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16 Reusable Practical Items You Should Always Have In Your Home and In Your Preps

16 Reusable Practical Items You Should Always Have In Your Home and In Your Preps

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Being a prepper and being way more interested in self-reliance, I have become a lot more interested in items that can be reused time and time again. I would not have bought most of these things fifteen years ago, but now? I couldn’t imagine life without them.These things I think are important for home and possibly your survival. They are things that should stand the test of time, but we all know that can’t always be true. You should be…

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Does Anyone Really Know What Will Happen After An SHTF Event Happens?

Does Anyone Really Know What Will Happen After An SHTF Event Happens?

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As preppers and survivalists, we like to think we have an idea of what will happen after an SHTF happens. We all have ideas of what can be and how horrible it will be. However, we cannot really know what will happen after an SHTF event occurs.Unless you have lived and dealt with the aftermath of a terrible natural disaster, you cannot really understand the magnitude of the damage and rebuilding that needs to take place. Unless you have lived…

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The Case For Why You Need To Become Self-Sufficient & Self-Reliant Now

The Case For Why You Need To Become Self-Sufficient & Self-Reliant Now

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I am going to preface this post today for you. I wrote this about four months ago. I have sat on this post since then. I am usually a pretty positive, fairly practical person. Not much really gets me down on a normal day. However, the state of our economy along with the financial situations of a good deal of Americans have gotten me fairly worried with a good dose of being angry. This is me being angry after receiving…

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8 Ways To Quickly and Frugally Build Up Your Food Stockpiles and Pantry

8 Ways To Quickly and Frugally Build Up Your Food Stockpiles and Pantry

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When you first start prepping, you become a little bit obsessed about obtaining your preps. You never know when you will need it, but you think you need to build up your stockpiles rather quickly.I thought I needed to get my stockpile built as soon as possible and as much as the budget allowed! However, I couldn’t just throw money at my stockpile. I didn’t have a lot of extra money left over at the end of the paycheck to…

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10 Things You Should Always Have In Your Car Whether You Are A Prepper or Not

10 Things You Should Always Have In Your Car Whether You Are A Prepper or Not

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Most people use their vehicles a lot. If you live in a rural area, it is your main transportation to anywhere. If you have kids that drive, you have vehicles going at all times of the day.That being said, there are certain things you should always have in your vehicle. Whether you are a prepper or not, you should always be prepared for emergencies with your vehicle. You could leave home and run into bad weather. You could be stuck…

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Stockpiling Needs vs. Wants: What Do You Need?

Stockpiling Needs vs. Wants: What Do You Need?

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Are you stocking up because you need it or because you want it? Do you really need it? How much of it will you use? How important is this item? Should you be spending your money elsewhere?So many questions.Stockpiling can seem so easy and so hard all at the same time. You know you should stock up on the necessities, but what are the necessities?The necessities really depend on what you are preparing for. You may be worried about just…

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