Communications & Related Gear

Understanding the fundamentals of radio communication: Is anybody out there?

May 14, 2012
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This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Tom C If you haven’t already, it’s past time you added to your survival toolbox an understanding of the fundamentals of radio communication. We all have experienced a dropped call on our cell phones. Many of us have picked up a home [...]

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What everybody ought to know about emergency computer kits

January 19, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by E. Evans Introduction Upon hearing the word “survival,” a computer is probably not the first item that comes to mind, but having a small, portable computer system ready for use in times of need can be a handy device for communicating with others [...]

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Protecting your digital survival library

December 30, 2011

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Patton There are so many things that a prepper has to consider and things to do that it is, at times, very overwhelming. One of the most important considerations is being able to learn new skill-sets and try to find and absorb all the [...]

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Counterpoi​nt to Communicat​ion Hi-Jinks

August 30, 2011

This is a guest post by Cliff C [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win - First Prize a 10 Person Deluxe Family Survival Kit,  Second Prize an Herb Seed Bank or Third Prize a copy of Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat.  For complete rules and list of prizes see this post.] [...]

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Communication Hi-Jinks

August 29, 2011

This is a guest post by Chris [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win - First Prize a 10 Person Deluxe Family Survival Kit,  Second Prize an Herb Seed Bank or Third Prize a copy of Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat.  For complete rules and list of prizes see this post.] I’ve [...]

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Are You Prepared For A Threat When Away From Home

April 25, 2011

This is a guest post by Hal B and entry in our non-fiction writing contest – where you could win $100 cash. Most of your readers already have some level of preparedness with hopefully extra long shelf life food and water or are considering putting together a Bug Out Bag, Get Home Bag, preparing a retreat or [...]

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Guest Post: Ideas on Survival Radio

February 17, 2010

By Taboracek (taboracek@seznam.cz) Most of us consider a two-way radio to be a part of our survival gear, either for communication with the survival buddies or to summon help. There are tons of options on the market, ranging from the blister pack radios, over the amateur rigs up to the military surplus gear. I’ll try [...]

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Letter Reply: Communications For The Bug-Out Bag

February 8, 2010

Hey, just want to tell you that was a nice, well written article on bug-out radios (which also applies to retreat radios). It wasn’t so far in depth as to lose people and wasn’t too high level to be useless. Honestly, it was just right. At my retreat, we chose to use FRS radios. The [...]

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Two-Way Radio Communications For The Bug Out Bag

February 4, 2010

I know what you’re thinking – great another article dedicated to the bug-out bag. And I agree, over last couple of weeks I’ve been preoccupied with this bugging out business. First we talked about children during a bug-out, then guns for the bug-out bag and here we go again with communications for the bug-out bag. [...]

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