News & Articles By Jayson Veley
03/31/2018 / By Jayson Veley
Sometimes survival means scavenging (but not looting)
First and foremost, it’s extremely important to understand the difference between scavenging and looting – one is a moral and situationally aware method of getting yourself and your loved ones through a crisis situation, and the other is completely unethical. As pointed out in an article published earlier this month on ThePreppingGuide.com, “After every disaster, […]
03/31/2018 / By Jayson Veley
Prepping for safety: Do you need body armor?
The first thing that you have to understand if you are interested in acquiring some kind of body armor or vest is that, as ThePrepperJournal.com recently pointed out, there is no such thing as bulletproof body armor. There is bullet-resistant armor, but bulletproof armor implies that it will be completely resistant to a speeding bullet […]
03/29/2018 / By Jayson Veley
How to select ammunition for your personal defense handgun: A performance analysis
Whether you’re a prepper or just someone looking to purchase a firearm for self-defense, one of the biggest factors that must be taken into account when buying a handgun is the type of ammunition that you want to use with it. While there is and will continue to be much debate over the best and […]
03/29/2018 / By Jayson Veley
Know how to make your own bow? Tips for building a survival bow
If you ever find yourself in the middle of a survival situation, it may be worth your time to consider crafting your own bow for hunting and self-defense, especially if you don’t have access to a firearm. As you can imagine, creating a bow is no easy task. It will force you to spend a […]
03/25/2018 / By Jayson Veley
Bugging out after an EMP? Here are 7 must-have items
As any good prepper already knows, the effects of an EMP would be absolutely devastating. An EMP is capable of wiping out the entire electric grid in the blink of an eye and would send the entire country into darkness. This is exactly why you should focus on acquiring items for your bugout bag that won’t […]
03/18/2018 / By Jayson Veley
Identifying overlooked and forgotten steps in your Preparedness Plan
As the name implies, the whole point of becoming a prepper is to prepare for a large-scale crisis or societal collapse. But while it’s important to know what to put in your bug out bag, where to go in case you need to go off the grid, and how to properly defend yourself and your […]
03/17/2018 / By Jayson Veley
10 essentials for every survival kit
Put simply, a survival kit is a portable pack that you can use to carry gear and necessities from point A to point B in a SHTF scenario. While it’s not difficult to see how a survival kit could literally mean the difference between life and death in a crisis situation, many people who are […]
03/17/2018 / By Jayson Veley
Compression bandages and other ways to stop bleeding when you’re off grid
Considering the fact that bleeding is the largest direct cause of death in most fatalities, it makes sense to include something in your bug out bag that you can use to close up wounds if you happen to get injured while off the grid. But what types of bandages are most effective? Are there certain […]
03/12/2018 / By Jayson Veley
Should you assemble and bury a communications cache?
In addition to food, water and medical supplies, one of the most important things that you will have to work to acquire in the event of a large-scale crisis is information. If society collapses, chances are you won’t be able to simply turn on the television and learn what’s going on from the news, which […]
03/10/2018 / By Jayson Veley
Maintaining survival sanitation when you bug IN
One of the very first decisions every prepper has to make is whether to pack up his or her supplies and bug out or stay put and turn their own homestead into a survival post. Some factors that may compel preppers to choose the latter include the ability to create an underground bunker, a self-contained […]
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