Day 40: What’s the most USEFUL survival skill…

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what better way than to end it with the most USEFUL survival skill…

making fires.

But why is fire important?

Because it solves problems:

• Boils water

• Cooks food

• Warms shelter

• Keeps predators away

Fire = survival. So I never go out without fire tools—especially multiple lighters.

#1: The Lighter

It’s does not need to be fancy, but it works almost everywhere:

• High altitudes

• Cold temps

• Hot climates

• Easy to carry

• Easy to check fuel

• Cheap to replace

Pro tips:

• Use a clear lighter so you can see fuel

• Add a rubber band or zip tie under the button to prevent leaks

• Wrap with bike inner tube for waterproof, reliable tinder

Even if you like using bow drills, flint & steel, or ferro rods—bring a lighter.

No fire = big problems.
No tinder = useless flame.

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Day 39: What food do you need in a nationwide lockdown…

What do you really need to stock up on in your food storage?

Food storage to some people is just a bunch of wheat that they are never going to eat in this lifetime. To others it is insane amounts of food all of the same kind. I'm not saying they're right or wrong, but I will say what I do. I believe food storage just needs to be more of what you are already eating. One of the easiest ways to stock up on food storage is to go food shopping and when you buy 10 cans of beans normally maybe buy 12 this time and throw two of them in your dedicated food storage area. Also you can grab Survival Milkshake a product full of electrolytes that lone survivalist made if you click here. Another issue I see with food storage is people who have 20 buckets of wheat, no wheat grinder, no oil, no salt and no yeast. They don't even have a way to cook without electricity. When it comes to food storage, dedicate some space to save the exact kind of foods you are already eating in bulk. Then when it comes to the application of eating the food storage or the actual cooking, go outside of your house and kill the power to your house, then cook what you have in your food storage. If you only have microwavable items you're going to need gas, a generator and a way to run that microwave. If you have items more traditionally Cowboy cooking capable like me, all you need is a fire in the backyard and your dutch oven. The good thing about this is you can fuel it with trees. So when it comes time to think about your food storage, think it through all the way from purchasing to the end where you might have to cook it on a fire you might have to eat it straight from the can. Like all things, think it through from the Cradle to the Grave and you will be able to answer your own questions with logic.

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Day 38: Skills vs. gear…

Skills vs. Gear

A while back, I was trail running in sandals when someone literally stopped me to say I couldn’t run in sandals. I showed her my watch—8 miles in—and said, “Looks like I can.”

We live in a time where people are obsessed with gear—the latest boots, backpacks, GPS units, or Gore-Tex everything. But gear isn’t what keeps you alive. Skill is.

Our ancestors survived without modern equipment. Would they have loved a Bic lighter? Absolutely. But they didn’t need it. They had knowledge of their environment—something most people today are lacking.

The Truth:

• Gear is nice.

• Skill is necessary.

• Gear enhances skill

If I break my lighter, I know how to start a fire another way.
If I lose my tent, I can build shelter.
If I get hungry, I can find food.
If I need water, I know how to locate and purify it.

and so can you if youve been following through these lessons

The Bottom Line:

you should have both skill and gear to be a skilled survivalist
knowledge weighs nothing, and you carry it everywhere you go.

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Day 37: Where to find good survival gear…

What to look for in good survival gear: What to look for in good gear is a hard nut to crack. With some startups creating amazing cutting-edge technology and others making complete garbage trash, with advertising showing you everything but what you want, it can sometimes be daunting trying to parse out what is quality and what is not.. Whenever it comes to a new technology there are a few things that stick out. The first iteration of anything from an engine to a new coat is going to suck. It is going to have something wrong with it that no one finds out until a thousand of us go out and use it. A good example of an extremely time-tested item would be the boxer engine of a BMW motorcycle. This was originally a World War I airplane engine. Therefore this engine has been in hundreds of thousands of vehicles over 100’s of years. Basically stated they have worked the kinks out. When it comes to knives I personally stick to traditional designs with modern production techniques used. Those guys in the jungle that use their leaf spring parang to farm, to skin pigs to make friction fires, they know where the hot spots on the handle are. They know what is going to break over time, they know what works and what does not. Those reindeer herders in the taiga know what it is like to carry something heavy so they don't. The light weight Puuko and Leuku knives have been passed down for generations and  they have the attributes that they have because those attributes work above all others. So when I see someone that comes out with a new four cutting surface knife with magic saw and hidden fire starter I question it. When I see someone that takes a traditional time tested design and makes it out of super steel I'm okay with that. I guess what I'm trying to convey to you is this. There is nothing new under the sun. Old designs on new material technology are amazing. Old companies are around for a long time because they're doing something right. Finally nothing beats handcrafted craftsmanship from someone that is good at what they do so pay them for their time. Go use the gear that the old guys have been abusing for decades before purchasing that new shiny thing that you're just going to take out of the backcountry and break. But whatever you do, go out and use your gear. Because everyone looks at it but no one actually likes a trailer Queen. 

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Day 36: How to find a good survival mentor…

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What to Look for in a Good Instructor

At first glance, it seems obvious—but many people get fooled by great salesmanship and no real skill.

1. Real Experience Matters

• Look for them to have experience in doing the thing

• Look for them to have experience in teaching the thing

• They’re two very different skills

• Someone who can do well may still teach poorly

2. Clear Communicators Win

• A great instructor can break things down clearly

• Like Richard Feynman—known for explaining complex topics simply

• Avoid people who confuse you to sound smarter

• Trust those who make it make sense

3. research Their Credentials

• Check if they’ve actually done what they claim

• Ask other experts in the field

• Talk to former students—did they learn anything?

• A bad instructor can turn a class into a survival scenario… for the wrong reasons

Bottom Line

Don’t be fooled by hype.
Find instructors who have done it, lived it, and can explain it.
That’s the real test.

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Day 35: How to identify likely disasters in a area…

How to Identify the Most Likely Disasters in Your Area

Use the Rule of 3s as a foundation:

• 3 seconds without security

• 3 minutes without air

• 3 hours without shelter

• 3 days without water

• 3 weeks without food

• 3 months without companionship

This is just a guideline, but it helps you think clearly.

Step 1: Think Local

Ask yourself two key questions:

1. What’s the worst-case natural disaster in your area?

2. What’s the worst-case man-made disaster in your area?

Example (Utah - Wasatch Front):

• Natural: Massive earthquake

  • Destroys shelter, power, food access, heating/cooling, payment systems

  • Solution: Have essentials in your RV or another secure location

• Man-made: EMP or war

  • No power, no comms, no heating/cooling

  • Solution: Use fireplace, open windows, keep cash, pre-cooked food, solar tools

Step 2: Plan to Get Home

Disasters often happen when you’re not at home. Ask:

• Can you walk home if needed?

• Do you have the right shoes and gear in your bag?

• Does your family have a rally point?

• Can you communicate without cell service?

• Do you have security if you’re moving after dark?

• Can you stash a bike, scooter, or e-vehicle at work?

Bottom Line

Use the Rule of 3s as your framework.
Prepare for the worst case, and everything else becomes easier.

Make your plan today.

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Day 34: Why prepare for the worst survival situation?

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Most probable survival situations:

A while ago a friend asked me what situations are you most likely to actually find yourself in and how to prepare for them?  This is an important question because we spend so much time preparing for the craziest of things that we often miss the most probable. Because of this I like to tell people if you have prepared for the worst case scenario the less probable things are easy to deal with. A great example of this is to ask the question: what is the most dangerous thing I do everyday? Truthfully the most honest answer for most people is drive to work. Yet this is something we do while listening to music, talking with people on videos or even texting when we shouldn't, thus increasing the risk substantially. Why do we do this? Well because we have become nose blind in a sense. We have become numb to the risk. So with this in mind the most probable survival situations are the ones we create by doing dangerous activities that we are numb to the risk of. A perfect example of this is the act of going on a quick hike in a temperate rainforest to a high altitude without Rain Gear or equipment to prevent death when a storm moves in. Another example might be taking your vehicle in the backcountry when it is neither equipped for the road that you're on or equipped with rescue equipment or equipped with Survival equipment if you get stranded. The more commonly discussed occurrence might be a downed float plane in alaska. How many people reading this right now have  even been in a float plane in alaska? I have but I brought the right gear knowing that there was always a possibility it would go down. Even then I still know Pilots that bring nothing more than the clothing on their back. I argue that it is because they have become numb to the risk.  So to answer the question, what situations are you most likely to find yourself in and how to prep for them. The answer is this, the risk comes in the doing of daily normal stuff. So make a habit of carrying communication with you at all times. Make a habit of carrying security with you when you're ever around people or large animals. Make a habit of carrying shelter with you in the form of the right kind of clothing to sit by a fire at 2:00 in the morning and not freeze to death. Make a habit to swap out your vehicle kit every season so that it is appropriate and gives you the ability to spend the night if you have to. In the end just think it through and you already know the answers. 

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Day 33: How to start learning survival skills.

How to start learning skills:
How to get into something you have never done before and don't know anyone who does it can be a daunting task. Years ago I wanted to learn how to whitewater kayak. I didn't know anyone that did it but I knew that I wanted to do this and I dove in head first into the Deep end. I went out and purchased a kayak, paddle, skirt, life jacket and helmet then proceeded to scrub through all of my friends and find someone willing to teach me how to do this new skill.  Survival, Wilderness living skills and the outdoors can be like this though you may need not to take the same Extremes in getting started that I did. Fortunately in this day and age we have the internet, with YouTube and other platforms available at our fingertips. We are however overwhelmed with data on everything from how to fix our cars to how to create friction fire with sticks.  The problem it seems is the amount of data tends to be overwhelming and oftentimes unvetted.  I am lucky enough to have grown up on a ranch where spending time outdoors, dispatching and processing game, hunting, fishing, were all normal to me. Canning and freezing meat is just how we ate food. The modern definition of prepping or survival was just the way you prepared for winter and lived your life. I realize now as an adult that this isn't normal for other people. My advice always when learning something new is start by finding a mentor. My family growing up teaching me how to live functioned as these mentors. Find someone who is very interested in it and do what you can to give them value in the form of money or time or whatever you can offer in exchange for information. Ask people that are good at the thing you want to do who the subject matter experts in the field are then find a way to learn from them. I live in Utah and have been extremely fortunate to spend a ton of time with Boulder outdoor survival instructors. I am also fortunate to have spent a ton of time also with a bunch of people that have been on TV for survival shows. I realize my situation is unique however the point remains consistent. Especially when it comes to tactile skills like the bow drill or skills that can kill you like wild edibles. Find someone who is good at it and enjoy it and go out and spend time with them in the desert, mountains or outdoors. Outside of this there are many primitive living skills Gatherings around the United states. The oldest and most primary being Rabbitstick in Idaho.  There are other gatherings at different times of the year like Fire to Fire, Between the rivers and even Winter Count  where you will find people who are extremely interested in these types of skill sets. Some even go so far as to spend their time year round brain tanning hides for a living.  Whatever you do remember this, you don't really know a skill until you go out on your own alone and do it independent of instruction, then teach it to someone else. That is what I'm trying to do here. That is what we need to do to pay it forward.

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Day 32: How to teach family survival skills…

How to teach/introduce kids/family survival skills: 

If you have ever wondered how to teach children about Wilderness living or survival skills the answer has always been curiosity. If you can build curiosity in the subject children have a tendency to almost learn on their own. One way to do this is to foster a love of the outdoors. take your kids hiking take your kids four wheeling take your kids over Landing take your kids swimming in Mountain lakes. While you are out there, ask them survival questions. ask them what would you do if you were stranded here? What would you do if the car broke down right now? Teach them how to think and not necessarily what to think. Once they start playing the what if game, answer those questions for them. Have a car kit. Have a 72-hour kit in your home. Have medical supplies. Show your kids what goes in the kits and why, and how to use each kit through practice. Teach each kid while using the what-if game. Teach them how to answer the questions that will arise from asking what if this happens and what if that happens. The key for this however is to start with curiosity. One example might be to prepare a survival or bug out or just hiking bag and take your kids on an overnighter. Bring the required equipment but ask them what they would do if they didn't have it. Let them build shelters, teach them how to make friction fire, teach them how to fish and process food. Teach them what wild edibles they can eat and when. Then sit back and supervise them in a way that helps keep them safe and allows them to learn on their own. Spend time with your kids and build curiosity. The rest will come.

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Day 31: What to do when lost in the wild…

What to do when you realize you are lost: If you spend enough time in the backcountry hiking or wandering off of the trail it is inevitable that you are eventually going to get lost. What matters is what you do next. If you understand the way our brain works you already know that we have a lizard brain that is essentially focused on sex, drugs, and rock and roll. When you get scared you want to fight, flight, posture, submit, or run. Why don’t we do all of those things constantly every day without thought? Well it’s simple, we also have this part of our brain in the front called the prefrontal cortex. This part of the brain is designed to curb the impulses of the lizard brain and let us think rationally through our problems. Instead of doing drugs, we eat right, go to bed on time, run and work out to feel good. Instead of constantly seeking sex we foster relationships that bring deeper meaning and attachment. The problem we have when we get lost is that initially we are scared. When this happens the prefrontal cortex does not function and the lizard brain takes over. This is valuable if there's a lion chasing you. You should never negotiate with a lion so in this instance the lizard brain is the right move. This is not valuable when you are scared about being lost and you feel like a lion is chasing you but in reality he is not and you just need to stop and think through your situation. Don’t make it worse. My advice to anyone who finds themself lost for the first time is stop. Stop and think through your situation. If you can make a fire, get sleep through the night if needed, and drink water or some kind of tea, you are not in any actual danger. When you do actually stop and assess your situation, take a break, eat a Snickers, drink some water and just chill for a few minutes. You will find that the stress subsides and your prefrontal cortex turns back on. This helps you to better recognize key indicators around you. You can now better recognize that cool tree you walked past or better see the path that you come from. This helps you to recognize known points like a specific Mountain that you are familiar with or a road that you can handrail to get back to your original destination. So if you do find yourself lost, stop, assess yourself, assess your equipment, pull all of your gear out of your bag to see if you have a phone, a compass, a sat device or anything that will help you remedy the situation. Stop and think you're way through the situation until you come up with the right solution for the problem at hand. 

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Day 30: How to learn from OTHERS failures in A survivAL SITUATION

Survival Lessons learned from the failures of others: In the military we have this thing called the after action review. this is a system we use to learn from our mistakes. After training events we ask a few questions: What was supposed to happen? What actually happened?  What did we do wrong? What did we do right? This gives us the ability to collectively see the perspectives of others. It also gives us the ability to understand our mistakes from an outsider's perspective. It’s an effective tool that can be used on the civilian side, or in daily life to better yourself at just about anything. With this in mind I have always liked hearing about the successful survival experiences of other people. It has caused me to think through potential survival situations and mitigate their risk of even existing with preparation and forethought. What do I mean by this? Well at the end of World War I the military was losing pilots 4 hours after landing uninjured in environments where people live regularly year-round. The question is why. Why are they losing Pilots who are otherwise un-injured to the elements? The answer is simple. They lack the necessary knowledge and skill set required to survive in an environment unfamiliar to them. So they used the after action review process and backwards planning. They tried to understand what they could do to prepare an advance, be that with equipment or knowledge and sought to prevent the survival situation from even happening in the first place. One of the most profound ideas that I have come across which is also one of the simplest ideas is the idea of movement. In most survival situations the right thing to do in most cases is to stay put. However when we spread out the time or change the threats in the environment that may not be an option. An example I like to illustrate is the historical example of the Jewish people, they were forcibly removed from their Homeland, and genocidal exterminated. This all happened over hundreds and thousands of years. yet they still exist today as a people unlike other cultures that have died out over time. The primary reason that they still exist is because they were able to pack up their roots and move to other locations. They then assimilate the norms and customs of that location to fit in there. They were able to exercise a form of plasticity in their ability to move adapt or and overcome.  This strategy is the strategy most likely to help you survive in a war torn country. Get out and get out fast. This is why they survived. Looking at individual cases where Pilots have wrecked planes in lakes or on the tundra in Alaska or on the Ivory Coast.  If we look at their preparations, their knowledge sets, And what they did to protect themselves against death. We can then do likewise. 

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Day 29: How to go off grid with family

Bugging out with kids: Bugging out with kids can be a daunting task. Here are a couple of items that I suggest you implement into your plan. Kids should have the exact same plans set in place for them as adults do with a few exceptions. Kids need Fire, Water, Shelter, food, Communications, medical and the ability to replenish depleted items, just like an adult does. Kids also need kindness, entertainment, snacks, reassurance in the form of that special toy, and something to help them and keep their mind off of the situation. One way you might achieve this is to have a box in your closet that is the bug out box. This bug out box is going to have snacks, blankets, kid related things and possibly have kid bug out bags with a note on the outside of them. This note is a reminder to you to grab that special dinosaur, that special blanket, that special whale that your kid is not going to make it through the night without. This note is to remind you to grab medications. This note is to remind you to grab birth certificates and documents and things that you don't want to leave home without. This way you can grab that box, throw it in your car, use the note to grab the final items and get kids out the door. It's kind of a One-Stop shopping mechanism for your children. So essentially have your bug in plan in place, have your bug out plan in place and add kids specific items to these plans. Then practice it with your children on the way to grandma's house and you will find out exactly what you do and don't need for bugging out with kids.

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Day 28: How to live in a global shutdown...

RV’s for bug out and as a second home: Having taught preparedness and survival for many decades I get a lot of the same questions. One of the questions is what do I do in case of an earthquake? In case of a fire? In case of a war? These are completely valid questions. Sadly like most of these questions the answer is it depends. That answer though is not what anyone is looking for. So let's game this out a little bit. I live in the Wasatch Front in a two-story house.  A majority of my food storage is in the basement in Cold Storage like most houses. If an earthquake comes that destroys my house there is a good probability I won't have access to that food storage. An RV in my backyard however sits on Springs or a suspension and will withstand an earthquake without issue as long as nothing falls on it. So if I am smart enough to leave water in an out building, fuel in a generator and non-perishable food in my RV I can instantly transfer my family to the RV in case of an earthquake. This is also the case if I need to bug out to a different state because of a fire or whatever else may happen. A few years back in Jasper, British Columbia, they had a massive forest fire. The majority of people in that town needed to bug out to a different location. I remember watching videos with a ton of people that grabbed their RVs and headed south. This gave them a mobile shelter with food, water and all of the things they needed to stay alive. So instead of completely sterilizing your RV for the winter consider it as a survival location backup. This doesn't mean leaving water in it and breaking the lines from freezing. It means maybe consider leaving a couple of five gallon jugs of water separate from the water tank so that if you need to grab your RV and go you have water. It means leaving some non-perishable food on the shelves. It means leave gas in the gas cans on the back. It means using shelf stable fuel in the generator. This way if something does happen and you need to go now you have an option. This way if something happens and you need a place to stay tonight you have an option. Prepper items that never get used aren't really valuable preps. Try to make sure that anything you are prepping is something that is also useful even if SHTF doesn't happen.

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Day 27: How to live like a off grid tribe…

Lessons learned from the ancients: Nowadays gadgets and junk that you just don't need are bombarded at you through Facebook emails and advertising. While some of these things can be extremely handy, the majority of them tend to be a solution looking for a problem. Whenever we talk about survival situations we tend to play the what if game. What if I take your lighter away? What if I take your shoes away? What if I dump you naked in Antarctica right now? If you play this game far enough there is no answer where you are going to survive. However, if you play this game just enough it can teach you a thorough thought process of what you need to do in order to be prepared and survive in any environment. There is however a point where you find yourself with little to no gear in an environment where death is Imminent. The irony however is that your ancestors would have been just fine in this environment. Why is that? well because they knew how to utilize the rocks, trees, animals, bushes and things around them in order to survive. Everything that you need to survive in an environment where anyone has lived previously is already out there. The thing you lack is knowledge. A few years ago I was on a TV show where I was required to build a shelter. The first thing I asked myself is what did the Natives do when they lived there? A little bit of research taught me about the Navajo Hogan and gave me all sorts of ideas. This led to the successful creation of a multi-season shelter capable of withstanding wind, water, snow, crazy elements and with a self-contained fire. As an example when we needed to make a fire we did not have a lighter on the show. So we used a hand drill with locally sourced materials and the knowledge of how our ancestors used to do this. So take some time today to do a little bit of research into what your ancestors did where you live, and how they survived without all the new modern tools. It will not only teach you how to be a better survivalist but it will cause you to look at the world in a different way. It will also make you more grateful for those cool modern knives, pots bics, tents, sleeping bags and tools that we take for granted. 

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Day 26: How to adapt to heat in survival…

Living in the heat makes every human tired even survivalists…

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How to deal with desert heat: How to deal with  desert heat. Heat means something different to everyone. Heat for someone in Alaska might be anything above 80°, Heat for someone born and raised in the Gobie desert might  not start until above 100° Fahrenheit. For purposes of explanation I am talking about the latter and not the former. So how do we deal with extreme heat? The quickest answer is salt and water. Yes I said salt because that is the most overlooked and unprepared for Desert item I've ever seen. People bring all sorts of stuff to the desert, tons of water, tons of different things and forget salt. When you are sweating heavily, you are losing salt and electrolytes at an extreme rate. The average survivalist book suggests to keep at least one gallon per person per day in a survival situation. This may not be enough in the desert. While deployed with the military I used to do Seven Mile runs in extreme heat. This isn't a massive amount of distance but as an example to help you understand, I would go through one gallon in the first 2 miles. This means I am dumping massive amounts of water while trying to keep myself cool and losing tons of salt as well. So if you’re trying to function normally in extreme heat, you need to intake extreme amounts of water and salt to function. So what do we wear? As with all things survival there is a ton that we can learn from the people who live there year around. If you've ever seen the clothing of the Bedouin people or desert people or even watched Star Wars and seen the sand people you already know. This is a system where you have underclothing that you sweat into that retains your sweat to keep you cool and stop dehydration at the hands of evaporation. The under clothes work in conjunction with extremely loose flowing outer clothing that allows a cooler microclimate to exist and shields you from the sun. When it gets above 115°, you want more clothing not less because it's just like reaching your hand into an oven. Just like how you use an oven mitt to protect yourself from the heat in an oven, you need long shirts and long pants that are loose and flowing to protect you from the Sun in this kind of a desert. You should also add something for your face and eyes. When the sand gets whipped up by wind you need to cover your face with some sort of Schemog or cloth in order to breathe without sand going into your lungs. You also need goggles or sunglasses at a minimum to protect your eyes from sun glare and wind blasting them as well. So how do we prepare for heat? Lots of water, lots of salt, full length shirt and pants, loose flowing clothing, a super reliable vehicle communication and a get out of the desert plan. The desert can be one of the most hostile and beautiful places in the world if you are willing to visit it. Especially at night when the Sun goes down.

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Day 25: How to endure a whiteout lockdown...

In the winter you need to stay warm…

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How to dress for winter: How to dress for winter? I recently had a friend of a friend reach out to me who has spent her entire life in Georgia. She's getting ready to go to Iceland. This should be fun. Whenever anyone is asked how to dress for the cold they often quickly respond with a dress in layers. The problem with this advice is that I can wear six t-shirts and still be cold where I should just wear one chunky wool Icelandic sweater to be warm. So the proper answer to how I should dress in winter is in centimeters or inches. With loft. When someone says dress in layers what they really mean is dress in a thick amount of insulation. Be that 3 medium thickness layers or one big chunky wool layer. Having said this, there are really  only two kinds of cold. Wet cold and dry cold. Wet cold is the worst because it might be cold enough to make it icy and slushy but then you moving around in this environment are going to get wet. When you are wet it takes an extreme amount of heat to dry you out and to keep you warm. Dry cold on the other hand happens when it is far below freezing and even the humidity of your lungs falls straight to the earth. In a dry cold you can wear multiple wool layers and have a cotton external layer and sweat through the wool layers and have the cotton external layer using capillary transfer to pull the moisture to the outside and manifest in the form of frost that you brush off of your anorak. This is usually somewhere below 20° below zero. This is my preferred cold to be in. Wet cold is above and below freezing and Below about 45 °. For dry cold you are wearing Arctic equipment with huge amounts of insulation and not worrying about getting wet as much. For wet cold you need clothing that does not have capillary transfer so cotton is out. Some clothing examples for wet cold, would include synthetics wool and a Gore-Tex or waterproof outer layer. One of the biggest failures people have in the cold in general is their clothing is too tight. Especially your gloves and your boots. If it is a wet cold your boots need to be waterproof, if it is a dry cold your boots need to be thick with multiple socks and not super tight. Mukluks are the perfect example of loose fitting super warm snow socks. I prefer them in the dry cold. So to wrap this up, wool is your friend Gore-Tex is amazing unless it is a dry cold then cotton is king on the outside only. Wear loose clothing and remember you can't put something on you didn't bring when it gets cold, but you can take things off you don't need when it gets hot. 

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Day 24: How to bug in EFFECTIVELY…

Bugging in: Bugging in, what does this even mean? Bugging out means leaving the area you're in because it is now dangerous and inhospitable. Bugging in means Sheltering and hunkering down to stay in place because that's wiser than trying to go somewhere else. Am absolute majority of time bugging in is the right idea. With this in mind we need to understand what preparations need to happen in order to make bugging in successful. Everyone talks about 72-hour kits and this drives me nuts. Who of you reading right now cannot turn the power off and live in your house for 72 hours? If not, you have a lot of planning to do. Therefore I think your bug  in plan or your shelter-in-place plan needs to be at least 3 months. Now that we have a goal we can adjust our expectations and come up with a realistic plan. If I need to live in my house for 3 months, how much water do I need? Well, I need at least one gallon per person per day, do the math. Store that amount of water or have a way to get and purify and clean that amount of water for your home. How much do I eat in 3 months? You can answer this by taking an inventory of what you eat in a week, multiplying it by 4 weeks and 3 months and that gives you how much you need to store.  Your plan needs to include some way to heat in the winter and cool in the summer. But how you might ask. Well the answer is what did your ancestors do before electricity? In the Mojave Desert if anyone has ever visited Scotty's Castle the way that they  used to cool that building is by placing wet rugs and cloth in front of open windows. The air would blow through and cool off the entire inner sanctum of the house. Growing up in Southeastern Idaho we used a wood-burning fire to heat our house all winter long. I know that not everyone's house has that capacity, but I urge you to only purchase a house that can be heated with wood fire if needed. This came in handy when a few years ago Texas went through a cold snap. Any house over 100 years old was fine because they all had wood burning stoves. if you find yourself in a place like an apartment, maybe consider a kerosene heater with cracked windows to keep you warm. If all else fails, set up a tent in your living room, stack all your sleeping bags inside of that microclimate and climb on in. With a well-defined problem we can have a well-defined goal and Implement a well-defined solution. So act today, figure out what it takes to live in your house for 3 months with the power off and start planning. Good luck!

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Day 23: How a off grid location should look…

What to Have in a Bug Out Location

You don’t need a bunker—you need a plan. A bug out location is just a safe place to go when home is no longer safe. Think smart, not extreme.

Bug Out Location = Anywhere Safe

• Could be grandma’s house or a buddy’s cabin

• Could be used for: EMP, fire, earthquake, job loss

• North, South, East, West — have options in every direction

Step 1: Make a Plan

• Talk with friends/family: “If it goes bad, can I come?”

• Offer reciprocity—they can come to you too

• Strong community = better survival

Step 2: Stash What You Can

• Could be as simple as:

  • An envelope of cash

  • An ammo can with food/water

• Or more advanced:

  • Fuel, gear, tools, ammo

If You Have a Real Location: Cover the Big 6

1. Fire → Heat & cooking

2. Water → Stored + access to replenish

3. Shelter → Solid roof + winter gear

4. Food → Stockpile + garden/hunting/livestock

5. Medical → Meds, antibiotics, trauma gear

6. Communication → Radios, SAT phone, plus a comm plan (laminated contacts, schedules, frequencies)

Bottom Line

A bug out location is more about planning than owning land.
Start now. Make the calls. Build your network.

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Day 22: What to put in a off grid VEHICLE…

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What to pack in your bug out vehicle:

Bug Out Vehicle Essentials

Most people focus on bug out bags, but your vehicle may be your most valuable shelter—second only to your clothes. Think seasonally and regionally, and rotate gear accordingly.

Core Survival Priorities:

• Don’t die = Shelter, water, food, tools, medical, communication

1. Shelter

• Your vehicle is your shelter—kit it accordingly

• Cold climates? Use a military-grade 3-layer sleeping bag system

• Add puffy snowsuits for all passengers

• Store in a single parachute bag in the trunk

• Keep your gas tank above half full at all times

2. Water

• Store in containers that withstand extreme temps (e.g., military scepter cans or insulated water bags)

• Avoid brittle bottles that crack in heat or freeze

3. Food

• Use shelf-stable options like MREs

• Avoid items that melt or spoil easily (e.g., Snickers bars)

• Rotate stock regularly

• Simple, hearty options like nuts are smart

4. Tools

• Keep a field-ready tool kit (old drill bags work great)

• Enough tools to handle serious repairs (e.g., alternators, brakes, fuel pumps)

• Real-world value: being able to fix your own vehicle = saves time and money

5. Medical

• At a minimum: an improved first aid kit

• Include: bandages, medications, bone stabilization, puncture care, gloves, and masks

• For max preparedness: consider a field hospital-style medical bag

6. Communication

• Don’t rely on just a cell phone

• Have backup power for charging

• Consider satellite texting, ham radios, or CB radios

• If you can call for help, it’s not survival—it’s safety
  

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Day 21: The best way to store food…

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Food storage how to: Food storage can be overwhelming. I once had a lady explain to me that it was like eating an elephant. Well how do you eat an elephant? The answer to that is one bite at a time. What do I mean by this? Setting up your food storage has a few criteria. One of them is that you need to actually like the way that it tastes. Another is that it has to last for a big duration of an indeterminate amount of time. The way that I like to have people initially tackle this problem is this, if you need five cans of beans by six or 10. If you like bread, stock up on wheat. If you stock up on wheat you also need to get a wheat grinder, salt, yeast, oil, and all of the things required to create bread. Then here's the kicker, here's the most important part. Go make some bread out of your food storage. If you don't know how to do it now, you're not going to know how to do it when it matters. One other major point with food storage is it can't all be carbohydrates and junk food. I realize things that come in packages are easier to store. However if you only have carbs literally make you sick. If you try to live off of just bread, just carbohydrates, just garbage food you will regret it. During the Great Depression there were a number of people that survived specifically because they learned how to can  meat. Sadly this could mean canned beef, canned mule, or even canned dog. This initially sounds gross but canned meat tastes just like roast beef if done correctly. The act of canning is essentially to pasteurize the food with heat and seal it in with the vacuum that is created when the heat shrinks from being cold. So what's the takeaway with all of this? Store what you know you're going to eat.  Have the ability to process all of your raw food materials into a finished product and practice this. Have a power source for any tools needed to do so. store protein in abundance in conjunction with your carbohydrates. Buy just a little more of the food you are already buying anyway, and put it away each time you get your groceries. Lastly, use it and rotate your food storage into your normal meals. Otherwise you won't be able to find any failures in your system.

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