Practical Prepping Blog
Tourniquet Staging and Preparedness for Trauma
Building an Offgrid Setup - Just the Basics
Bugging Out via Vehicle - A Bugout Vehicle Guide
Take precautions and conduct preventive steps to ensure your vehicle is always ready. Understand the importance of vehicular defense/security and evasive driving. Blend in and maintain a low-profile appearance.
Practicing divergent tactics and improvising will provide an advantage in the event of an LAE.
Select a BOV that is appropriate for your needs using our Categorical Setup analysis. Loadout the BOV with the necessary equipment and supplies following the Vehicle Emergency Checklist.
Knife Selection using CLASS - Capability, Legality Access, Size, Speed.
Being prepared often means having the right tools. A prepper should be mentally/physically prepared and also have the mindset to ensure they're carrying essentials in the event of an emergency, or if a task arises that would require a specific tool.
A knife is one of the most basic self defense tools one can Everyday Carry (EDC). It's also a useful daily tools for basic and urgent tasks.
When selecting a bladed weapon do so with Class; Capability, Legality Access, Size, Speed. (CLASS)
Rainwater Harvesting - Rules, Regulations, and Restrictions by state.
Preparedness using a Weather Radio
Buy an NOAA radio and know how to tune to the "Weather Channel". Use radio to stay in the know and informed of emergencies and weather impacting your region. If not...
Offgrid Solar Setup - A simple primer on how to DIY
Tactical Neighborhood Watch - Security and Self-sufficiency following a Life Altering Event (SHTF)
In Case of Emergency or ICE Card - a quick guide.
Financial Prepping
Money and Prepping go hand in hand. Financial Prepping is a topic rarely discussed yet a challenge we all face daily.
Personal economic hardship, the preparation for a Life Altering Event (EMP, hurricane, civil unrest), and banking disruptions, represent the three reasons why finances should be considered as part of your overall preparedness plan.
Why plan now?
1. Unexpected vehicle repairs
2. Sudden medical expenses
3. Collapse of banking system
4. Civil Unrest and National State of Emergency
5. Job loss, death in family, birth of child
6. Government or Private seizure/freezing of funds
When not to use your voicemail in a worst case scenario and when to text 911
Active Shooter - React to and Break Contact
Responding to an active threat (shooter) will vary based upon the attention of the threat, your readiness, and your carry status (whether or not you have a firearm and if it's open or concealed carried). In the event a threat is actively engaging targets, you must take action. RUN, HIDE, FIGHT. There are endless scenarios and possible outcomes but in this "react to contact" drill we'll highlight the 4 best courses of action (COAs) for the below scenario. Keep in mind this is a generalized threat response and it can be applied to multiple scenarios.
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