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Survival Podcasts I Listen To

Survival Podcasts I Listen To

Update 04/04/2020: Several of the podcasts have stopped recording episodes so I removed those from the list. I’ve also cut down on the number of podcasts I listen to but still listen daily.

Last week Brian Duff of Mind4Survival asked a pool question on his Facebook group, “Regarding podcasts in general, how do you listen to them“?

My answer was, “Pocket Casts on Android. 16 podcast subscriptions I never miss.”

Another member of the group, Ben W., asked what are those 16 podcasts. I thought that would make a nice blog post topic so here we are. Thanks Ben. 🙂

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Your Bugout Food Kit – How To Plan For Bug-Out Survival

Your Bugout Food Kit – How To Plan For Bug-Out Survival

A persons gotta eat, right? Are you packing enough bugout food and water in your bag? The right food?

Whether it a bug-out bag, 72-hour pack, get-home bag, get out of dodge bag, INCH (I’m never coming home) bag, whatever – your food needs to be accessible, lightweight, shelf-stable, portable, and provide the nutrients and calories to get you to your destination.

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Bedside Handgun? What I Do (And Did)

Bedside Handgun? What I Do (And Did)

  • Post category:Security and Defense
  • Post last modified:March 7, 2021
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I believe I’ve found the best and safest bedside handgun solution for my home. I’ll tell you why I no longer keep my gun in a drawer or holster. What home protection means to me while I sleep and what I sleep with at night.

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Failed Overnight Hiking / Lost In The Woods And Lessons Learned

Failed Overnight Hiking / Lost In The Woods And Lessons Learned

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  • Post last modified:March 7, 2021
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In this post, I just want to cover a few things I learned from my latest overnight hike. I ended up calling it quits about 3 AM and packing it back up for home. That was the plan anyway. What actually happened was I got so far off track that I spent 1 1/2 hours trying to find the trail I came in on.

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Camping Overnight With Tac-Bar – My Prepper Contest Submission

Camping Overnight With Tac-Bar – My Prepper Contest Submission

I’ve been using Tac-Bar for a while now, way before this contest. I love the product and the entire concept so I jumped on the chance to enter their $2,500 Prepper Contest. Embedded is the submission video I used to enter.

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What’s In My Get Home / SHTF EDC Bag? 2016

What’s In My Get Home / SHTF EDC Bag? 2016

  • Post category:Gear and Gadgets
  • Post last modified:March 7, 2021
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Do you carry an EDC Bag? One thing that is in continuous change for every survivalist and prepper I know is our EDC (Everyday Carry). What we carry everyday changes with the seasons, our locations, our budget, our tasks at hand, and honestly, our moods. Hell, I’ll even admit mine can change drastically just by the latest toy, Umm, I mean gear I just bought.

Hey, there’s a more recent version of my EDC Bag if you want to see it:
My EDC Bag / Get Home Bag 2020

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