Outdoors and Preparedness

Why Wool Socks are Better Than Cotton Socks

January 24, 2010 Category: Outdoors and Preparedness

I’m an active person and spend alot of time outside, and I usually wear boots. Normally I would wear normal store brand cotton socks, but by the end of the day they would always be damp and squishy. I hate the feeling of having wet feet. Plus over time I found that even the most expensive brand of cotton socks eventually wore out and became paper thin. After just a few washes I could tell that all of the padding had worn out for the most part.

Your Currency Has Just Been Devalued By Half What Do You Do?

January 10, 2010 Category: Outdoors and Preparedness

Here the scenario, hours ago your President announced that the currency will be devalued by half. Soon everything in the country will be double the price of what it was today.

What do you do? What do you buy? Where do you go?

This actually just happened in Venezuela. Peoples response was not what you might expect.

“What You Can Learn From My Hurricane Katrina Survival Experience”

December 10, 2009 Category: Outdoors and Preparedness

I evacuated my family to Atlanta on Sunday at noon after making sure other people I know including employees had left and did not need transport. I listened to the mayor order a mandatory evacuation of the city as I passed Slidell about 30 miles east of the city.

What is Money in a Post-Apocalyptic World

November 02, 2009 Category: Outdoors and Preparedness

Check your pockets right now. Chances are, you might have some funny colored paper with dead peoples faces on it, and maybe some jingly pieces of semi-precious metal. Do you know what those will be worth after the collapse of society?

After the collapse, gold and silver become just shiny, soft metals, so pawn that now and buy something that could be useful. What will become the new currency? We have compiled a helpful list of some possibilities.

First 100 Items to Disappear from Stores During Troubled Times

October 20, 2009 Category: Outdoors and Preparedness

This list is from the first things to disappear in Sarajevo at the start of the war. This list was originally written by James Wesley Rawles, former army intelligence officer, author, and survival expert.

A Reminder to Always Be Prepared

October 01, 2009 Category: Outdoors and Preparedness

Sumatra Island was stuck by a second earthquake in two days, Kelly Cobiella reports. The search for Tsunami victims continues in the Samoan Island after a Tsunami struck the area, Michael Moore reports. If one massive earthquake and Tsunami wasn’t bad enough these people got hit by a second round.

How to Prepare for the Coming Depression Part 2 – Finances

September 13, 2009 Category: Outdoors and Preparedness

How to prepare you finances for depression. Cut costs, pay down your debt, and increase savings, are all steps that you need to take to prepare for a depression.

Regardless of it being an inflationary or deflationary depression, you would not want to be vulnerable to skyrocketing prices or a food shortage. This was the main reason why you want to invest in your food supply today, because the longer you wait the more the prices will rise.

How to Prepare for the Coming Depression Part 1 – Food Supply

September 06, 2009 Category: Outdoors and Preparedness

The threat of a second economic crash or runaway inflation are both very real in today’s economy. In the event that America were to enter into a full on Depression would you be prepared?

There are many things people need to survive, however food and water is the most important. What have you done to secure a lasting food source for your family?

When Disaster Strikes, Shopping Guide For When All Hell Breaks Loose

August 26, 2009 Category: Outdoors and Preparedness

Cody Lundin survival expert and author of “When disaster strikes, survival tactics for when all hell breaks loose shares his wisdom for shopping to prepare for a disaster scenario.

Many items that are essential to survival are available right in your local grocery store, and most of them are not very expensive. It just takes a little bit of creativity to get you through.