Realistic Preparedness Disaster And Daily Survival Podcasts

We’ve touched on different pieces of this recently, but with this podcast, we’re going to pull all of those pieces together into a unified plan. Now, I know that this is not the most glamorous topic imaginable, but maybe that is one of the reasons that it so often gets overlooked when people are getting prepared for emergency situations. No one wan…

In this podcast we’ll go over some tips and tricks on how to get the most out of the sleeping bag that you already have, as well as what to look for when shopping for a new bag… Specific topics include: Temperature Rating Systems Down vs. Synthetic Fill Features to Look For Styles of Sleeping Bag How to Evaluate a Bag Before Purchase Tricks to Stay…

Here is a list of specific things to put in your first aid and emergency medical kits and a few ideas that will make packing and using your kits easier. Premade first aid kit suggestions, if you do not want to build your own: Coleman Expedition First Aid Kit Adventure Medical Mountain Fundamentals Kit Wilderness Medical Systems We’ve put together a…

This is the second in a three part series on first aid kits, emergency medical kits and basic medical concerns during disasters. The emergency medical kit is more extensive than the first aid kit, so it can handle a larger number of problems as well as dealing with some issues more completely. If a real doctor is just not realistically available, t…

This is the first in a three part series on first aid kits, emergency medical kits and basic medical concerns during events like disasters. We’re going to focus on first aid kits today and set the groundwork for the next two episodes which will cover the more extensive emergency medical kits and then some specifics on how to pack and organize both …

This is the companion podcast to our article Preparedness and Survival Gifts – Holiday Shopping Ideas 2012. We discuss fourteen different gift ideas under $100 for the person who is interested in preparedness, survival or a similar hobby. The post Podcast – Survival and Emergency Preparedness Gift Ideas appeared first on Realistic Preparedness - Di…

The goal of this podcast is to give you a solid overview of some of the main things you should know about steel when shopping for a new knife. We’ll give you an overview of these different factors and see that the steel used, heat treatment and blade design all really work together to affect how a knife blade performs. The post An Overview of Knife…