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Physical Fitness: A Prepper Essential

A successful prepper learns many useful but sometimes uncommon skills while preparing for potential future suboptimal outcomes. One skill that is often not considered but essential is a solid physical...

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CERT Training For Preppers

A prepper is someone who wants to function at a high level in an emergency situation. If a prepper is fortunate enough to already be a trained professional (police, fire, medical, etc.), that is a...

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Prepping and Prescription Drugs

For those who take daily prescription medicines, prepping for an emergency is extra challenging. In some instances, even being unable to get to a stocked drug store in within a few days can create...

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First Aid Training Resources for Preppers

An essential skill for any prepper is basic first aid skills. This skill set is so important that every competent member of your group should have training in it. There are many opportunities for first...

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8 Ways to Safeguard Hazardous Chemicals In Your Home

We all have hazardous chemicals in our home – from cleaning supplies, to plumbing drainers to poisons for weeds and everything in between. This collection of essential hazardous chemicals keeps our...

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How To Make A Herbal Tincture

In a survival situation, knowledge of herbal medicine can be crucial to survival. By planning ahead, you can make a variety of tinctures that will have a very long shelf life, take up little space and...

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The Top 10 Medicinal Herbs for Your Prepper Garden

While modern medicine periodically tries to debunk it, the simple truth is that herbal medicine has been around forever. Even animals instinctively practice it when they are feeling unwell. It is only...

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Four Ways to Remove a Fish Hook

Fishing is a great way to enjoy leisure time. It is relaxing and has the added benefit of providing a source of food for the table. Fishing is safely enjoyed by millions every year, but like every...

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5 Things to Know When Calling the Poison Control Center

We all have products in our house that are poisonous if ingested and no matter how careful we are about storing them, accidents will happen. Household poisoning is a serious medical issue and almost...

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How To Treat Your Child’s Bumps And Grazes

Children have a curious nature and are always exploring, so it’s inevitable that every now and then, their inquisitive behavior will get them into various scrapes. Whether they have a slight...

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Create An Emergency Dental Kit

Tooth health is really important. More and more, poor care of teeth and gums is being proven as a major source for a variety of health conditions. Everything from heart disease to diabetes to mental...

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Waterless Toilets: Pros And Cons Of Various Types

Although it is something you probably never think about, safe and sanitary disposal of human waste is a vital component of your health. Human waste contains a variety of bacteria and other toxins that...

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Tips To Stay Safe During Flu Season

Flu season is coming again – making it a good time to review what the flu is, who is most vulnerable and what you can do to minimize your chances of catching it. The flu is a respiratory illness caused...

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6 Tips To Correctly Use A Glass Thermometer

Thermometers are one of those simple yet vitally important tools that everyone should have in their medicine kit. Like most life changing and simple inventions, thermometers choices have changed...

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How To Treat Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac

One of the banes of working in a wooded area is having a run in with the big three: poison ivy, poison oak and sumac. Direct contact with one of these plants can result in a red, burning rash that...

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4 Tips To Aviod Food Poisoning

Food poisoning is fairly common but most of us don’t notice it as anything more than an upset stomach or a short bout of diarrhea. When we are healthy, we can often fight off the effects of the various...

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Triage Basics For The Prepper

When most of us think of emergency preparedness, we think about having food and water on hand, how to keep in touch with friends and family and how to safely get out of the way of a disaster. These are...

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What You Need To Know About Spider Bites

Few of nature’s creatures scare people more than spiders. There is just something about these creepy crawly creatures that makes lots of peoples skin crawl. Especially in the dark when you walk face...

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The ABCs Of Animal Bites

Animal bites can have serious health consequences. From rabies to puncture wounds that get infected to bites so powerful that they cause structural damage to your body, they are not something to treat...

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5 Cold Climate Hazards To Avoid

Cold weather conditions present very real dangers when it comes to a survival situation. Even something as simple as chopping wood or doing outside repairs when you are improperly dressed can result in...

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