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10/17/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Everyday small decisions that have a huge impact on your survival

The prepping lifestyle isn’t all about gear, food supplies, and bushcraft skills — although those are always crucial to your survival. Prepping also encompasses everyday situations like air travel, driving skills, or even the contents of your wallet. Listed below are some small yet important decisions that you make daily and how they can affect […]

09/26/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Being healthy while bugging out: How to dehydrate food

When prepping your bugout bag (BOB), one important thing to consider is your food supply. If you’re worried about your supplies taking up too much space in your BOB, try making dried food. You can also bring dried food if you’re going camping or hiking. Instead of bringing junk food, choose dried food that you […]

09/11/2018 / By Zoey Sky

The 10 best ways to store emergency supplies in a small space

Living in an apartment doesn’t mean you can’t prep like people who live in spacious houses or homesteads. However, you need to be creative to maximize every inch of storage space in your home. Below are 10 tips to follow if you want to hide emergency supplies in your apartment. (h/t to ApartmentPrepper.com.) Create hiding spots – Create hidden storage […]

08/31/2018 / By Zoey Sky

A guide to survival knives

Preppers know how important survival knives are. They’re great weapons for self-defense and they can be used when foraging for supplies, especially when SHTF. If you’re overwhelmed when trying to choose a survival knife for your prepping gear, here’s a quick rundown of some of the knives featured at PrepperCon 2018. (h/t to ThePrepperJournal.com.) 4 Kinds […]

08/31/2018 / By Zoey Sky

How to make your own gypsy well

Before SHTF, one thing that you should prioritize is a steady water supply. Without clean water, you won’t have anything to drink or cook with. This can be an even bigger problem if you’re outdoors and you’re not sure where to get clean water. You can’t risk drinking water from a questionable source because this […]

08/20/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Are you prepared to deal with short and long-term power outages?

If a power outage happens in your area, do you have enough supplies to last for several days or weeks? If the answer is no, make the necessary preparations immediately so you can deal with either a short or long-term power outage. (h/t to JustPlainMarie.ca) To prepare for a power outage, make sure that the […]

08/20/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Develop these daily habits that help you prepare for emergencies

It’s crucial to prepare for emergencies, but there are those who feel overwhelmed when faced with various aspects of prepping that might seem like second nature to seasoned survivalists. If you’re not sure how to start prepping, follow the tips below so you can get ready for emergencies. (h/t to ApartmentPrepper.com.) These tips can also help […]

08/07/2018 / By Zoey Sky

What every beginner prepper should do

If you need further proof that disasters can indeed happen, just look back on the last couple of years: Contaminated water has affected municipal services in Ohio and West Virginia, freak storms have caused a “superstorm” in the Eastern seaboard, and wildfires have ravaged several states in the U.S. Instead of thinking that these things […]

07/29/2018 / By Zoey Sky

A complete guide to securing and packing a bugout bag

If you’re new to prepping, you might not be familiar with what a bugout bag (BOB) is and what it’s for. BOBs are an emergency option that you store somewhere in your home so you can grab them quickly if SHTF. Always pack a BOB in advance so it has items that you can use […]

07/14/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Bugout.news offers the latest tips and tricks for survival, prepping and off-grid living

Whether you are going it alone or in a group, getting ready to survive off the grid or preparing to make it through a natural disaster can be overwhelming. After all, there is a lot of information out there — and it can seem intimidating, especially if you’re just beginning to work on your preparedness. But […]

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