John from Tacticalgearhead.com has put up another YouTube video in which he discusses three “must read” books from his personal collection about disaster and survival myths. John found these books particularly interesting and they helped him in forming some of his opinions, ideas and views. Among other topics it deals with the survival mindset that...
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Bail out bag setup by Wranglerbarn
A good video review of a BOB (bail-out-bag aka bug-out-bag) system setup, by Cody from Wranglerbarn. This is a nice follow-up for the article Bug-out-bag systems: prepare to evacuate in which we covered the theoretical background of a BOB system. It is also a good example that shows that how and what you prepare for depends on...
Be prepared… But for what?
It’s the Boy scouts motto: “Be Prepared”. Survivalists, preppers and common sense tell you that it is good motto. Preparation for emergencies is key to survival. But you can’t possibly prepare for every emergency you may encounter. So the big question is: what should you prepare for? To answer that question we will have to deal with some theory behind the...
Emergency management
Emergency management (or disaster management) is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks. If you envision it as a cycle, it would involve four phases: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery. In this article we will look at these four phases a bit more in-depth for some insight in how you can apply these...
Survivalist or prepper?
Newsweek magazine posted an interesting article on their website called “Survivalism Lite” aka “Rise of the Preppers: America’s New Survivalists”. It focuses on a new trend among mainstream America where old-school survivalism is replaced by a new way of “preparing” for impending emergencies or disasters. What is interesting about this trend, is that ‘preppers’...
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