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WL 367: Why Survivalists Die

WL 367 – Why Survivalists DIE

Survivalists and preppers are SUPPOSED to be the most ready to survive emergencies… but here are 5 categories of mistakes even experienced warriors make that get them KILLED in survival situations.

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(Video) Easy Solutions To SHTF Freakouts

Under stress, you’re going to make poor decisions. That means in any SHTF scenario, you need some simple tricks for stress relief, even when bugging out. Our latest Warrior Life TV video tells you the least you need to know to reduce stress during SHTF.

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The Government Is Watching You. Here Are 3 Simple Tips To Live “Under The Radar”…

I found this statistic to be pretty shocking… Did you realize that you can currently be found in approximately 200 different databases? And

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MCS Podcast #83: Living With A Non-Prepper Spouse

Are you married or dating someone who DOESN’T share your love for firearms, survival, or self-defense training? Well, you’re not alone… In a

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MCS Podcast #82: 3 “Rock Star” Lessons On How To Build A Survival Team

Come take a drive with me… I was in my car thinking long and hard about my last broadcast with Jim Cobb on choosing

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5 Combat Military Bug-Out Survival Tips I Learned The Hard Way – So You Don’t Have To!

There was NO mercy… When I was in the Army’s elite 10th Mountain Division light-infantry for almost 4 years, we had a lot

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6 Secrets To Knock 15+ Lbs Off Your Bug-Out Bag Contents

This always kills me when I see planning out their bug-out bag contents… Every wanna-be “armchair prepper” seems to enjoy adding item after

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MCS Podcast #81: Choosing Your Survival Team With Jim Cobb

Do YOU have a “survival team” yet? A survival team is what allows you to pull together the resources and skills of your fellow team

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MCS Podcast #80: Water Survival Secrets With Glenn Meder

Let’s face it… we take clean, drinkable water for granted, don’t we? Well, that is until a disaster hits – knocking out water

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The Best Survival Weapon For A Collapse: The Big Badass Machete!

I know… “guns, guns, guns!”, right? If you’re like most people, when you think about what makes up the best weapons arsenal, the

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MCS Podcast #79: Snowmageddon Survival With Tony Nester

A sudden snowfall or blizzard can paralyze a city and make travel by vehicle a life-or-death venture. Each year, people become trapped in

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5 Ways To Never Run Out Of Survival Ammunition During Riots And Social Chaos!

One of our readers, Ed Davis, sent me an interesting account from a man in Baltimore who went to the local WalMart in order

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How To Beat The Department Of Homeland Security’s “Gun-Spying” Program!

Do you own a gun? If so, you need to take decisive action to protect “who” knows “what” about the firearms you own,

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3 Urban “Escape & Evasion” Tips For Losing A Tail. . .

Are you someone who genuinely lives life in the “Yellow Zone”? In other words, do you pride yourself in being tactically aware of

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Collapse Survival Bartering: 3 “Micro-Items” To Hoard NOW!

Last year, I held a special private workshop on “survival bartering” after a collapsed economy scenario. About 250 people attended and we discussed real-world

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U.S. Military Announces “Doomsday Plan” To Prepare For Infrastructure Collapse!

In 2008, the majority of America realized our electrical grid was held together with duct tape, bubble gum, and hope. Guess what… Eight

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Steal This Old “Frontier Survival Medicine Hack” When Forced To Be Your Own Doctor In A Crisis

We can learn a lot about how to survive hard times from the early settlers, wouldn’t you say? I mean, we talk about

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WARNING: How One Wall Street Giant Is Prepping For “Financial Collapse” (Steal Their 3 Survival Tips Now…)

Ever wonder if the “super-rich” of Wall St. are preparing for a SHTF collapse? I promise you they most definitely ARE! I have

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Did Our Founding Fathers Predict A “Police State”? 5 Abuses That Would Make Them Roll Over In Their Graves…

It’s what our founding fathers feared most… The tools of “war” being used to whittle away at the freedom of our own citizens.

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MCS Podcast #76: Hot-Zone Survival With Contractor X

What if wide-scale collapse gripped our country? Without rule-of-law, your town could quickly transform into something that MORE resembles a 3rd world territory

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A Sword For Survival? Violent Stalker Defeated By “Samurai Bishop”!

She was stalked by a 37-year old pervert… Ambushed outside of her Salt Lake City, Utah home as she was leaving for work,

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First Russia, Then Japan. Is The United States Next On The List For A Nuclear Incident?

The media’s done a good job of covering this secret up… But after seeing the devastation of Russia’s Chernobyl meltdown… and Japan’s Fukushima

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MCS Podcast #75: The Do-It-Yourself Nuclear Fallout Shelter With Joel Skousen

No, the specter of nuclear war is NOT over! The threat of a nuclear disaster is very real and it wasn’t so long ago that

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The Only 3 Ways To Avoid Becoming Another “Water Slave” During A Crisis

Imagine for a moment… not having clean water for your family to drink… … worrying if every drink your child takes is the

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The Oregon Standoff: Are The Occupiers Patriots… Or “Domestic Terrorists”?

150 gun-toting “occupiers”… On Jan. 2nd, led by the sons of the infamous Nevada Rancher (and stand-off winner), Cliven Bundy, a “peaceful-yet-armed-and-ready” militia

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The Revenant: 3 “Pioneer Survival Skills” You Should Know…

This weekend my wife and I saw the movie “The Revenant” with Leonardo DiCaprio. (AWESOME movie by the way!) The one thing about

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Could YOU Survive A City In Chaos? “Rodney King Riot” Lessons From The LAPD…

The Los Angeles riots, which took place in 1992 after the infamous Rodney King trial, are one of the best modern-day examples of

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The Science Of “The Invisible Bug-Out Bag”: How To Disappear In Plain Sight In A Crisis

We’ve talked again and again about how critical it is to be ultra-prepared when the country shuts down – but WITHOUT letting anyone

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News: Government POISONS Entire City! Is Your Home’s Water Safe?

What if the #1 source of your very survival – your water supply – is actually slowly KILLING you? Worse… What if your

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“How Many People Should I Have On My Survival Team?”

Hopefully you’ve already at least started putting together a survival team to face a crisis. But what’s the right number of people you

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MCS Podcast #70: 10 Stages To “Police State U.S.A.”

Is the United States turning into a total and complete “police state”? There’s a world-recognized 10-stage process every police state in history has followed to induce

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The Bugout Survival Tip MAD MAX Got Wrong (And How It Could Save Your Life!)

“Mad Max: Fury Road” nearly broke the Internet when it came out not so long ago. As great as the movie is, it suffers

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SERE Escape And Evasion: 3 Survival Tips To Master The Mental Game

Most of the time, we think of survival as something you do until you’re rescued. But what if you DIDN’T want to be

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WARNING: Is The U.S. Facing The Worst Avian Flu Pandemic Threat In History?

Did you notice this about your turkey this Thanksgiving? If you did the shopping, you discovered that prices jumped up this year –

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It’s Hunting Season For Electronic Pickpockets… And YOU’RE The Prey!

All it takes is the wave of a hand… All of your personal information and credit card details are no longer just yours

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Weather Scientists Warn: “El Nino May Cause Worst Storms In U.S. History!”

You’d have to be living under a rock not to notice that there have been a LOT more natural disasters in recent years.

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Survival Medicine: This Civil War “Killer” Could Come After YOU In A Collapse…

This little-known fact really blew me away… Did you know that two-thirds of the soldiers that died during the Civil War, DIDN’T die

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3 Badass Make-Your-Own “Ninja Weapons” You Should Add To Your Survival Arsenal

In feudal Japan during the 15th century, warring Lords and aristocrats hired a deadly class of hired mercenaries to do their dirty work…

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VideoCast: Muslims In The Redneck War Zone (A Personal Rant + 3 Tactical Tips)

Life is strange. And with it comes lessons – sometimes even “tactical lessons” from events and experiences you wouldn’t expect. This week, I

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The 3 “Mental Warfare” Principles That Separate The Peasants Of Our Society… From the WARRIORS!

=== From The Editor=== According to Scott Bolan, an expert on the topic of “mental warfare”, victimization begins in the mind and long before

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Does Your Bugout Mobile Have These 3 Critical Vehicle Survival Gear Items?

Have you ever seen the movie “Dante’s Peak?” It’s a pretty good flick starring a Suburban. No, I’m not kidding — Pierce Brosnan

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When ISIS Launches A Terror Attack In The U.S., Do This. . .

Another attack! This time in Germany where another radical terrorist slammed through a crowd of men, women and children. These continued attacks on

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MCS Podcast 67: “Combat Mind-Set” vs. “Survival Mind-Set”

A lot of survivalists talk about “survival mind-set” – that intestinal fortitude to survive at all costs, using whatever means necessary. But there’s

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3 “Hidden Dangers” In Your Survival Food Cache

By now you already know that storing away a “survival food cache” is an essential part of any crisis plan, right? If not,

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Building Your “Looter Defense Plan”: Do You Live Anywhere Near These 9 Buildings?

When a disaster is headed your way, you quickly see who in your town is prepared and who isn’t. What naturally happens is

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Ignore This 1 Simple Survival Weapons Tip And Your Guns May Be Nothing But Junk

I know there’s a bunch of controversy right now about our ability to keep our warm, live fingers on our weapons before they’re

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MCS Podcast 66: Five Sneaky Tricks To Get Your Spouse On Board With Prepping

Does your wife, husband, or “significant other” think you’re crazy for prepping or owning guns? Wouldn’t it be great if they shared your

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550 Paracord Survival Tricks (You Probably Don’t Know)

It’s always amazing to see what people can do with paracord, isn’t it? I once saw a woman’s bikini made entirely out of

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Prepping Your Bug-Out Vehicle

Imagine the worst thunderstorm you’ve been through and then jack it up on steroids. 200 mph winds ripping your roof off… trees ripped

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MCS Podcast 64: 5 Battlefield Lessons From Paintball Combat!

Who says that prepping for combat isn’t fun? One of my favorite pastimes (and bonding excursions with my son) is our trip to

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The Best Survival Water Filter Plan To Avoid Dying As A “SHTF Refugee”. . .

It’s really sad to see, isn’t it? You know those television commercials asking you to give money for kids living in African garbage

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(Video) 5 Everyday Carry Survival Gear Secrets To Trick Out Your Shoes!

Are you a sucker for cool everyday carry survival gear gizmos? Yeah. Me too. But the secret to your EDC gear is (again)

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MCS Podcast 60: 13 Hours In Hell – Collapse Survival Secrets From A Benghazi Hero

On the night of September 11th, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya, an armed mob of militants attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound

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5 “Comfort” Survival Foods To Stockpile Now (#5 Is Yummy!)

When you’re forced to tap into your survival food stockpile following a disaster, living off of bland, boring canned goods can actually cause

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Survival Weapons: The Handgun For Close Quarters Combat

In a disaster or collapse scenario, there’s always an element of danger. This is because violence is all around in such a situation.

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3 Shelter-In-Place Blackout Survival Hacks For When The Lights Go Out!

Did you know that in recent years, blackouts have increased a whopping 124% due to our failing electrical grid? And that’s just your

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MCS Podcast 59: Do-It-Yourself Barricades For Neighborhood Defense

When law enforcement is overwhelmed with keeping law and order down at the food riots and anti-police demonstrations, who will watch over the neighborhood

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Survival Weapons Showdown: Arming Yourself For “Home Defense” Vs. “Looter Defense”

Recently I was asked about the biggest mistake I see when it comes to DEFENDING YOURSELF following a disaster or a collapse. One of

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5 Ways To Hide Your Guns And Protect Your 2nd Amendment Rights During Martial Law

This isn’t meant to start an argument… But with as much reliance as many have with using firearms for protection during a disaster

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MCS Podcast 58: Shelter-In-Place Mistakes (That Can Get You Killed!)

When a disaster or crisis strikes, the best place for you to be is most likely going to be in your home where

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Are Race Wars Coming To The United States?

First, let me start out by saying that I believe in absolute FREEDOM. I don’t care what religion you follow… what color you

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MCS Podcast 57: The Survivalist Child – Teaching Children Survival Skills

Like me, many parents and grandparents out there are answering the call to raise more self-reliant children who can face any danger with

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5 Ways To “James Bond” Your Car For Urban Escape And Evasion!

Who wouldn’t want a shiny little sports car armed with oil slick dump tanks… machine-gun headlights… and surface-to-air missiles in the pop-up trunk? (It was

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MCS Podcast 56: How To Hide Your Survival Food Rations!

So you have cases of MRE’s and enough beans to power a small methane plant all ready for the apocalypse… … but what

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MCS Podcast 55: The Best Herbs For Survival Medicine With Dr. Bones & Nurse Amy

One of the hard realities you must face during a collapse is the potential loss of the emergency support we take for granted

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Why You Should Add A Tactical Tomahawk To Your Arsenal

More and more knife companies are offering tactical tomahawks or hatchet-like weapons to their lineups these days. The tactical tomahawk is, in fact,

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MCS Podcast 54: Survival Hunting Hacks With Erich Jameson

A survey once done with American households found that about 75% of all households only have about 3 days of food available if

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Collapse Survival Tips As Oath Keeper “Defenders” Take To Rooftops To Protect Ferguson During Riots

An armed man, dressed in camouflage and carrying an assault rifle, waits for darkness to fall. When it does, he finds the building

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MCS Podcast 53: L.A. Riots – Lessons In Social Chaos Survival

In 1992, when police officers  who beat Rodney King were cleared of wrong-doing, the Los Angeles area erupted in violence. As chaos consumed

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MCS Podcast 52: Reader Tips For Urban Survival!

Woo-hoo! This is our 52nd Modern Combat & Survival podcast episode, marking one full year of an amazing journey that has pulled together

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MCS Podcast 51: Survival Strategies For Senior Citizens

We all know you need to prepare for disasters and unexpected crisis. Food… water… self-protection… evacuation plan… gear… But what if you’re… um…

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MCS Podcast 50: Field-Expedient Shooting Tactics For Survival

When the one shot you get could mean the difference between death or survival – whether a deer in your sights for your

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MCS Podcast 48: Choosing The Best Combat Knife With Jeff Anderson

Not all personal defense knives are designed for the reality of deadly knife combat. The right knife – from grip to blade –

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Video: The “Easiest Way” To Cripple The U.S. (And Every Enemy Knows This!)

I’m all about “getting along” and, having had boots on the battlefield, I can promise you that I’d opt for peace over war

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MCS Podcast 47: High-Threat Mobile Ops With Max Velocity

When the world gets turned upside-down and law and order have come to a screeching halt, your home may no longer be the

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MCS Podcast 45: Survival Scouting Tactics With Kevin Reeve

Whether it’s a search-and-rescue mission to locate a lost child… or evading the desperate masses of zombie citizens after a collapse, your ability

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MCS Podcast 43: Top 5 Bugout Plan Mistakes That Can Get You KILLED In A Real Disaster

Having been in real survival scenarios where bugging out was the only option – as well as facing the reality of long-term, long-distance

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Rally Your Family In A Disaster Using This Sneaky $2.50 Covert Spy Trick

Your wife, your children, everything that matters to you, is less than two football fields away… … AND YOU CAN’T GET TO THEM!

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MCS Podcast 41: Going Underground With Frank Ahearn

Yes, we all know the government is spying on us – as well as hackers and other nefarious characters who want your information

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MCS Podcast 40: Warrior Meditation With Loren Christensen

There are a lot of myths and misinformation surrounding the practice of meditation. But did you know that meditation – when practiced the

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MCS Podcast 39: Be Ready For Anything! An Interview With Mike Gillette

While you and I may both realize that we live in a dangerous world, far too many of us are actually what I

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The Best Everyday Carry Survival Gear Knife (Actually 5 Of ‘Em!)

I always get questions about what I carry on me for my everyday carry survival gear (or EDC). This is an important question

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3 Lessons In Bugout Survival Training From My Son’s Scout Campout

This past weekend, I joined my son’s scout troop for a camping trip. Now, my son and I look at “camping” a little

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MCS Podcast 37: Looter Defense Planning With Pat Henry

Of course we’d all like to think of our home as a “castle” that will protect us from the outside world… especially if

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How To Prep On A Budget – Saving On Survival Gear!

Let’s face it… “Super storms”… natural disasters… pandemic threats… rolling blackouts… More than ever, we face a number of ugly threats outside of

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Did You Drink Your Poison Today? The Government Is Telling You It’s GOOD For You!

This is a real threat we face – right here… right now. For nearly 50 years, the U.S. government and media have been

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Urban Survival Tips From Cornell University’s Zombie Apocalypse Study

We don’t take “zombies” too seriously at MCS HQ – but there ARE certainly valuable lessons we can get by studying our favorite

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MCS Podcast 35: Digital Privacy Hacks With Gary Miliefsky

It’s no secret that you’re being spied on… right now… by at least 3 different sources you’re not even aware of. It could

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How Close Are We To Nuclear Disaster? (Too Close.) And Mother Nature Wants To Help…

In the United States, it’s easy to forget how close we are to a nuclear disaster. All the incidents we’ve heard reported are

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3 (More) Weird Wilderness Survival Fire Starting Hacks

Every prepper knows that of all the skills you need to master for wilderness survival, fire-starting is right up there at the top. Being able

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Weird “Millwall” Improvised Survival Weapon (REALLY WORKS!)

This weekend, I was screwing around on the internet doing some research on “improvised weapons” and found one that I never thought would

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(Survival Water Filter Myth) Is that a TAMPON in your mouth?

I recently saw an article from the television survival show host, Creek Stewart where he went over how to make an improvised “LifeStraw”

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MCS Podcast 32: Tactical Tomahawk With Eric Fehrman

Too many people dismiss the tactical tomahawk as some kind of “fantasy weapon” that has no practical purpose in a survival arsenal. I

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MCS Podcast 30: Martial Law Survival Secrets With Ox

You might think that “martial law” – the temporary (or permanent) takeover of an area by government-controlled police and military – is just some doomsday

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CDC Warns Of “Nightmare Bacteria” – Learn To Develop Survival Medicine Skills Before A Pandemic Hits!

We constantly stress the need for all survivalists to consider pandemic survival medicine skills a critical element of any survival plan and news is

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MCS Podcast 29: Mental Warfare Secrets With Scott Bolan

Do you want to be able to defeat any “bully” – whether it’s the drunkard at the bar or the self-serving co-worker at

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Affordable Ways To Stock Up On Survival Food And Supplies For Only $2.50 A Day!

As the continued warning signs of a collapse unfold, more and more people are waking up to the realization that NOW is the

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Large Crowds Invite Terror Attacks. Follow These 3 Reader Survival Tips To Escape The Panic…

While you were watching the Super Bowl last weekend, someone else was watching the fans… Spread throughout the rafters and for blocks around

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MCS Podcast 27: Pandemic Survival With Mike Adams

Even the government agencies in charge of protecting our population admit that we’re long overdue for a devastating pandemic disease that could wipe

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Survival Skills For Children? See How This 7 Y.O. Girl Survived A Plane Crash…

I just saw a news story that blew me away. I think any survivalist would be. A 7-year-old girl walked away from a

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Is A Nuclear Collapse Coming? Hoard These 3 Survival Items Now To Prepare For A Fukushima-Like Event!

Remember the Fukushima nuclear meltdown that happened in Japan not long ago? The people who lived near that plant never saw it coming… and if

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MCS Podcast 24: Survival Gear Tactics With Jeff Anderson

Making sure you have the best survival gear to prepare for any disaster, crisis or attack means a hell of a lot more

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