Skills

In preparedness, sometimes, we have to be a “Jill” of all trades, even if we are a master of none. How do we develop the skills necessary to provide our family with its basic needs? This is the category in which we discuss different skills that as preppers we need to have.

Skills

EMERGENCY DEFENSE PREP #5: CHOKE DEFENSE (ROPE OR CORD)

Disclaimer: This post contains graphic content focusing on defending oneself in an emergency, aspects of which may be triggering for some people, and considered adult in nature.  Defense situations (such as a choke defense) can vary and no one technique will work for every situation.  Technique and weapons use are […]

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EMERGENCY DEFENSE PREP #4: KNIFE, STICK, OR BAT DEFENSE

Disclaimer: This post contains graphic content focusing on defending oneself in an emergency, aspects of which may be triggering for some people, and considered adult in nature.  Defense situations (such as knife defense) can vary and no one technique will work for every situation.  Technique and weapons use are subject […]

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EMERGENCY DEFENSE PREP #3: GUN DEFENSE

Disclaimer: This post contains graphic content focusing on defending oneself in an emergency, aspects of which may be triggering for some people, and considered adult in nature.  Defense situations (such as a gun defense) can vary and no one technique will work for every situation.  Technique and weapons use are […]

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EMERGENCY DEFENSE PREP #2: WEAPON DEFENSE

Disclaimer: This post contains graphic content focusing on defending oneself in an emergency, aspects of which may be triggering for some people, and considered adult in nature.  Defense situations (such as a weapon defense) can vary and no one technique will work for every situation.  Technique and weapons use are […]

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EMERGENCY DEFENSE PREP #1: PROTECTION

Hey everyone!  Years ago – like 35 years ago – I took a class in women’s self-defense.  And while it was immensely helpful, unfortunately, it’s not something I have stayed up to date on.  Happily for us, Nick Card, the author of this current blog post series, has a great […]

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January’s Skill – Fire Starting

One of the most basic skills that any prepper should know is how to start a fire.  But don’t just assume though that because you’ve started a fire before that you’re good. I’m betting if I asked those of you reading this article, “How many of you have started a […]