How to: Make a Real Ice Pack for $0.30

How to: Make a Real Ice Pack for $0.30: "We all get hurt and if you’re a kid, you want immediate comfort. Sometimes, just the thought of remedy is enough to sooth the pain. My wife has done a few things for ice packs."



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How to turn a $10 Wristrocket into a Deadly Slingbow for Zombie Defense, Fishing, Hunting & Survival - Conspiracy Watch

How to turn a $10 Wristrocket into a Deadly Slingbow for Zombie Defense, Fishing, Hunting & Survival - Conspiracy Watch: "The slingbow, or sling bow, whatever you prefer, is a modified #slingshot used to shoot arrows instead of “shot” or rocks. Though still a relatively new concept, the idea caught on like a wildfire, with countless slingbow clubs, associations and competitions popping up all across America and the world."



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Video: 5 Simple Survival Traps and How to Make Them - OutdoorHub

Video: 5 Simple Survival Traps and How to Make Them - OutdoorHub: "How well-equipped are you to survive an unexpectedly long stay in the outdoors? Most people will never find themselves in a situation in which they would have to resort to trapping small game to survive, but these events do happen."



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The Dakota Fire Hole (How to make one and why I love it) - YouTube

The Dakota Fire Hole (How to make one and why I love it) - YouTube: ""



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25 Badass Camping Hacks For Your Next Trip

25 Badass Camping Hacks For Your Next Trip: "When the season calls for some time away from it all, no one else is more excited to put the preparedness or survival skills to the test, there is no better way to approach camping than with these unique and surprising hacks."



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Bug Out Locations | Where To Go When The SHTF | Survival Life

Bug Out Locations | Where To Go When The SHTF | Survival Life: "ver wondered where the best bug out locations are for when the SHTF? So did we…

Plenty of people have bug out bags prepared for when disaster strikes.

But what good does an awesome bug out bag do you if you don’t know where you’re headed once you hit the road?"



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5 Lesser-known Uses for a Survival or Hunting Knife - OutdoorHub

5 Lesser-known Uses for a Survival or Hunting Knife - OutdoorHub: "If you could only take five things with you into the wilderness, make sure one of them is a knife. This is because knives are excellent all-around survival tools that can tackle a large number of functions."



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2,000+ Uses For WD-40 - Survival Life

2,000+ Uses For WD-40 - Survival Life: "Growing up, I was always (jokingly) told that ” It ain’t broken unless you can’t fix it with Duct tape or WD-40.”

I wanted to take a moment to focus on WD-40.

Most of us already know how handy this slippery liquid can be.

But do you know exactly how many different uses there really are for it?"



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Forget Shipping Containers Use Box Culverts - SHTF & Prepping Central

Forget Shipping Containers Use Box Culverts - SHTF & Prepping Central: "If you have looked into bunkers you may have read a lot about using shipping containers to do build them out of. I need you to read this article why you shouldn’t bury shipping containers before you read about box culverts. It will make more sense if you do"



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Warm a Room with Only a Candle and a Few Terra Cotta Pots - Survival Life

Warm a Room with Only a Candle and a Few Terra Cotta Pots - Survival Life: "The terra cotta pots concentrate the heat using convection. While you won’t heat a whole house with it, it can definitely warm your hands and make a cold night much more bearable with this method. Several of these going at the same time can comfortably warm a room. You can purchase one of these and see just how they work from http://www.heatstick.com; or you can make your own for just a few bucks."



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Choosing the Best Guns and Ammo | Survival Life | Blog

Choosing the Best Guns and Ammo | Survival Life | Blog: "Is your arsenal of guns and ammo going to be enough when SHTF? How can you be certain the survival weapon you’ve chosen is right for you?

How much confidence do you have in your survival gun? Is it multipurpose? Can you use it for hunting large and small game? Will it do the job if you ever have to defend your home and family from an attacker?"



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50 Items You Forgot To Put In Your Bug Out Bag

50 Items You Forgot To Put In Your Bug Out Bag: "Do a search for “bug out bag list” and you’ll find hundreds of different checklists all over the Internet. So which one is right? The truth is, there’s no perfect list of items you should put in your bug out bag. It all depends on you, who will be with you, where you live, what types of survival items you prefer, and so forth."



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Little Known Ways to Secure Your Home and Defend Your Survival Retreat

Little Known Ways to Secure Your Home and Defend Your Survival Retreat: "Over the past couple of months, I’ve had several readers ask me for my opinion of Bulletproof Home Defense; you know the one, because you’ve probably seen it being advertised on a number of popular prepper websites and blogs. I think that the first time I noticed the banners was on the SHTF Plan blog…"



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Homeless Survival : Practical Tips And Advice Derived From Personal Experience

Homeless Survival : Practical Tips And Advice Derived From Personal Experience: "hese days, “survivalism” has come to mean preparing for great events like nuclear holocaust or total government collapse. But disaster may come on a much more personal level. Individuals can suffer catastrophe as surely as nations can. When they do, it can be even more distressing because individuals feel alone in their suffering. I am talking about personal financial ruin and homelessness. Thousands of people across North America, indeed the world, have already experienced it following bankruptcies and foreclosures."



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How To Start a Fire in the Woods

How To Start a Fire in the Woods: "No discover since the beginning of time has been more important to the development of mankind, then the discovery of Fire. The simple presence of a fire added to the routinely “normal” day in the outdoors instantly adds the feeling of safety to any situation. In any severe or extreme condition"



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The 100 Most in Demand Skills for a Post Economy Collapsed World - Survival Watch

The 100 Most in Demand Skills for a Post Economy Collapsed World - Survival Watch: "What skills will you need after a global catastrophe? Whether it’s the end of oil, an environmental disaster, or something entirely unforeseen, Ana Maria Spagna outlines 100 skills you’ll find indispensable for life after the apocalypse"



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Food Freezing Tips: How Long Can You Store Meals in Your Freezer? [Infographic]

Food Freezing Tips: How Long Can You Store Meals in Your Freezer? [Infographic]: "Food Freezing Tips: How Long Can You Store Meals In Your Freezer? [Infographic]"



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Review of the Kel tec PF9 and P11 - What You Should Know

Review of the Kel tec PF9 and P11 - What You Should Know: "Some people choose a small number of very expensive, fine firearms for their protection planning."



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