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WL 384 – Bugout Planning Reality Check

It’s one of the SEXIEST topics in survival magazines, online forums, and survival blogs… but it’s also the topic that most people get WRONG, even experienced preppers and survivalists. The problem is, getting this wrong can also be DANGEROUS… if not DEADLY!

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5 Moments That Make You A Warrior

WL 383 – 5 Moments That Make You A Warrior

In every person’s life, there are a few moments that put them on the path of Warrior Life. We’d like to know what YOUR moments were, and in this week’s podcast, Warrior Life’s Buck Greene shares 5 of his (that he bets you’ll be able to relate to!)

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MCS 293 – Pandemic Prepping Update #3

In this week’s podcast, Buck Greene sits in for Jeff Anderson to talk about the new guidelines on wearing face masks when in public during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sheltering In Place (Quarantine/Lockdown): 3 Tips For Fortifying Your Property!

Pat Henry offers his expertise on the topic of fortifying a suburban home, especially in a WROL/SHTF type of collapse or crisis.

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Civil Unrest: Sneakiest Escape And Evasion “Riot Defense Trick” EVER!

The threat of riots is worse than ever. Any political protest could turn into one. Here’s a sneaky trick to extricate yourself from a situation like that…

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Sneaky Ways To Hide Your Survival Food During Collapse!

Food is one of those things everybody needs… and a whole lot of us got a crash course on food storage when the grocery stores turned up empty last month…

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Bugout Tip (From Gov’t) For WROL And SHTF Disasters: ARM YOURSELF!

If even your government is telling you to arm yourself for WROL and SHTF, it’s time to look at what you’re doing to prepare for a natural disaster or other emergency. Learn the harsh truths inside.

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MCS 292 – Pandemic Prepping Update #2

In this week’s MCS podcast, we give you the latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic, including Jeff Anderson’s insights on what you can do (and what you SHOULD be getting ready for).

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SHTF & WROL Survival Bartering: The 3 Biggest Myths

There are three big misconceptions about trading for survival in a long-term collapse. Expert Pat Henry runs them down for us in this thought-provoking post.

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FEMA Camps: 5 Scary Facts You Must Know To Survive A Disaster

With all the talk of medical martial law, quarantines, and lockdowns, it’s time to look again at why you don’t want to trust your family to FEMA’s emergency refugee camp system.

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Martial Law: (Almost) Everything I Need To KnowI Learned From Pot-Smokers

With martial law a reality for many Americans (even if they aren’t calling it that), knowing how to deal with authorities is more important than ever so you don’t get your guns or gear confiscated.

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MCS 291 – Pandemic Prepping Update

They say things get worse before they get better. In this week’s podcast, I update you on where we are… and what’s coming with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Supply Chain Collapse: How COVID-19 (And Other Pandemics) Threaten Us All

We continue to learn a LOT about things that were just theory before COVID-19… and the importance of truck drivers in our SUPPLY CHAIN is no different…

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Flashback: We Talked Pandemic Survival With Mike Adams In 2015

Five years ago we talked pandemic survival with Mike Adams. It’s very interesting to compare this talk to what our government and health agencies are saying now…

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Pandemic Survival: Three Myths That Could Get You KILLED

Pandemic Survival is no joke. Surviving an epidemic means understanding the myths that could get you killed in the real world.

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MCS 290 – COVID-19 Pandemic Rules

In this week’s podcast, we elaborate on the W.H.O.’s 5 simple rules for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic… all while preparing for a free online survival workshop on coping with the pandemic (to take place later this week).

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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic: 5 Rules

People are panicking about COVID-19, the “coronavirus.” Here are 5 rules from the WHO that make a good starting point for how to respond.

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Coronavirus Masks: Surgeon General Says STOP Buying These For COVID-19?

The Surgeon General says people should stop buying masks to protect themselves from coronavirus – but there’s more going on here than that…

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Survival Medical Kits For Your Bugout Bag: 3 Medical Items You MUST Have!

Survival medical experts Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy cover 3 medical items that you absolutely must have in your survival kits and bug-out bags.

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Tactical Flashlights: 3 Reasons They Stink (For Utility)

Everybody loves a good tactical flashlight, but here are 3 reasons they aren’t great for basic utility chores.

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Quick Tip: The Safest Seat On An Airplane! Plus More Survival Tips On Our Facebook Page!

We’re always trading great little nuggets of information on social media (as well as plenty of memes). Check out this quick tip and then visit us on Facebook for more.

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SHTF / WROL Survival: Could A “Zombie” Outbreak Threaten YOUR Town?

The zombie craze has arguably come and gone, but there are still valuable lessons the metaphor of zombie attack can teach us for survival.

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MCS 285 – Coronavirus: Should You Be Afraid?

Everyone’s talking about the Wuhan coronavirus right now. Should you be worried? What can you do about it? We answer your questions in this week’s podcast.

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Real-World “No-Spin Combat Knife-Throwing” With Ralph Thorn [#284]

Does throwing knives have a place in a real self-defense or survival situation? The answer might surprise you!

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‘Coronavirus’ Threat? 15 MILLION people are now INFECTED!

Everyone’s worried about coronavirus… but there’s another threat nobody’s talking about…

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Bugout Survival: Top 5 Hurricane Stragglers Who Stayed – And DIED!

People are stubborn — but if you refuse to evacuate, to bug out, when you really need to… you might pay the ultimate price.

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Best Tactical Tomahawk: 3 Things To Look For When Buying One

There are LOTS of tactical tomahawks on the market. How do you know which one to buy? We talked to Eric Fehrman to get his expert opinion.

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I Want YOUR Bugout Bag Story!

I’d love to hear your story if you’ve had a bugout bag or survival kit “moment,” where you used (or thought you might have to use) your prepping gear “for real.”

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Escape and Evasion: 3 Tips For Surviving (And Escaping) A Hostage Situation!

Hostage situations, kidnappings, and other escape and evasion scenarios present some unique concerns for the prepared citizen. Here are 3 tips to use if it happens to you!

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Survival Gear / Bug Out Bag Mistake: Don’t Let Pride Make You “Burt Gummer!”

A lot of us take pride in our high-quality gear… but is this bugout bag mistake a risk to your operational security? Found out inside.

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New Decade, New & Old Threats: A 2020 Message From MCS

A new decade is here… and the threats we face, both new and old, are worse than ever. How will YOU prepare for what’s coming?

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MCS 279 – Prepping Predictions For 2020

The new year, and a new decade, are here. Listen to this week’s podcasts for Jeff’s predictions concerning coming threats and survival industry trends for 2020.

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MCS 5 In 5 No. 5 – Buck Greene (Guns, Survival)

5 In 5 is back again! Buck Greene from MCS answers 5 firearms and survival questions, with just 60 seconds to answer each one.

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MCS 5 In 5 No. 4 – Joe “Dr. Bones” Alton (Medical Survival)

Our 5 In 5 podcast is back! Listen to Joe “Dr. Bones” Alton answer five survival medical questions in five minutes.

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MCS 276 – Surviving With Medical Issues

Modern medicine has really helped us all — but so many of us are dependent on modern prescriptions and medical care that it makes some preppers worry about what they’ll do in a long-term emergency. Learn how to survive despite health issues in this week’s podcast.

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Home Defense Shotgun: 3 Dumbass “Tactical Shotgun” Myths

There is a lot of misinformation out there about firearms, and especially about home defense shotguns. Here are 3 “tactical shotgun” myths that you shouldn’t repeat.

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The 5 WORST “D.I.Y. Survival Weapons” For An SHTF World. . .

There are a lot of “fantasy prepper” weapon ideas out there. Here are 5 of the WORST of them, and why you shouldn’t be relying on these for self-defense when SHTF…

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Bugging Out: Are You Making These 4 LIFE-OR-DEATH Mistakes?

Don’t make these 4 life-or-death bugout mistakes. Survival Expert Kevin Reeve gives us the low-down.

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MCS 5 In 5 No. 3 – Kevin Estela (Survival)

Our 5 In 5 segment returns yet again, this time focused on survival, as we ask survival expert Kevin Estela 5 questions in 5 minutes. Don’t miss this one!

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MCS 273 – Cold Weather Survival Gear

  It was a horrible “survival story gone wrong” when it hit the media a while back. A family was trapped in the

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Real Street Fights: How To Combat FEAR!

We all deal with fear, and if you haven’t gone around getting into real fights every day for the last year, you’ll feel fear when confronted “on the street.” Learn how to conquer those feelings and win the fight in this post from Matt Numrich.

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MCS 271 – 5 In 5 Q&A (Survival)

Our 5 In 5 segment features five questions in five minutes, all submitted by you… and which Jeff Anderson hasn’t seen before we ask them. Check it out in this week’s podcast.

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Tactical Tomahawk: The Best CQC Techniques!

The tactical tomahawk is a remarkably intuitive weapon. It has a lot going for it… and we talked to a representative of one of the most popular tomahawk companies around to get his take on the weapon.

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Fire Starting 101: Do’s And Don’ts Of Starting A Survival Fire

Anyone can start a fire on a clear day, but what about starting a fire under “extreme conditions”? Survival expert Kevin Estela shares his best fire starting tips with us.

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Fighting With Shovels? Military-Inspired Survival Weapon Secrets For Close Quarters Combat

The humble e-tool, or “entrenching tool” — you know, a small folding shovel — is actually just one of several weapons the military understands how to use. Learn the secret in this post.

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MCS 268 – CIA EDC Gear Hacks

You will be the deciding factor in ANY emergency you face. Learn how to hedge your bets with CIA-proven gear for escape and evasion in this preview of the New World Patriot Alliance monthly masterclass.

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Benghazi Riot Tips For EDC Gear – Escape And Evasion For Mob Violence

Riot escape and evasion tips from Benghazi? We talk to Kris “Tanto” Paronto, who has been there, done that… and learned hard lessons as a result.

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Bug-Out Vehicle Survival Gear: Don’t Make These Common Mistakes

Lots of preppers fantasize about preparing bug-out vehicles to survive the apocalypse. Even if you have the best bug-out truck in the world,

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Civil Unrest And Riot Defense: How To Survive A Panicked Mob In A “W.R.O.L.” Scenario!

A mob of panicked people is incredibly dangerous. If you and your family find yourselves near or in a riot, you’ve got to take action to get yourselves to safety. Learn how inside.

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MCS 265 – Survival Sleeping

Sleep is more critical than you realize, both in emergencies and in daily life. Don’t make life-or-death decisions when you’re too tired! Learn how to improve your sleep now.

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Fighting A Dog: The Deadly Urban Survival Threat of Feral Animals

Man’s best friend is actually a deadly threat when he has a chance to return to his roots. Feral dogs are actually a huge problem in some areas… and after a collapse, natural disaster, or emergency, this threat is very real.

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Recession-Proof? How (And WHY) The Rich “1%” Are Prepping For Collapse

Recession proof? The rich “1%” are prepping for collapse. Learn how the one percenters are preparing, and how you can steal their techniques! It doesn’t take a fortune to prepare!

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Real Street Fight Training: 3 Tips To Punch Faster And Harder!

Hitting harder and faster in a street fight could save your life! Here are three tips for hitting with greater speed and power.

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MCS 262 – Tactical Q&A With Kris “Tanto” Paronto

The incredible Kris “Tanto” Paronto, of “13 Hours” (the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya on the US State Department facility and annex) offers his insight into a wide range of personal security topics.

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MCS 261 – Urban Escape & Evasion

Pssst. Hey, buddy… Are you an international spy? Of course you’re not (well, everybody except the one guy reading this who IS). But

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Bug-Out Survival: 4 Screw-Ups Even Experienced Preppers Make!

Let’s be honest: A lot of preppers think that bugging out will look like something out of Mad  Max… and THEY’LL be the

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MCS 259 – Active Shooter Survival: Unconventional Active Shooter Defense & Response

Active shooters and active shooter defense are a reality of our modern world. Don’t believe it can’t happen to you. Learn unconventional responses to active shooters in this week’s podcast.

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MCS 258 – CCW Gear You Aren’t Carrying. . . But SHOULD!

Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) gear can save your life in a real gunfight. In this week’s podcast, Buck Greene from MCS discusses several Everyday Carry (EDC) gear items you SHOULD have on you if you carry a gun.

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MCS 257 – Flash Mob Violence (Escape And Evasion For Riots)

Flash mob violence escape and evasion can save your family in a riot. Learn how to defend yourself from mob violence and sudden riots in this podcast interview.

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Sniper Training For Survivalists: Why Every Prepper Needs Long Range Shooting Training

Sniper Training For Survivalists: Every prepper needs it, both for bugging out and for bugging in. Learn why you need a “sniper rifle” and the training to use it.

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[MMA Dry Fire Handgun Drill For Concealed Carry] Shoot Your Way Out Of A Ground And Pound

MMA Dry Fire Drill For Concealed Carry: Shooting your way out of a ground and pound (groundfighting) scenario is one way to deal with a grappler “on the street.” Learn a great dry-fire or airsoft drill you can do for this.

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MCS 256 – Dual-Purpose Bug-Out Bag Survival Gear

Bug-Out Bag Survival Gear can’t be too heavy. If you’re bugging out or surviving in place during WROL or SHTF, dual-purpose gear can help you keep the weight of your BOB manageable while helping you get help (or escape and evade).

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Survival Food Covert Cooking Tips For Grid-Down Scenarios & Food Caching

Survival Food for grid-down scenarios and WROL/SHTF emergencies presents an interesting problem: How should you prepare it? We cover three tips for preparing stockpiled food caches.

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Flash Mobs: The Mob Violence Threat In Crowds That Nobody Is Talking About

Flash Mobs: Violence in large crowds is part of a mob violence and riot problem often masked with language like “teens” and “large groups”. The reality is that flash mobs are a HUGE threat… for a reason you may not have considered.

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MCS 255 – Be The Gray Man And Travel Safely Abroad

Be the gray man abroad: travel safely overseas and at home with these escape and evasion tips. Travel under the radar as a covert tourist with these tips from survival Expert Brian Morris.

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Survival Food Stockpiling Tips: Guidelines For Storing Food

These survival food stockpiling tips are more than guidelines for storing food. They represent real military experience when it comes to caching food stores.

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The Border And Illegal Aliens: Martial Law To Stop Illegal Immigration?

The border and illegal aliens have become a crisis. Will Trump declare martial law to stop illegal immigration? Should he?

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MCS 254 – Long Range Tactical Handgun Combat Training

Long-range tactical handgun combat training is absolutely essential for realistic CQC pistol combat. While the handgun is a short-range weapon, this podcast will change how you look at training with it — especially at long distances.

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MCS 253 – Survival Machete Extreme CQC Tactics

The best survival machete extreme close quarters combat tactics are the ones that will put your attackers down quickly. To use the combat machete most effectively, you’ve got to know the most effective moves. This podcast will make you look at the fighting machete as you never have before.

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Prepping, Storage, & Stockpiling In Limited Spaces, Apartments, & Small Homes

Prepping, Storage, and Stockpiling In Limited Spaces, Apartments, and Small Homes isn’t easy. Surviving in no space is challenging, but very doable. Here are three tips for stockpiling and caching when you have limited room.

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3 Bugout Survival Mistakes Even “Doomsday Preppers” Make In A Forced Evacuation

Previously on the blog we talked about three mistakes people make when bugging out. This time around, we covering three more mistakes that even experienced preppers make when it comes to getting out of Dodge in an emergency.

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MCS 251 – Shooting On The Move With Salvatore DeGennaro

Is shooting on the move a “fantasy gunfight skill,” or does it really happen? How can YOU better prepare for the reality of a gunfight? In this week’s podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival’s Jeff Anderson interviews firearms expert Salvatore DeGennaro to answer these questions… and more!

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Combat Survival Secrets Of The MS-13 Gang

The notorious MS-13 gang may have as many as 10,000 members in the United States. They are known for their ferocity, summed up in their motto, “kill, steal, rape, control.” They’re EFFECTIVE and BRUTAL… and we can learn a few things from their methods about how to survive in a dangerous world.

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MCS 250 – Survival Gas Masks

The gas mask has to be the WORST icon possible, because it’s symbolic of whackjob, paranoid “preppers” in popular media. Gas masks, however, really CAN save your life and your family’s lives… IF you buy the right one. Otherwise, the gas mask itself could get you killed! We interview expert Roman Zrazhevskiy to get the low-down on what to buy.

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3 Mistakes People Make When Prepping (And How To Avoid Them)

David Austin was prepared to survive for a year. . . or so he thought. Instead, he was DEAD in less than a month! David died, not from hypothermia, but because he made a CRITICAL mistake that too many preppers are setting themselves up to make.

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3 Urban Survival Myths (And The Truth About How To Survive In A Collapse!)

The going thinking seems to be that the ONLY way to survive is to flee the city. You’re supposed to run, like a dog with its tail between its legs, and hide out in the woods until things get back to normal. This is really dated thinking that ignores history. To get to the bottom of this, we’ve got to dispel some of the myths about urban survival in a collapse.

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MCS 249 – BOV Survival Weapons

In this week’s podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival’s Jeff Anderson describes 5 weapons you can put in your BOV right now that will help you fend off the people who want to TAKE what you have.

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The Simplest Way To Test ANY Survival Knife

Do you have a “survival knife” you love that’s part of your bug-out bag or other survival gear? Most likely you do — but here’s a follow-up question for you… Have you ever TESTED your knife to make sure it’ll do what you NEED it to do under realistic conditions? There’s a simple way to do that test, and you may want to LEVEL UP your survival knife.

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Improvised Survival Weapons: How To Protect Yourself When The Guns Are All Gone!

Your AR-15 can’t save you if it runs out of ammo, breaks, or gets confiscated. Kevin Reeve offers us some great tips on how to improvise weapons when firearms AREN’T an option.

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[Free Speech?] Leaked NSA Documents Show Best Way To Stay Anonymous

Your search history can be WEAPONIZED by Big Data, which flags you so the government can start prying into your business. The NSA’s own leaked documents teach us how to stay anonymous online and on the phone.

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MCS 248 – Missing BOV Gear

In this week’s podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival’s Jeff Anderson details 10 items your Bug Out Vehicle probably DOESN’T have, but which you had better not leave without!

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Wilderness VS. Urban Survival

The staff at Modern Combat and Survival loves to give you quick and easy survival tips that can help you in an emergency. We’d also love to hear your own survival tips in the comments. Everyone is here to learn from each other!

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“Bug-Out Tips”… From A NURSING HOME?

If you’re “older”… or have elderly parents or neighbors you look out for… (or even if you have young children)… then being forced to evacuate your home in a disaster could be the most dangerous task you’ll ever face! One retirement community has MASTERED the “art of the evac”…

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MCS 247 – Everyday Carry (EDC) Weapons When Traveling

Do you ever do any traveling? If so, you could have a big bulls-eye on your back for criminals who spot you’re “not

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MCS 246 – “Geo-Customizing” Your Survival Plan

True survival plans don’t follow a “one size fits all” approach. Here’s how to customize your response based on where you live… and where you’re going!

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MCS 242 – Extreme Fire-Starting Hacks For Wilderness Survival

Anyone can start a fire under ideal weather conditions and the right materials. But what about “impossible” conditions?

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MCS 240 – Grid-Down Survival Lessons From Venezuela’s Collapse

If you ever want to know what life is like in a post-apocalyptic world, check out Venezuela after their economic and electric grid collapse!

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Is The Gurkha’s Kukri The Best Survival Fighting Machete Ever? (Maybe NOT…)

The Gurkha’s Kukri machete is often considered the best machete for fighting. But the REAL winner for the best survival machete is revealed!

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The Best Survival Weapons Plan For Bugging Out Vs. Bugging In

The best survival weapons plan isn’t a “one size fits all” solution. Here’s how to adjust your plan for bugging out vs. bugging in.

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MCS 235: Who Is Jeff Anderson?

The Kimono Is STILL Open… Have Any More Questions For Jeff? Leave Them Below For More Insights…      

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MCS 234 – Prepping For An Economic Collapse!

Are YOU prepared for the day the dollar dies? This week’s episode will give you the “economic collapse for dummies” version of how to prep now!

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MCS 233 – The “Survivalist Sniper”: Why Everyone Needs Long-Range Shooting Skills To Survive!

If you’ve never thought of being a sniper before, this podcast will give you 5 reasons to develop your “sniper skills” for a SHTF collapse!

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More Funny Gun-Rights Signs (That Can Be A Legal Self-Defense NIGHTMARE!)

Recently, my buddy Tim Larkin over at Target Focus Training posted one of my videos to his readers that generated a TON of

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MCS 230 – [Survival Q&A] Bug-Out Triggers & Martial Law

Here’s What You’ll Discover In This Week’s Episode: The one factor that’s even MORE important than your “survival plan”! (Unfortunately, it’s the same factor

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MCS 229 – The CIA Bug-Out Bag: A Look At What’s Inside…

Here’s What You’ll Discover In This Week’s Episode: Key components to look for when picking out the perfect bugout bag! What types of

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MCS 226 – Extreme Cold Weather Survival: Gear To Stay Alive At -20 Below And Beyond

Here’s What You’ll Discover In This Week’s Episode: “Spooning with a hairy grunt”… and other stories from the military archives of my brain!

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MCS 225 – 5 (More) Survival Gear Suggestions For Prepper Defense

Can you feel that “something” is coming? More than ever, we’re polarized as a nation and the prospects of coming together to face

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2 Teens Learn Deadly “Survival Lesson” In Maine Wilderness!

I’m not trying to make you “paranoid”, but… … we are at all times just moments away from death! Sure, you could get

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An “Impossible” Wilderness Survival Fire-Starting Trick In Pouring Rain (That Works!)

This is one of the coolest survival tricks I’ve ever seen… A friend of mine, Tony Nester, runs survival classes and he once

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MCS 221 – The “Convoy Of Death”: 5 Deadly Bug-Out Lessons

It was an early Thursday morning when Greg Woodcox smelled smoke in the Paradise, California park where he took his two small dogs.

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MCS 220 – Prepper “Defense Gear” For Urban Survival

It’s a sad reality of “surviving” a disaster… Sometimes it’s what happens AFTER a crisis strikes that calls upon you to protect yourself and those

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MCS 216: Green Beret Survival Secrets From Jeff Kirkham’s “Black Autumn” Book

Few people know how bad things can get in a “collapse” than Jeff Kirkham… With nearly 29 years as a soldier and Green

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