Whether you consider yourself to be a prepper, patriot or partisan, there is no argument to made against having a robust emergency medical kit and the training and knowledge to put it to use. I'm going to show you my own medical kit that I keep nearby at all times.
I firmly believe that the people who belong to a group of like-minded people who are focused on driving toward a common goal of survival and mutual well being will survive the easiest and have the best outcome. This has been demonstrated throughout history during times of war, natural disasters and societal collapses. It behooves you to find your people, rally them and get them ready.
The original pattern of the bag alongside my dye [...]
PVC is one of those things no survivalist or prospective [...]
Three years ago, MrsMac and I were at a friend’s [...]
There's no shortage of people concerned about their future, but finding and networking those people is the persistent problem for many preppers. But where are you getting your people?
A good woodstove is something no survivalist's homestead should be without. But like everything, there's a learning curve.
Knife sharpening is one of those skills that are crucial to long term survival...and yet, fewer and fewer know how to put a good edge on a blade. We'll cover the basics of how to do that and what you need to get started.
Originally published at Brushbeater.wordpress.com, this essay explores the parallels to the Mountain Men of the fur trader era and the modern prepper. In it, a better model of survivalism is explained through historical context in directly confronting the presumptions of prepping as a sort of militancy.
