands free illumination. A very nice feature!
Broken down or stranded, a red safety light secondary button activates a red light on the end of the hand grip turning the light into a safety wand. Push the button again and now you have a steday red flasher. Press the button a third time for a definitive SOS red signal.
The feature that surprised us the most was the loading of the batteries. Considering it is a nearly 1.5 inch diameter light, the 3AA batteries did not have to go into a frustrating battery holder device like many AA battery lights. This flashlight was engineered to take the batteries end to end which only took seconds to load. So simple and well thought out.
The NITE IZE 3 in one LED flashlight has been tested and its ratings are to FL 1 ANSI standards. Water resistant and 3 meter drop tested we find this light a great valve for its features. And yes, it does include the batteries and a lanyard attachment!
When to Plant that survival garden. A great idea for growing vegetables, salads and herbs right next to or on the way to where your bugout location might be.
A great guide to have handy:
