Perspectives

Survival Perspectives

These two pictures illustrate the significance of context and perspective. The single most critical thing that a person needs in order to survive a serious challenge or threat is a Survival Mindset. History supports the […]

Leadership Skills

Civility During Crisis

Let me begin by saying that this article in no way means to criticize the people who have suffered desperately in a disaster zone. As a proactive trainer in risk management and loss prevention, we […]

Hardware

Structural Wood Screw

The average person, even “handy” ones, have no idea that they cannot “build” things with sheetrock screws. Sheetrock screws are low grade steel, not hardened, made to hold a piece of sheetrock on the wall […]

Hardware

Hardware

Wherever you look at any given time you will see hardware. It holds the legs on your chair, the railing on the wall, etc. Millions of pieces of hardware is used all around us. This […]

Field First Aid

Snake Bite Kits

Snake Bite Extractor Kits   I wanted to include snake bite kits because it is so important. First – Never, ever, ice or cool a snake bite. The cold causes the tissues and capillaries to […]

Kits for Life™

Micro Kit

Pocket Sized Survival Kit Micro Kits are great kits to have a few of. Each one can target a different specific need. They are small, lightweight compact but offer you an opportunity to have the […]

Kits for Life™

Mini Kit

Pocket or Purse Sized Survival Kit Mini kits are a great kit to have a few of. They are small, lightweight compact but offer you an opportunity to have the most basic of supplies to […]

Kits for Life™

Get Home Bag – GHB

Keep It Near You Always To Help Get Home GHBs are most necessary for the urban worker, dweller or road warrior. There are Urban, Suburban and Wilderness variations of every kit. Unlike their bigger brother […]

Kits for Life™

Bug Out Bag (BOB)

Keep It Near You Always To Help Get Home BOB and INCH bags are the sole purview of survivalists, preppers, or road warriors. There are Urban, Suburban and Wilderness variations of the BOB. The BOB […]

Kits for Life™

Tactical Bag

The thing that differentiates the tactical bag is in its name; tactical. The definition of tactical is combat maneuvers and actions. Typically, the tactical bag is for running a LRRP (long-range reconnaissance patrol) a small, […]

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INCH Bag

INCH bags are the sole purview of survivalists, preppers, or road warriors. There are Urban, Suburban and Wilderness variations of the BOB. Similar to the BOB, the INCH bag is different from a BOB in […]

Kits for Life™

Vehicle Kit – General

Survival A case of water bottles or cleaned 2-liter soda bottles, refilled with tap water, and tightly capped. These bottles can be reused. Water filter. Preferably a Sawyer .02 purifier or RapidPure purifier which are […]

Kits for Life™

Vehicle Kit – Winter

Survival kit for winter driving: Coffee can or other empty and clean food can 60-inch length string (cut into 3 equal pieces – used to suspend can) 3 large safety pins (tie string to safety […]

Kits for Life™

Kits for Life™

Kits are the Hinge Pin of SurvivalKits and BOBs(Prepare Now or Pay Later) People don’t say that parents are crazy if they see people with an infant or a toddler carrying a kit, it is […]

Health

Hand Washing

The World Health Organization (WHO) refers to hygiene as health in their training and projects around the world. Hygiene is a state of caring for the human body: Washing hands Washing finger nails Washing feet […]

Natural Health

Natural Astringents

There are many natural astringents found in nature. In other cases, you must expend some time making natural astringent extracts, tinctures, and salves from parts of plants, trees, etc.  Sometimes the astringent properties are directly […]

Health

Sanitation

The world health organization (WHO) defines sanitation as: Sanitation is disposal of human waste Urine Feces The implementation of good sanitation practices is the only way to assure long-term control of contamination and dangerous diseases. […]

Health

Hygiene – General

The World Health Organization (WHO) refers to hygiene as health in their training and projects around the world. Hygiene is a state of caring for the human body: Washing hands Washing finger nails Washing feet […]