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Survival Tips. Professional advice should always be sought before entering any dangerous environment. DCL | Overall Survival Tips — Always make sure that someone knows where you are going and when you're planning to come back. If something goes wrong, they will know to alert the appropriate authorities. — Do your homework before going on a trip — know the basic geography of your destination and familiarize yourself with edible flora and fauna. . — Use common sense. . — Expect luck in your life. Moab, Utah — The best advice for people lost in the desert is to get into the shade and wait to be rescued.

. — The Moab contains two major rivers: the Colorado and the Green. . — Plants need water, so signs of vegetation indicate that water is nearby. — Canyons provide shade and can contain water sources that could lead to bigger rivers. . — It is key to find running water to drink — stagnant water is likely contaminated with dead animals and other debris. Costa Rican Rain Forest Alaskan Mountain Wilderness Sierra Nevada. Wilderness Survival. Don Mann: 9 Most Crucial Survival Tips. "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. " -Charles Darwin Life can change in an instant. One moment you're trekking along a mountain ridge, and you're suddenly struck by a rattlesnake.

One minute you're skiing down a mountain, the next you're facing an oncoming avalanche. Navy SEALs are trained to face dangerous situations all over the world - at sea, in the air and on land. We understand that every time we launch a mission, unforeseen circumstances - flash floods, aircraft crashes, poisonous insects, animal or marine life bites, etc. - can cause us to be trapped in an unfriendly environment, cut-off from communication to outside support. With every tick of the clock our situation can become more desperate. We are trained to deal with these emergencies - to survive in the harshest of environments without food and water. But what if, God forbid, something like that happens to you? The U.S. Loading Slideshow. Outdoor Survival tips. Here ya go folks, whether you know nothing or very little about survival. And or you just don't have the time and money to buy and read a "how-to" survival book from cover-to-cover. These few survival tips of mine will save you time in learning the really important stuff about survival without the repetitive BS you'll find on other sites.

Better to know a few good survival skills than not to know any at all. Wouldn't you agree? You betcha, now read on. . When Lost or Stranded Determining Directions Best & Worst Survival Kits Survival Shelters Survival Weapons Survival Knives Survival Saws Filtering & Purifying Water Fire Making Tips & Tricks Zippos & Spark-lites Signaling For Help Catch & Spear Fish S.A.R. If you enjoyed these outdoor survival tips, I would appreciate your help & support. Outdoor Survival Tips Learn to survive. Are you prepared?

Bug Out Bags – The Ultimate Resource Guide. What’s a Bug Out Bag? Most people who have a basic understanding of survival and preparedness understand the need for a good Bug Out Bag. It’s probably one of the most talked about items on survival websites and is something that has become a bit of an iconic symbol for preppers and survivalists. If you haven’t heard of the term Bug Out Bag you may have heard someone refer to it as a; Go Bag, 72 Hour Bag, Get Home Bag, Get out of Dodge bag or some other variation. The basic idea behind a Bug Out Bag (BOB) is pretty simple.

At its most basic, a BOB is a pre-packed bag filled with the gear and supplies you need to survive an emergency situation. It’s something that you can grab quickly, should a disaster or emergency situation occur that would require you to leave your location. What items do you really need in your Bug Out Bag? There really is no One Size Fits All Bug Out Bag solution. Starting with a good plan is really the only way to get started.

Who will be traveling with you? Bug-out bag. Off-the-shelf Red Cross preparedness kit . A bug-out bag[1][2] is a portable kit that contains the items one would require to survive for seventy-two hours[3][4] when evacuating from a disaster. The focus is on evacuation, rather than long-term survival, distinguishing the bug-out bag from a survival kit, a boating or aviation emergency kit, or a fixed-site disaster supplies kit. The kits are also popular in the survivalism subculture.[5] The term "bug-out bag" is related to, and possibly derived from, the "bail-out bag" emergency kit many military aviators carry. In the United States, the term refers to the Korean War practice of the U.S. Army designating alternate defensive positions, in the event that the units had to displace.

They were directed to "bug-out" when being overrun was imminent. Rationale[edit] Some survivalists also recommend keeping a 'get me home' kit in the car and/or at work. Typical contents[edit] Enough food and water to last for 72 hours. See also[edit] Jump up ^ J. Survival Gear & Bug Out Bags. A Bug out bag is basically a large survival kit that’s filled with everything you need to survive after a disaster. A Bug Out Bag allows you quickly grab what you need should you be forced to evacuate during a disaster. Most experts suggest that your BOB should contain enough supplies to last for at least seventy-two hours. Since most major disasters often disrupt services and normal life for longer than 72 hours, we think it is a good idea to have a Bag that will allow you survive for an indefinite period of time.

Make sure your Bag is built to fit your needs; some people may need items that are not listed on this list. Below we discuss some of the items that you may want to include in your Bug Out Bags, as well as some items that will hold up when it really counts. This will depend on a number of factors, such as the area you live in (climate, elevation, etc….) Homemade MREs. For quite a while now, I've wanted to make up my own "MREs" for my Get Home Bag (GHB). I was recently out scouting some properties, and realized that my GHB only had some packs of tuna and some candy in them. I had broken my own Cardinal Rule - If you use it, replace it immediately. So, I went about making up some MRE packages. Now, these are not true MREs, in that their shelf life is less than half of the 5 years of a commercial MRE, but I figured they were WAY less expensive (remember this later on in the post...).

I assembled my "ingredients" based on "Best By" date, calories and protein content. The Best By date had to be at least 12 months into the future - I figured any of the foods would last at least twice that amount of time. The idea was to put long-life food together and vacuum seal it in a FoodSaver bag. For my first MRE, here's what I included - Since the peanuts were loose, I wanted to separate them in the pouch. I then filled that with the peanuts and sealed it. Ultralight Backpacking Checklist: Expert Advice from REI - StumbleUpon. Special Ops Bag. Bug Out Bag – The 7 Types of Gear You Must Have to Survive.

Bug Out Bag For someone new to being a Survivalist building your first Bug Out Bag can seem like a big task. Everybody you read about has been tweaking theirs for months or even years and has a pile of gear built up. It’s hard to know where to start, but if you cover all of the basics in a survival situation you will still be much better off that 99% of the people.

A Bug Out Bag, also called a BOB, I.N.C.H Bag (I’m Never Coming Home Bag),Get Out of Dodge Bag (GOOD Bag), or 72 Hour Bag is usually designed to get you out of an emergency situation and allow you to survive self-contained for up to 3 days. A lot of people plan their Bug Out Bag to sustain them for much longer than that, but there is always a limit to what you can carry on your back and a 3 day target is a good place to start. Here are the 7 basic types of gear you will need for your Bug Out Bag: 1. It should go without saying that water is a survival basic for any situation. 2. Backpack Meals 3. 4. They Don’t have a ground tarp… 34 Essential Items For Your Bug Out Bag. Imagine the following scenario. You are awakened in the middle of the night by the jolt of a powerful earthquake. Your house is leveled, but thankfully you and your family are uninjured.

However, the roads are impassable, your utilities have been cut off, and many of your neighbors were injured or killed in the earthquake. The only thing you have to survive is what you have on hand, and because you are a Frugal Dad reader, your bug out bag. Unfortunately, this was a very real scenario for the people of Haiti. And in years past we’ve seen other examples, from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina to the tsunami in Indonesia. What exactly is a bug out bag? A bug out bag is a collection of basic survival gear that might be required in a disaster scenario, natural or otherwise. The actual bag could be as simple as an extra frameless backpack or duffel bag, or as elaborate as a framed ALICE pack or similar framed backpack.

What About Bugging In? In some cases, it might make sense to “bug in.” Get Home Bag Contents. My Original Get Home Bag Contents A Get Home Bag is essentially the little brother to the Bug Out Bag. The Get Home Bag is lighter and smaller and built for quick movement to assist you in one purpose, getting home! The Get Home Bag is meant to be left in your primary every day use vehicle and it just sits and waits until needed in an emergency.

In July 2011, I initially wrote an article about my Vehicle Every Day Carry items and included in that list was a Get Home Bag. All of the gear in my Get Home Bag fits nicely in a small backpack and it all weighs about 22 lbs. While most all of the items in a Get Home Bag should have multiple uses the extra cell phone battery, the cash, prepaid calling card and emergency credit card are in all likelihood the most useful in most real world emergencies (non-SHTF type scenarios). Check out this newer article with a couple of recent videos on the topic of Get Home Bags! Here are the videos that go with the my Updated Get Home Bag: Bug Out Bags for Women. The Survivalist is often envisioned being a man. But many of those how are Survivalist or Preppers are women, blogs like The Survival Mom, Survival Goddess and Letters From an Urban Trench are just three examples of this.

Both men and women has the same basic need when it comes to Survival so the other articles about Bug Out Bags (BOB:s) are just as relevant to women as for men. The purpose of this article is mainly to show discuss the small difference that exists between women and men and show some of the products that are especially designed for women. It’s up to you First of all: A Bug Out Bag is a tool. Health and Physical Fitness Women in general have less muscle mass and a higher percentage of fat on their bodies compared to men. Skills and Experience When it comes to skills and experiences only your own interests and desire to learn new skills is the only limit. Equipment designed for Women Basically all survival equipment works just as well for as for men.

Basic Disaster Supplies Kit. A basic emergency supply kit could include the following recommended items: Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitationFood, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable foodBattery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for bothFlashlight and extra batteriesFirst aid kitWhistle to signal for helpDust mask to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-placeMoist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitationWrench or pliers to turn off utilitiesManual can opener for foodLocal mapsCell phone with chargers, inverter or solar charger Once you have gathered the supplies for a basic emergency kit, you may want to consider adding the following items: In any emergency a family member or you yourself may suffer an injury.

If you have these basic first aid supplies you are better prepared to help your loved ones when they are hurt. For Baby: Survival Kits | Emergency Disaster Kit | Red Cross. Make a Survival Kit out of an Altoids Tin. 2012, 2013 & 2014: Creating an Important Emergency Survival Grab Bag to Go by Laurens Wright. 12 Gadgets. Now is a good time to ponder the apocalypse. Iran and North Korea are going nuclear, the wonky weather is a harbinger of catastrophic climate change, and end-of-the-world blockbusters abound. (Tim Burton's '9' came out last week and '2012,' 'The Road,' and 'Zombieland' are all coming up later this fall.)

In that dismal spirit, the Switched team has gathered its first choices for last-chance gadgetry -- a collection of 12 must-haves if society is in peril, whether it be by fire or ice, zombies or aliens. Using our handy "What Type of Apocalypse Will It Be? " chart below, you'll be able to find the right gadgets for the right disaster and the ensuing fallout. We've prepared for all possibilities (Needs for speed, power, disease prevention, water sources, and survivalist entertainment, among others, are all accounted for.), but have left out weapons -- that's a whole other enchilada. So as icebergs melt and horsemen ride, gear up and get ready. ACR Electronics Microfix Personal Beacon. 9 Kits You Should Have in Your Home to Prepare You for Anything. Do-it-yourself Survival Kit. The Do-it-yourself Coffee Can Survival Kit This is a compact kit that can be carried in the car, on the boat, or in a pack for hunting, hiking, exploring, etc.

Most of the contents will fit in a one-pound coffee can which doubles as a pot for melting snow and device with which to dig an emergency snow shelter. (However, if you can carry it, include a small shovel. It is far, far better than trying to use a coffee can.) You should be aware that if this kit is carried while on hiking or hunting trips, you still need to carry the other Ten Essentials not included below. Keep three points in mind when putting together a survival kit. First, make it small enough that you'll actually carry it and not leave it home. Thirdly, bring enough to enable you to spend at least one night out. Thanks to Allan Priddy who helps teach the Wilderness Survival class for putting this list together.

General Items Repair Kit First Aid Kit (Also see Lightweight First Aid Kit) Nourishment Optional Carrying container. Survival Gear Review. How to Put Together the Ultimate Survival Kit | Tactical Intelligence. Would you be willing to stake your life on your survival kit? I would. There are so many debates when it comes to the perfect survival kit. In my opinion, the items you choose to be in a survival kit can be very different based on the situation you see yourself in (maritime vs. desert survival) as well as your level of skill. For that reason there are a number of factors that determine what items you ultimately put in it. For this article, I will explain to you how I organize my kit, the elements that make it up, and hopefully provide some inspiration for your own. As always, I’d love to hear your opinions, so feel free to comment! My entire kit is based off of three tiers — one that I carry with me, one that I keep in my car (and sometimes on me), and one that is in my home ready to go in a moments notice if I had to bug out.

The Three-Tiered Survival Kit First Tier: This ‘kit’ includes those items that you have with you at all times. Second Tier: Fixed Knife: In other words, non-folding. Disaster Supplies Kit. 72 Hour Kit. The 7 Best First Aid Kits For Any Situation. Long-Term Food Storage. How to eat wild stuff and not get poisoned (how-to) Six Primitive Traps. 10 Skills Every Survivalist Should Learn. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO BUILD A FIRE. MacGyver, Survivalist, or Stockpiler: The Urban Survival Skills Everyone Should Know. 37 Things You Should Stock but Probably Aren’t. Bug Out Bag Shelter 1.

Bug Out Bag Shelter 2. How do I go about becoming independent. When Should I Become Financially Independent? Are You Ready to Move Out?