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Use Coffee Filters to extend the life of your Water Filtration System
Water Filtration Systems have a set lifespan. After a while the filters just get worn out. You can use coffee filters to extend the life of your water filter. Zack and I did a quick demonstration of...
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5 Dollar Preps – Fishing Gear and First Aid
We decided to start another new weekly column here on Survival Cache called 5 Dollar Preps. Each week we are going to buy $5 dollars worth of survival gear to show people that preparing doesn’t have...
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5 Dollar Preps – Sewing and Gun Cleaning
The 5 Dollar Preps series is to show people that even if you don’t have a lot of extra cash you can still do a lot to get prepared. Last week we got some first aid supplies and a basic fishing kit....
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A Reason to Actually Use Emergency Blankets
If you read my review of the AMK Emergency Bivvy Sack you know I’m not a big fan of Mylar Emergency Blankets but the AMK Emergency Bivvy is awesome. Sure they’re cheap, small, and light but they are...
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Expedient Family Survival Water Filter
The ability to purify water in an emergency situation is not a “nice thing to have”, it is an essential part of your preparedness plan. Whether you are planning to bug in or bug out, safe drinking...
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5 Dollar Preps: DIY Fire Starter
Being able to start a fire in an emergency situation is critical to your survival. Fire provides warmth, comfort, protection, and the ability to purify water. A low cost do it yourself fire starter...
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11 Things You Must Have On Hand In Case Ebola Hits The Fan
Ebola is not over. As it becomes more clear that Ebola is firmly a worldwide problem, there may have been unintentional exposure to hundreds of people outside of the hot zone. To be prepared, you...
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15 Ways To Start A Fire
Fire starting is at or near the top of all survival checklists with redundancy of method also on the list. In reality, keeping the fire alive is arguably more important than starting one since the...
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Easy Survival Tarp Shelter
There are a thousand ways you can make a shelter out of tarp. It’s a great piece of knowledge to have, so I’m going to show you an easy system I came up with. The first thing you need is a tarp. The...
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DIY: Beer Can Alcohol Stove
Looking for a light, inexpensive, DIY alternative for boiling water while backpacking or camping? Have you bugged in without heat and power? Have you bugged out to find that your manufactured stove has...
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Survival Gear Review: Bob’s Butt Wipes
Ok, ok, I hear the chuckles now from across the room at the Bug Out Bag (BOB) planning meetings, but this is a serious product for survivalists and preppers and generally all outdoors people whether...
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More Tips For Your Bug Out Bag
If you read my post on 7 Tips For Your Bug Out Bag, considered this part II. Many posts on Bug Out Bags out there in the blogosphere talk about specific items being better than others. I prefer...
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12 Preps For Under $30 Bucks
I’m willing to bet that at least 90% of the people reading this article have to function under a budget of sorts. Bills need to be paid, houses need to be heated, cars need to be maintained, stomachs...
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Survival Gear Review: C.A. Myers Sewing Awl
This is sewing for the caveman in you, or cavewoman. If you have a well thought out Bug Out Bag, then repair gear is included in it. A small sewing kit, duct tape, multi-tool, IFAK, and maybe some...
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DIY: Five Gallon Bucket Washing Machine
Awhile back my washing machine broke down over a holiday weekend. Instead of hauling the dirty laundry to a laundry mat, I decided that this would be a great opportunity to finally try out using a 5...
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21 Survival Uses For Paracord
Paracord used to be used as the suspension lines for parachutes. After landing on the ground soldiers would cut the cord from their chutes because they found a multitude of uses for the light weight,...
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11 Things You Must Have On Hand In Case Ebola Hits The Fan
Ebola is not over. As it becomes more clear that Ebola is firmly a worldwide problem, there may have been unintentional exposure to hundreds of people outside of the hot zone. To be prepared, you...
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15 Ways To Start A Fire
Fire starting is at or near the top of all survival checklists with redundancy of method also on the list. In reality, keeping the fire alive is arguably more important than starting one since the...
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Easy Survival Tarp Shelter
There are a thousand ways you can make a shelter out of tarp. It’s a great piece of knowledge to have, so I’m going to show you an easy system I came up with. The first thing you need is a tarp....
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DIY: Beer Can Alcohol Stove
Looking for a light, inexpensive, DIY alternative for boiling water while backpacking or camping? Have you bugged in without heat and power? Have you bugged out to find that your manufactured stove...
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