Survival Gear Blog

Holster Review: Alien Gear Cloak Tuck 3.0

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This is my review of the Alien Gear Cloak Tuck 3.0 IWB holster. This is their top of the line IWB holster. So, here are my thoughts. Ordering to the door took 9 work days which is commendable as they estimate 12-14. Packaging is nice. There are plenty of video reviews on YouTube about the packaging and the holster so I’ll get into the meat of my review… The holster its self. I messed around with all the different configurations possible with this holster and ended with the slide side all the way up and the grip side all the … Continue reading →

Control the Food. Control the People

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It’s long been known by dictators and tyrants that if you want to control a people you need only starve them out. If you can control the food supply, you have near total control of the nation. I believe whole heartedly that the government and corporations alike are working overtime to tighten their grip on our food supply. Not a week goes by when you don’t hear about crop failures and food shortages. Some of this is legitimate, some is not and I’d dare say most is manufactured. Let me just list a few of the ways I believe they … Continue reading →

Review: 5.11 Tactical Double Duty Belt

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The 5.11 Tactical Double “Duty” belt is a very nice pistol belt for the price but I’m not sure I’d refer to it as a duty belt. A duty belt is typically bigger and beefier and used to carry equipment easily, in a readily-accessible manner, while leaving the hands free to interact. This is more than just a pistol and mags. This is radio, cuffs, taser, etc… I would not consider this belt a “duty” belt. Description from their website: “With a dual-layer reversible design that offers two different color options, the 1.5” Double Duty TDU® Belt offers exceptional versatility … Continue reading →

Rotating through my extra gasoline

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In a previous post I wrote about my extra gasoline stash and how I like to keep my vehicles as close to full as possible just as good practice. The basic theme of the post was that I always try to keep the prepping mentality somewhere in my mind, because even little things can make a difference. According to many seasoned survivalists/preppers, it’s not only about having stuff but more importantly having skills. I would argue that maintaining good situational awareness (even about how much gas I have) falls into the “skills” category, even if it is a bit of … Continue reading →

SHTF shopping on the cheap at the dollar store

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These days most items found at dollar stores cost more than one dollar, strange but true. Retail outlets like Deals, Dollar General and others might have a few bargains in the store but they have strayed away from the true essence of what a dollar store should be. Prices of just about everything have gone up exponentially over the past decade making true dollar stores hard to find, that is until today. A tip lead me to a dollar store 20 minutes from my house, and I was shocked to find that truly everything in the store was $1.00 or less. Sure … Continue reading →

2 way radios are now in my SHTF inventory

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Communication is a vital part of our everyday life. In a SHTF situation typical means of communication might not be working (eg cell phones, land line). Therefore I decided to purchase some 2 way radios as a backup method of communication that my family could utilize if times got hard and other systems were down. I’m thinking we could use them if we had to conduct movements in separate vehicles, or if I had to make runs for water or other life sustaining items (leaving someone at home). As with any purchase I did my research online prior to getting the Motorola … Continue reading →

Maintaining proficiency with weapons

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Proficiency when using weapons is important, because no matter how well trained we are rust can form on our shooting skills as well as our weapons cache. When I talk about being proficient I realize there are different levels of proficiency, surely what I consider to be proficient is a far cry what a military special operator or civilian swat member (someone who shoots thousands of rounds a week) would consider proficient. You have to put things into perspective I guess, I can’t afford to shoot thousands of rounds a week but I’m also not being dropped off by a … Continue reading →

Pumping water by hand is my solution

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In previous blog posts I identified what I thought to be a huge problem in my SHTF “hunker down” strategy. We are prepared to bug out in an event where it becomes impossible to stay in the local area, but a best case scenario would see my family and I remaining in our house and holding out as long as possible. The problem which I thought I had identified was my basement, and the high probability of it filling up with water if the SHTF and there was no available and reliable power. Of course a basement full of stagnant … Continue reading →

5 Survival Myths

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1. The myth that weapons are the most important thing Firearms should be treated just like catastrophic health insurance. You should own them hoping that you never need them, but just like insurance, if you need them, you need them badly. And, just like with hypochondriacs, there is a certain segment of society that can’t seem to look beyond the terrible events that would necessitate using a firearm in self-defense at more likely occurrences. To make matters even worse, popular culture and the media both suggest that violence during survival situations is normal, and that hardship always brings out the … Continue reading →

Thoughts on a real SHTF scenario

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There is a forum thread floating around the internet composed by Mac Slavo, a survivor of the war in Bosnia in the mid 1990′s. In this thread Mac describes the conditions that he and his family endured during these extremely troubling times, a real SHTF scenario which he (but not all of his family) was thankful to make it out of alive. Mac lays the background in his writings and then fields questions from people who replied to him on an internet forum. I found the question and answer section to be most enlightening, and I have read it many times over. After my … Continue reading →