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The Altoids Tin and its Many Uses

January 9, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Patton In another article I recently wrote for this forum, I mentioned using an Altoids mint tin used as a mini-Faraday container to place a small Mylar bag covered thumb drive to protect the data from EMP (electromagnetic pulse). Altoids mints come in a [...]

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Post-TSHTF, Everything is conditional

December 26, 2011

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by HB Okay, we’re all planning on the possibility of some kind of major SHTF event. We don’t know what form it will take but we do know that about 90% of the people are not prepared for any long-term calamity. We also know, with Katrina [...]

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Snowbound ASU Student Survives 10 Days on Candy, Melted Snow

December 23, 2011

Guest post by Matthew E Recently an ASU student survived being snowbound in her car for a full ten days and survived the freezing temperatures with little more than 2 candy bars and a bottle of water. Thankfully, she was found alive and is doing well, but this is an uncommon occurrence and we can all [...]

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Preventing and Getting Rid of Roaches now and post SHTF

December 20, 2011

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  Tia G. Pest problems are something I am sure we have all thought of for our post SHTF plans. We all work at making sure we have plenty of protection against the two-legged pests, and have given a lot of thought to the four-legged [...]

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Vote for My Blog at the Survival Top 50

December 14, 2011

If you find this blog useful then visit the link below and vote 5 stars for The Survivalist Blog – look for this blogs listing located near the bottom of the page. All you have to do is click on the #5 star under the blog listing, it takes less than ten seconds. Survival Top [...]

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Preparedness Containers

December 12, 2011

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  JD I have a few containers that I find to be invaluable for me in my journey to being a more prepared person and I would like to share them with you all. The first container is the stainless steel water bottle that is becoming [...]

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You could win ammo and survival gear

November 25, 2011

Our readers have a variety of skills and backgrounds and our non-fiction writing contest gives each a chance to share their skills and unique knowledge with other members of The Wolf Pack and The survivalist Blog. This contest will end on January 11 2012 – prizes include: First Prize) Winner will receive a gift certificate for [...]

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The Art of Barter

November 21, 2011

A guest post by Chris [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest - First Prize winner will receive a gift certificate for $170 worth of Winchester Ammo. Second Prize winner will receive 3 dozen Tattler Reusable Canning Lids . Third Prize winner will receive a LifeStraw.] For as long as humans have been in existence, a form of trade called [...]

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Losing Loved Ones……

October 19, 2011

A guest post by Gail S [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.] One factor [...]

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Child Carriers: An Often Overlooked Prep for Small Children

October 14, 2011

A guest post by Bitsy [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.] Imagine this scenario: [...]

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What you always wanted to know about bartering but were afraid to ask

September 26, 2011

A guest post by Barter Doc [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.] Before money [...]

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Welding For Repair and Survival in a Post-SHTF Scenario

September 13, 2011

This is a guest post by Peter E [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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What did you do to prep this week?

September 3, 2011

Wow! I can’t believe it’s that time again – have you noticed as we get older the weeks, months and years seem to pass by faster and faster until one day we look in the mirror and see this strange old person looking back at us. All we can do is enjoy the life God gave [...]

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Responsible Use of Lethal Force

August 30, 2011

A few weeks ago, I was talking to a guy, I’d hired to help me do some work around my place when he noticed my No Trespassing sign that was nailed to a nearby post. He turned the Coke to his mouth swallowing the last of its contents before throwing the empty can into the bed of his [...]

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What did you do to prep this week

August 20, 2011

Well here we are again… Another week closer to TEOTWAWKI… Another week prepping for disaster all the while hoping and praying it never actually happens, but deep down in our heart we know it’s not a matter of if it will happen but when. We will be ready – we will survive… We are the Wolf Pack. [...]

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What did you do to prep this week

August 13, 2011

Before we start, I’d like to say thank you to Michael C and Willard N who both sent $100 donations this week – thank you so very much it is greatly appreciated. The money will be used in the construction of my cabin which will be 36 X 20 when finished. I’ve had several readers suggest, [...]

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What did you do to prep this week?

August 6, 2011

Thought I would spice this weeks “What did you do to prep this week” up with some pics of some of what I’ve done… What did you do to prep this week?

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Proven techniques for putting together a survival binder

August 2, 2011

What’s the most important part of your preps? Water. Food. Shelter. Defense. And the correct answer is …. none of the above. Yes, you need those essential life supporting items but if you asked me what is the most important part of survival prepping, I’d have to say information. Some will disagree with me on this, but that’s [...]

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The survival colony

July 27, 2011

This is a guest post by T.R. [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win a number of prizes including an 84 serving storage bucket of Wise Food Storage, 500 rounds of 9mm ammo, a NukAlert a copy of my book The Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat and a copy of [...]

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Milking a Tank of Gas (to save money for preps)

July 21, 2011

This was a guest post… But… This post has been deleted because of some controversial information given by the author when detailing how he saves fuel. Despite posted warnings and the author explicitly stating that he did not recommend anyone do most of what he has done on his own to save on fuel, I’m afraid [...]

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