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Survival Watch – It’s Time To Get A Badass Watch

How To Find The Best Survival Watch For You

I don’t know about you, but for me, a survival watch is the one thing I wear every single day. Where I go, it goes.

You can’t say that same thing for most other accessories you own, especially other survival gear. You can’t take your survival knife on a plane, or that fancy survival lighter you just bought.

Yes, you can (but shouldn’t) wear your survival multitool to a nice restaurant.

However, a badass survival watch – that thing can go anywhere.

That’s why you should take the time to invest in a good one.

You want a survival watch that can go through hell with you and still got your back. A watch you trust through thick and thin.

So today we’re going to help you find the right survival watch by covering the following topics:

What A Survival Watch Is (and what is not)
How A Survival Watch Will Save Your Life
Most Useful Features Of A Survival Watch
Best Survival Watches
Should You Rely On Technology

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How To Find The Best Portable Solar Generator For Emergencies

By Just In Case Jack Leave a Comment

The Ultimate Guide To Finding The Best Portable Solar Generator For Survival and Preparedness

Today I want to discuss solar generators because there’s an awful lot of confusion surrounding them.

Everyone wants to know if they’re a reliable source of backup power generation.

For example, I get lots of questions about them, such as:

How do they work?
Won’t they stop working every time there’s a cloudy day?
Will it keep me safe if I lose power for a couple of days?
What about a longer-term power outage?
Can I buy a smaller unit today and expand it later?
Which is the best solar generator?

I get it; these are the very same questions I had as well.

But I’ve been digging into this new technology and sorting fact from fiction. Finding for answers to all your questions, and more.

So let’s dive into this amazing technology with the following solar powered generator topics:

What A Solar Generator & How It Works
Solar Generators vs. Fuel Generators
Limitations Of Portable Solar Generators
Who Should Get A Solar Generator
Best Portable Solar Generators
DIY Solar Powered Generators
Why You Must Have And Electrical Plan B

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How To Find The Best Survival Gas Mask For SHTF

By Will Brendza 13 Comments

The Ultimate Guide To Figure Out The Right Gas Mask And Filters For Yous

The iconic gas mask.

It’s that one piece of survival gear we always associate with chaos, war, terror, and mass destruction.

Just its image alone conjures up thoughts and feelings of spine-chilling events most of us prefer not to think about.

Events where the very air we breathe is not safe. Where the air is toxic. Where the air is deadly and the world as we know it is officially over. [Read more…]

How To Build The Ultimate Emergency Survival Medical Kit

By Will Brendza 18 Comments

Whether you call it a Medical Kit, First Aid Kit or Emergency Survival Kit doesn’t matter. What matters is that you have one and it’s ready at a moments notice.

It doesn’t matter where you are or what you’re doing when misadventure strikes. If you’re not prepared to handle a medical emergency, things can go from bad to worse fast.

Whether you’re camping, exploring a foreign country, navigating the high seas, or simply surviving a catastrophic emergency – having a functional medical kit is essential for survival.

Everyone needs to built or buy a survival medical kit.

Ask any medical worker what you can do today to save yourself or others in a serious medical emergency. They will tell you to 1) have a tactical first aid kit 2) learn how to use it.

They also know really good medical first aid kits, the kind that provides peace of mind, are hard to come by.

But fear not! You’ve come to the right place.

This Ultimate Survival Medical Kit Guide is here to solve that problem. Specifically, we’ll be covering the following topics in detail:

How To Build Your Own Emergency First Aid Kit
- Choosing A Medical Bag
- First Aid Kit List
- Basic Medical Tools
- Over-The-Counter Medications
- Lotions and Creams
- Advanced Wound and Trauma Supplies
- Popular Prescription Medications
- Misc Medical Supplies
Medical Kit Packing Strategies
Best First Aid Kit You Can Purchase
Developing Your Survival First Aid Skills
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The Complete Guide To The Best Survival Water Filters

By Just In Case Jack 2 Comments

How To Find The Best Survival Water Filter For You and Your Needs

If you had to list the most critical resources in your survival plan, water will always be in your top 3.

Just think about all the ways you use water in your daily life:

Drinking
Bathing
Flushing Toilets
Brushing Teeth
Cleaning Dishes
Cooking

These are all tasks we perform EVERY day!

Now imagine for one minute, it’s gone. Taps dry…

You couldn’t flush your toilets. You couldn’t bath. But more importantly, you couldn’t quench your thirst. The dehydration countdown would begin. You’d be forced to find a different source of water.

And while the image of a crystal clear, pure mountain stream sounds appealing; reality is likely far different in a survival situation.

When you’re in survival mode, you may have to consume water wherever you can find it –

muddy puddles
algae-filled ponds
livestock tanks
river runoff
roof runoff (i.e. rainwater harvesting)

These sources can be teaming with all kinds of bacteria, viruses, and chemicals.

You need a way to remove these dangerous contaminants for drinking and cooking. You need a survival water filtration plan.

So today we’re going to cover the following survival water filter topics in detail:

3 Types of Survival Water Filters
Filtration vs Purification
Critical Survival Water Filter Factors
Best Inline Survival Water Filters
Best Small Group Water Filters
Best Large-Scale Water Filters
Simple DIY Gravity Filter
Water Filtration Best Practices
Survival Water Action Plan

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Survival Radio: Why Everyone Needs At Least One

By SS Contributor 7 Comments

How To Have A Survival Radio Setup You Can Be Proud Of

In our modern society, what’s the first thing most people reach for in an emergency?

Their bug out bag? No, way. (remember, I said “most people”, not those of us who are prepared).

A survival knife? Unfortunately No.

Their survival radio? Probably not.

Most people pull out their cell phone because it’s our societies fastest way to call for help. And that makes perfect sense since nearly 95% of all US adults currently own a cell phone.

And there’s no shame in utilizing this modern technology. If the cell phone network is operating as normal, by all means, dial away.

However, what most people don’t realize is their cell phone is an extremely unreliable mass emergency communication device.

So in today’s article, we’ll be covering the following survival radio topics:

Never Trust Cell
The Best Survival Option – Amateur Radio
Amateur Radio License
Ham Radio Clubs
Amateur Radio Equipment
Ham Radio Setup
Best Entry Level Ham Radios
More Survival Radio Options

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Desiccant – The Ultimate Survival Tool To Combat Moisture

By Just In Case Jack 3 Comments

How To Use Desiccant For Survival and Preparedness – Plus The Best Desiccants To Buy

In order to properly prepare for future emergencies, you must be willing to make significant investments.

Investments in dollars to amass supplies. But also an investment in time research the right life-saving supplies.

We do this to protect ourselves and our families from an unknowable future. But these critical emergency tools and supplies will likely sit around for months (or years) before they actually get put to use.

And honestly, we all should hope and pray the day we actually need these supplies will NEVER come. No one in their right mind hopes for a real disaster to strike!

But if it does, you want to ensure you’re keeping your supplies in the best condition possible. You don’t want your investments to spoil, rust or decay.

One of the best ways to protect your survival investment is to keep them away from water, moisture, and humidity.

That’s why you need desiccants.

So today in this article we will be covering in detail the following topics:

What’s A Desiccant Anyways?
Items You Should Protect Using Desiccants
Common Desiccants & Makeshift Desiccants
Desiccant Safety
Best Desiccants For Survival and Preparedness
Difference Between Oxygen Absorbers and Desiccants

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Best Neck Knife For Self Defense, Survival and Preparedness

By Will Brendza Leave a Comment

The Ultimate Guide To Finding The Best Neck Knife For You

Before sheaths and folding blades, our ancestors had to come up with some clever ways to carry a blade.

How could they safely take a blade with them every single day in an age before the pocket knives?

One clever and timeless solution to this ancient problem was the neck knife.

By tying a cord around their blade’s handle and wearing them around their necks, they had a weapon close at hand.

It’s both a simple and brilliant.

Few survival tools can double as a functional tool and fashion accessory at once. The neck knife being one of them.

But the variety of neck knives today is staggering and seemingly unending. Unfortunately, not all neck knives are created equal. Some neck knives are great while others simply suck.

Searching for the right neck knife can be a tedious and frustrating process. How do you pick a great one from such a large number of options?

Well, that’s exactly why we wrote this guide. In this article we’ll be covering the following topics:

What Is The Neck Knife
Brief Neck Knife History
Top Reasons To Wear A Neck Knife
What Makes A Neck Knife Good
The Best Neck Knives
Best Neck Knife Uses

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How To Build Your Ultimate Car Emergency Kit From Scratch

By Just In Case Jack 2 Comments

Helping Build A Car Emergency Kit That’s Right For You

As responsible adults, we understand the importance keeping emergency supplies in our homes. We’ve built a large stash of emergency supplies and tools for an unknowable future.

We buy plenty of band-aids and Neosporin for cuts and scrapes. We horde flashlights, candles and bulk packs of batteries for electrical outages.

Heck, many of us make it a priority to stockpile extra toilet paper for that surprise blizzard. Because running out of TP IS absolutely a real emergency!

We buy the extra large bottles of painkillers. We store fire extinguishers inside our kitchen cabinets.

And if you’re a reader of Skilled Survival, you’ve likely got an emergency water storage plan. And you’ve spent time building a food stockpile system, and built a bug out bag, etc. – just in case.

But when it comes to our cars, trucks, and vehicles, we act as if nothing bad could happen between point A and B.

Everyone knows they should take the time to build out an extensive car emergency kit but too few actually do.

But the good news is, you’re here now, you’re reading this article. So you’re finally going to get prepared for those treacherous roads with an epic car emergency kit.

After reading this article, you’ll have all the information you need build your own car emergency kit. And hopefully, you’ll also have the will to follow through and actually get it built. [Read more…]

Suture Kit – The Forgotten Lifesaving Survival Asset

By Will Brendza 5 Comments

How To Find A Survival Suture Kit That’s Right For You

Your skin is the largest organ in your body and it holds you together like a sack.

It keeps your internal organs and fluids from spilling out.

It protects your insides from external forces, and it regulates your body temperature.

But sometimes – often – in survival situations, your skin gets sliced wide open.

Maybe you cut yourself with a can-opener or a knife. Or maybe you hit your head on a rock. Or perhaps you caught a jagged branch in the chest, and now you’re laid wide open.

What can you do?

Without a way to seal a severe laceration shut, you’ll quickly find yourself in a heap of trouble. That’s where a doctor or medical professional comes in handy.

One of those 24-hour medical clinics where you can get immediate help. The ones with local anesthetics and nice nurses who’ll stitch you up with a smile.

But hospitals and health clinics are not resources we can always rely on. In the wild, a battlefield, or the apocalypse, you won’t find such medical conveniences.

You’re going to have to rely on yourself, your survival knowledge, and your survival gear.

That’s why you should own a medical grade survival suture kit. [Read more…]

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