Category: bugging out

Being away from home when the SHTF……

Print PDF As I write this I am sitting in a hotel room approx 160 miles from home. I considered the question – “What if the SHTF while I was away from home?” There are more questions going through my mind. – What could the SHTF event be? – Would phone lines or email still [...]

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Friday April 20th, 2012 in bugging out, Survival & Preparedness | 15 Comments »

Preparedness Book Review: Dirt-Cheap Survival Retreat

Print PDF I read Creekmore’s survival blog every so often – some good stuff. His book was released some time ago and for whatever I just didn’t buy it. Recently the price had dropped on Amazon and when placing an order I decided to go ahead and pick it up.  It arrived a couple weeks ago – [...]

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Wednesday February 1st, 2012 in bugging out, review | Comments Off

Guest Post: Sailing for Survival

Print PDF   One survival option I have considered over the last year is a sailboat. Within the survival community there are two major camps, the bug-out doctrine and the castle doctrine. Needless to say each has many variations and are highly tailorable to personal needs and available options. I think for many families the [...]

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Equipment Review: Bushnell Backtrack GPS System

Print PDF I bought a  Bushnell Backtrack GPS system for a little over $50.00 recently from a deal I purchased on GearHOG.com. Reading about it – seemed like a great idea and I wanted to check it out. First time I used it I took it to a Carolina Panthers game to make sure I found [...]

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Monday December 12th, 2011 in bugging out, Supplies, Survival & Preparedness | Comments Off

Guest Post: A practical, reliable bug out vehicle

Print PDF by “It’s a secret”   A brand new Hummer or Jeep Wrangler, decked out with every available option may sound like the best, most capable vehicle in an emergency situation. The harsh reality is that they could be one of the worst. Don’t get me wrong, they are both very nice, with proven [...]

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Thursday December 8th, 2011 in bugging out, guest post, vehicle | 7 Comments »

Reminder: Special FREE SHIPPING from DeadwoodStove.com

Print PDF Hello all. Wanted to remind everyone that DeadwoodStove.com is doing a special promotion for ModernSurvivalOnline readers only. Here is the deal…… Go to DeadwoodStove.com and order one of their wood burning cook stoves. At Checkout enter “mso” and receive FREE SHIPPING. This special promotion will go on until December 15th. I am going to be doing another post [...]

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Thursday December 1st, 2011 in bugging out, Saving Money | Comments Off

Hiding places and small caches

Print PDF Most discussions regarding caches involve burying them. No doubt that for the ultimate security – burying is best. For this post above ground caches will be considered. There may be reasons why burying certain supplies is not the best option. One example is for whatever reason you find yourself outside of your main [...]

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Wednesday November 30th, 2011 in bugging out, cache | 4 Comments »

Video of the Week: Survival Firearms

Print PDF This week I have thrown up several videos related to the topic of survival firearms. Take a look – lets hear everyone’s opinion as to what you think is the best survival firearm:         Obviously no gun fits every situation – but I have a couple thoughts myself. I like [...]

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Saturday November 5th, 2011 in bugging out, Weapons | 17 Comments »

Recent visit with JP from The Homestead Report

Print PDF This past weekend I had an opportunity to visit with JP from The Homestead Report. Having been a reader of JP’s blog for a several weeks – I was excited to get together with a fellow prepper and someone of like-mind. The Homestead is located down a long winding country road in Georgia [...]

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Saturday October 29th, 2011 in bugging out, homesteading | 4 Comments »

Awesome ready-made hunting cabin……or bug out location

Print PDF Well beyond my financial means at the moment – being able to buy a “ready to go” getaway to throw up on some acreage in the country or on a mountain side – would be nice. A local hunting “kingdom” is a dealer for the Legacy Rut Hut. Basically – buy it – and they [...]

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Thursday October 13th, 2011 in bugging out | 7 Comments »

Short trip to bug out location……

Print PDF This past weekend I visited my brother and family in Georgia – which is also the location I am most likely to go to if there is a need to “bug out”. My family had a great time visiting as well as fishing and shooting. I also had the opportunity to try out [...]

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Wednesday September 14th, 2011 in bugging out, Survival & Preparedness | 7 Comments »

Guest Post: My 10 must have items for a Bug Out Bag-Part 2

Print PDF By BadVooDooDaddy from The Retreat  For Part 1 – click on the link above.   Rourke from and I got together and decided to guest post on each others blog about our Top 10 Items necessary for a good bug out bag.  I am sure that our choices will be different, that’s the [...]

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Wednesday July 13th, 2011 in bugging out | 13 Comments »
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