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The Best Magnifying Glass Fire Starter
Reviews 

The Best Magnifying Glass Fire Starter for Survival and Prepping

January 3, 2023January 4, 2023 Rusty Collins Fire, Fire Starter, Gear Review, Survival Gear

This is an updated review guide on the best magnifying glass fire starter. Our first review roundup was several years

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The Best Ferro Rod Fire Starter
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The Best Ferro Rod for Survival Fire Starting

December 8, 2022January 2, 2023 Rusty Collins Ferrocerium Rod, Fire, Fire Starter, Survival Gear

This is an updated review guide on the best ferro rod. Our first review roundup was over four years ago

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The Best Fire Extinguisher
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The Best Fire Extinguisher for Basic Preparedness

January 15, 2022January 2, 2023 Rusty Collins Fire, Gear Review, Safety, Survival Gear

When a house fire strikes you need to be prepared. Most people don’t think it will happen to them, but

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The Five Pillars of Survival
Article 

The Five Pillars of Survival

September 4, 2018October 22, 2018 Rusty Collins Fire, Food, Self Defense, Shelter, Survival, Water

Five simple pillars demonstrate the basics of survival. Like legs on a table, each pillar is required to support anyone’s

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How to Start a Campfire_ A Basic Survival Skill
Article 

How to Start a Campfire: A Basic Survival Skill

September 13, 2017November 12, 2022 Rusty Collins campfire, Fire, How To, Survival

We are getting back to basics this week: very basic with how to start a campfire. Occasionally we have requests

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Article 

The Best Lighter for a Practical Prepper

April 17, 2017February 3, 2020 FJ Bruiser EDC, Fire, Gear, Video

Hi True Preppers, this is FJ Bruiser from TruePrepper with a post about my favorite prepper lighter. I’ll look at

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16 Ways to Start a Fire Without Matches
Article 

16 Ways to Start a Fire Without Matches

June 18, 2016October 22, 2018 Rusty Collins Article, DIY, Fire, Prepping Article, Survival

Fire must have been a bright point of discovery for early man. From cooking and providing warmth, to glowing light and

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The Latest

The Universal Edibility Test
Article 

The Universal Edibility Test | How to Test if Any Plant is Edible

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Rusty Collins
The Military Phonetic Alphabet
Article 

The Military Phonetic Alphabet | A Clear and Concise Guide

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Rusty Collins
Best Canned Foods for Stockpiling
Article 

The 10 Best Canned Foods to Stockpile for Survival

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Rusty Collins
Celebrity Preppers Ready for Disasters, SHTF, and the Apocalypse
Article 

10 Celebrity Preppers Ready for Anything

January 22, 2023January 22, 2023 Rusty Collins

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