survival situation

I’m a fan of the neck knife, and if you’ve never carried one, I hope today’s alert will make you change your mind.

This week’s mailbag covers a variety of questions from survival radios to propane storage and more. On your marks…

Today, our friends at the Survival Ready Blog run down the biggest blunders people make misusing their survival knives. Be sure to give it a read so you don’t make the same mistakes.

This week’s questions run the gamut from the best self-defense course for kids to my No. 1 shotgun recommendation to practical home security measures for apartment dwellers — and more.

Imagine that you’re in a survival situation and your bug-out bag is so heavy you can’t keep up. Well, here are some items I recommend removing to lighten your load so you can actually bug out when you need to.

This week’s must-read articles focus on unseen (or difficult to spot) threats — like malware that infects your computer without all the fanfare of an accompanying ransom demand or miniscule mites that carry deadly diseases.

There are many great survival items we could all use — if they didn’t cost thousands of dollars. So until you win the lottery, here are some items I recommend saving up to purchase. One day, they just might save you.

What happens if the next cyberattack takes down our financial system? Would you still be able to provide for your family? If your answer is no — or even a tentative yes — take a look at today’s first must-read article.

Should I keep my spare magazines empty or filled? Will the SurvFilter work on saltwater? Is my phone recording my doctor’s appointments? This week’s mailbag covers all this and more.

I can’t stress the importance of being prepared enough. Even if terrorism subsides, cyberattacks cease and the economy rallies to new heights, there’s still the unpredictability of natural disasters. To that end, this week’s articles are all about prepping — why it’s more crucial than ever, where to start and how to do it without spending a dime.