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Other Cordage Types You Need to Know Beside Paracord
Article 

Beyond Paracord: 8 Other Cordage Types You Need to Know

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Rusty Collins Article, Bug Out Bag, Gear, Prepping Article

This post has been updated from our original Beyond Paracord post that was first published in 2017. We keep our content

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Mother's Day walk through a field
Article 

12 Great Prepper Gifts for Mother’s Day [2023]

April 13, 2022January 1, 2023 Rusty Collins Article, Gear, Gift Guide

This post has been updated multiple times from our original Mother’s Day Gift Idea Guide that was first published in

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Prepper Utility Knife
Article 

The Utility Knife – A Prepper Favorite

May 30, 2017January 8, 2018 FJ Bruiser EDC, Gear, Knife, Utility

Why Use a Utility Knife? Part of being prepared is having a knife that will be ready and functional every

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10 Awesome Survival Gifts for Father's Day
Article 

10 Awesome Survival Gifts for Father’s Day

May 23, 2017May 21, 2017 Rusty Collins Gear, Gift Guide, Gifts, Survival Kit

Father’s Day comes around once a year and is a time to celebrate the guy who brought you into this

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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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M50 Gas Mask Review
Reviews Specialized Kit 

M50 Gas Mask Review

April 2, 2017October 30, 2022 Rusty Collins Gas Mask, Gear, Gear Review, Wearable

Well, this review has some age on it at this point, and we’ve looked at some fantastic gear since then.

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The Best Survival Towel Staying Dry and Getting By
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The Best Survival Towel: Staying Dry and Getting By

March 24, 2017January 8, 2018 Rusty Collins Article, Bug Out Bag, Gear, Prepping Article

A survival towel is a great tool to include in a bug out bag for many reasons. Grabbing a soft

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Ask a Prepper Series: What is Your Bug Out Shoe of Choice?
Article 

Ask a Prepper Series: What is Your Bug Out Shoe of Choice?

January 11, 2017January 8, 2018 Rusty Collins Article, Ask a Prepper, Bug Out Shoe, Clothing, Gear

Footwear can have a big impact on your survivability if SHTF. I decided to run a poll by our writers

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Tactical Life, Part 1 - Boots, Gloves, and Packs
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Tactical Life, Part 1: Boots, Gloves, and Packs

January 4, 2017November 23, 2022 Evan Article, Gear, Prepping Article, Tactical

Being tactical is not just an adjective, it is a lifestyle. Having the mindset to calmly make life-or-death decisions is

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6 Reasons to Add a Coat Hanger to Your Bug Out Bag
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6 Reasons to Add a Coat Hanger to your Bug Out Bag

January 2, 2017January 8, 2018 Rusty Collins Article, Bug Out Bag, Gear, Prepping Article

When you can only have a few items available to bug out with, it is important to know that those

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