An Introduction to IFAKs (Individual First Aid Kits) | A Survival Plan Warning: There are TEN videos on this page, and a few of them are “graphic” in nature. If you are studying prepping with children, review this page before showing them. An introduction to IFAKs, (Individual First Aid Kits), courtesy of quite a few friendly folks who posted their YouTube videos. I went through and selected a few of them for your own review. Keep in mind that your kit should be easy to open, and hide nothing critical. You’ll see QuickClot. One point made is that you can “build your own” cheaper than buying one. Just be watchful for “IFAK style” kits. Two different kits based on the Condor rip away pouch IFAK based on BDS Tactical 6X8 (Nice little side note, Made in USA with lifetime warranty!) US Army Issue – Simple pouch and content components. Marine Corp training video, introduced by Carl Weathers. USMC IFAK content review. My plug for Celox products. Celox-A Applicator Celox Trauma Gauze And now, for a bit of fun…. “You did NOT!”
Top 50 Survival Blogs! Fight Food Fatigue: 20 Oft-Forgotten Items In Your Long Term Food Storage One of the major mistakes people make with regards to food storage is buying a huge amount of one or two staples (ie rice and beans or wheat and powdered milk) and nothing else. While there’s no problem with storing thousands of pounds of wheat, if that’s all you have you are going to suffer from a serious case of appetite fatigue in a short time. Appetite or food fatigue in simple term can be described as a phenomenon whereby eating the same foods over and over cause you to become disinterested in eating. In the best of cases it will cause minor malnutrition but in severe cases it can lead to starvation – despite being hungry. Though this may sound ridiculous it is a very real phenomenon, especially during times of stress (something that a SHTF situation would probably promote), and young children and older people are particularly susceptible to it. Like a mantra I’m sure you’ve heard the advice, “store what you eat, and eat what you store”.
Preparedness Advice Blog Ten Essentials A simple dry magnetic pocket compass The Ten Essentials are survival items that hiking and scouting organizations recommend for safe travel in the backcountry. List[edit] According to the Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, 6th edition, the ten essentials are:[3] These are now referred to as the "classic" essentials. In 2003 The Mountaineers revised the essential list as part of the 7th edition of "Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills"[5] to keep up with modern equipment. Navigation (map and compass)Sun protection (sunglasses and sunscreen)Insulation (extra clothing)Illumination (headlamp/flashlight)First-aid suppliesFire (waterproof matches/lighter/candles)Repair kit and toolsNutrition (extra food)Hydration (extra water)Emergency shelter (tarp, bivy bag, space blanket) The textbook recommends supplementing the ten essentials with: Not every expedition will require the use of an essential item. Other "essentials"[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
Food Storage Basics: Step 1 – Water What does water have to do with food storage? Well, you can have all the food in the world but if you don’t have water you won’t be living long enough to enjoy that food. In most cases, you’ll be around for only three days. One easy way to remember this is with the 3-3-3 rule. Generally speaking you cannot live longer than 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food. In an ideal world, we would all have a years supply of water stored away. Here’s some helpful pointers:You should have at least one gallon per person, per day, for 14 days: 14 days acts as a buffer zone that gives you time until the infrastructure problem is fixed or at least until you can figure out other water-procurement methods. Storing water is an easy step. In the upcoming article, I’ll be covering the next step in food storage: the 3-month supply… Here are the links to all the articles in this series:
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100 Items to Disappear First 100 Items to Disappear First 1. Generators (Good ones cost dearly. Gas storage, risky. Noisy...target of thieves; maintenance etc.) 2. Water Filters/Purifiers 3. From a Sarajevo War Survivor: Experiencing horrible things that can happen in a war - death of parents and friends, hunger and malnutrition, endless freezing cold, fear, sniper attacks. 1. Food Storage Basics: Step 3 – Long Term Storage At this point, you should have 2-weeks worth of water stored away (or more if you live in areas where natural sources of water are hard to find). You should also have a three-month supply of food and other necessities that you are continually using and replacing. Once those are all set, the next step is to now start thinking about your longer-term needs. When I refer to ‘longer-term needs’ I’m talking about storing a years worth of food or more. Before you throw your hands up in despair, don’t feel you need to go out and buy a whole years worth in one setting. Step 1: Prepare Your Storage Area: The first step is to determine where you want to store your long-term supply. Remember with all of this, take it one step at a time. Stay tuned for the next article in the Food Storage Basics series: Adding non-food items to your year’s supply…
Andy's Most Useful Knots Before we start, one word about orientation: on the left, there are links to the multiple pages in this series. This first page contains my selection of "essential knots"—those that I recommend for anyone to learn if they would like to acquire a "Swiss Army Knife" collection of knots for every purpose. If you'd like a list to orient yourself, you can always visit the Knots Index. The page called "optional knots" presents knots that I also count among the most useful, and the other pages contain other material (such as less common knots or alternate ways of tying common knots) for those who would like to dig deeper into the world of knots. I hope you enjoy your visit. If you do, I always appreciate it when someone shares the site, links to it or adds it to their bookmarks. What Knots Should I Know? I needed a collection of knots that was like a Swiss-Army knife. Learning how to tie a few knots is probably one of the best ways to invest your time. Knot References Ready? Best Sliding Loop
Long Term Survival List Some people are saying we should prepare for at least 7 days, but the way things go after a hurricane, tornado, floods, loss of electricity and the fact that these disasters will continue and perhaps even get worse in coming years according to trends, one week is not enough. Some have said 7 years, but that seems too long so do what you can. Be sure to use the older stocked goods first and replace them with new. 1. Homeland Security recommends 7 days for survival, but in recent years, some people don't have electricity or heat for up to 3 weeks, so to be really safe - plan for at least 3 weeks. 2. Note: I have received arguments that boiling for longer than 5 minutes will just waste good water, but 15 minutes is safer to kill Cryptospiridium. 3. Wheat - 300 lbs. Rice - 100 lbs. Beans, Peas, Lentils, 50 lbs. each Honey or Sugar - 60 lbs. Salt - 3 lbs. Cayenne Pepper - 1 large can Herbal Seasonings Dried Milk - 80 lbs. Peanut Butter - 50 lbs. Dried Fruit Canned food, or dried (ready to mix) food
Food Storage Basics: Step 4 – Non-Food Items Once you’ve secured enough food for one year, you are well on your way to becoming a master squirrel, he he. All jokes aside, if you’ve followed each of the previous steps you should now have 2-weeks worth of water, a three-month supply of food and other necessities that is continually rotated, and you should be working towards a years supply of long-term food items. The next step — Step 4 — is really just an extension of Step 3. You can do this step in tandem with procuring your year’s supply of food or you can finish Step 3 first before moving on to this step. It’s important that you build up a supply of items that are commonly used by your family. Paper Supplies Toilet PaperPaper TowelsDiapers/WipesTissue PaperFeminine ProductsCotton Balls Personal Hygiene SoapDeodorantShampooShaving CreamDiaper Rash CreamToothpaste/Toothbrushes Cleaning Supplies All-Purpose CleanerBleachLaundry/Dish SoapTrashbags Miscellaneous By no means is this list exhaustive.