We all have lots of bugout gear, but there’s plenty of BOB equipment you’re carrying that you don’t need to. Here are five items you can ditch (and how to replace them with better choices).
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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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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!
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!
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!