Practice Makes Perfect…
 
Well maybe practice doesn’t make perfect, but realistic practice will make you a lot better shooter than you would have been without practicing.  As I have said before (in this post: http://www.realitysurvival.com/firearms-proficiency-shotgunning/) I consider firearms proficiency to be a basic skill that all preppers should take seriously.  If you own a firearm you should know how to use it safely.  You should also train in ways that are at least somewhat realistic.  If you always shoot your weapon from the same stationary position with your weapon at the …

Build The Perfect Bug Out Bag…

 
You will be able to after you read Creek Stewart’s new book called “Build The Perfect Bug Out Bag“.  I am currently reading Creek’s new book and will have a full review on it in a post on 21 May 2012.  But until then I have come up with two ways for you to enter in two different giveaways for a chance to win a signed copy of “Build The Perfect Bug Out Bag”, a $16.99 retail value for free! But that is not all! Read …

Best Survival Blogs

Many people may think I am crazy for putting out a list of other websites that “compete” with me for traffic and readers, but I don’t do this to make a ton of money or to have the number 1 site on the web.  I do this because I enjoy sharing good survival information and  and helping to spread awareness about being prepared.  If you find a site on the list below that you get a good tip or technique from, then that is what counts the …

The Jolly Tank Water and Fuel Container

The Jolly Tank is a great solution for outdoorsmen and women who are looking for a portable fuel and water source.  Having the ability to store water in times of emergency can be critical to your survival.  Many water containers out there on the market that can hold more than a gallon are often very hard, bulky and awkward to carry around, especially if you were to have to carry them with you out in the wilderness or in a remote area that …

Home Security Is More Than A Security Alarm
How would you rob your own home?  When law enforcement officers want to catch criminals they have to think like criminals.  If you want to keep criminals out of your home you need to do the same and conduct a vulnerability assessment of your home.  Essentially all this entails is going through and planning how you would rob your own home.  Through the process of doing this you will or should identify the most critical vulnerabilities that a crook is likely to …

Reason 1: Without Water You Die

Everyone knows that water is vitally important to survival, especially in wilderness survival or in extreme conditions.  What some people don’t know is just how fast you can become dehydrated enough to the point that your ability to survive and meet your basic needs is severely degraded.  I often hear people say (and I have said it myself) that without water you can only live for three days.  But in reality you can become incapacitated or even die much sooner without water in extreme …

Meeting your needs will keep you alive!
There are five basic needs that every person in a survival situation should address that are key to getting you through safely through the situation and returned to your family.  Knowing these needs and anticipating what you will have to do to meet these 5 basic needs should be what you focus on most.  As a former Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape (S.E.R.E.) Instructor for the USAF, I heard and taught these 5 basic needs over and over again.  When many people think …

Preppers Love Getting New Gear For Their Bug Out Bags!
I am certainly no different!  Here are three new pieces of gear I recently received and have incorporated into my own Bug Out Bag (BOB).  The first item is a 3 inch Smith’s Diamond Stone (http://smithsedge.com/products/product.asp?id=26&cid=10) .  The second item is a Stretch Lite Mini (http://countycomm.com/stretchlite.html). And last but certainly not least is a Chinook Technical Guide Tarp (http://www.chinooktec.com/Chinook_Cat_2009.pdf).  All three pieces of gear exceeded my expectations, take a look at the videos below for a quick look at them.
 
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Springfield XD-9 Subcompact
Let me start off by saying, I think the Springfield XD-9 Subcompact is a great little gun!  However, I think the design of the grip safety could potentially have a safety flaw for women and younger shooters with smaller hands. In a stressful reload or malfunction, a shooter with smaller hands could easily fail to engage the grip safety fully and not be able to get the slide to lock back to be able to clear the weapon.
Some folks have suggested just taping the grip safety down …

Here are a few random tips for making and burning a fire
This is a quick look at a basic fire kit, an improvised natural & manmade candle, an home made Altoids fire tin candle and a quick tip for saving energy when having a camp fire.

1. Basic Fire Kit
The basic fire kit in the video below is one that I carry in my Bug Out Bag.  It is super simple, lightweight and always effective.  When putting this together I tried to apply the KISS principle as much as possible. …