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12 Surprising Reasons To Keep Vicks VapoRub In Your Survival Cache

Vicks Vaporub has helped millions of people, especially the young-ens, get through the night while being really sick. But did you know there are enough survival uses for Vicks Vaporub that you should keep a jar handy in your preps.

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10 Survival Lessons Learned In Combat

(Thomas Miller) My time in the Army taught me many things, from the “proper” way to make a bed all the way to how to correctly assault an enemy stronghold; and while every lesson is a valuable lesson, some seem

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How To Take Care Of Your Feet And Prevent Blisters

Ask any accomplished runner, hiker, backpacker, or outdoorsman how they prevent blisters and you’ll more than likely get different answers from each person you run across. Our buddies over at ItsTactical have discovered and sware by leukotape to prevent blisters.

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Using Antacids as a Treatment for Exposure to Nuclear Fallout

This prepping and survival post contains important information on using simple OTC antacids as a treatment for internal contamination with radioactive isotopes from nuclear fallout. The radioactive fallout might come from a nuclear power plant disaster, or a dirty bomb,

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10 Foods That Naturally Detox Radiation

With radioactive isotopes detected in rainwater in Minnesota and other states, some people are looking into iodine supplements and other ways to protect the long-term health of their families. While there are a lot of drawbacks to using iodine, there are plenty of foods

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Roots, Twigs, Barks and Parts: The Home Apothecary

Did you know that you can heal yourself and your family frugally by making many remedies in your own kitchen, using plants from your garden or that you’ve foraged? Making your own home remedies from plants (called herbalism) isn’t hard

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Solid Blueprint For A 72 Hour Bug Out Bag

While I have posted some good examples of bug out bags in the past, I just came across one of the better examples of a 72 hour bug out bag with a very detailed explanation of the reasoning  behind each

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7 Magical Uses For Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide can be a great tool in your emergency pack. It has hundreds of uses that can help you clean and disinfect in any situation. Hydrogen peroxide is comprised of the chemical property H2O2 It is a strong oxidizer

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Using Essential Oils as Medicinal Survival Aid

There was a time, about 100 years ago, when using essential oils for medicinal purposes was standard procedure. But somewhere in between then and now, advances in science (and greedy corporations) took over – relegating the use of essential oils

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64 SHTF Medical Tips That Work

Here’s a quick and dirty list of 64 SHTF Medical Tips you should keep filed in your hard drive for future reference: Putting toothpaste on a sting stops the pain Baking soda is an excellent antacid Eating activated charcoal will

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