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How To Avoid Blisters and Travel Like A Pro

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Do you remember getting blisters as a kid? Maybe you spent too long running around barefoot on hot asphalt, maybe your mom made you wear new shoes all day, or maybe you were just having too much fun playing to notice the bubble forming in your skin. It usually wasn’t until hours later that you realized that the twinge on your food had erupted into an annoyingly painful and majorly inconvenient injury. How To Avoid Blisters As adults, blisters are not any less painful, but we are usually aware enough to know when they are happening. Nothing is worse than … Continue reading →

Best Backpacking Tents

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One of the best ways to get out of the fray and commune with nature is a backpacking trip. With your food, clothes, and bed all strapped to your back, not only are you enjoying nature during the day but throughout the night as well! Sleeping outdoors, even for a night or two does wonder for the spirit. With a surge in backpacking in recent years, many people are trying it out. So with that in mind, we’ve made a list of the best packing tents available on the market today The Best Backpacking Tents With all of that being … Continue reading →

Best Travel Compasses

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Best Compass for Travel With the prevalence of smart devices and technology, it is hard to imagine a time in which a compass was considered state-of-art. Yet, unlike the typewriter, the telegraph, or even the Blackberry, the use of compasses has persisted. They are pretty incredible devices. They don’t require a battery or charge, are simple to understand and operate, and can help even the most pathetic of navigators to find their way. Which is the best compass for you? Whether you are planning a weekend in the woods, a hike of the Application trail, or just prefer to have … Continue reading →

Lightweight Clothes for Hot Weather Travel

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As winter begins to slowly and steadily sink in, many travelers start lusting after warmer locations. Something about the sunshine, a soft breeze, and temperatures that don’t require four layers of clothing just lifts the spirits on the darkest days of the year. Whether you are lusting after a beach getaway, a city-escape, or a nature-filled mountain retreat, it is important to have the right wardrobe. Our Favorite Choices of Lightweight Clothing for Hot Climates Traveling with lightweight clothing for hot climates is the best way to keep your luggage size in check, stay comfortable at your warmer destination, and … Continue reading →

Best Compression Socks

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Compression socks are tighter than average socks. They help reduce swelling and symptoms of vein disease in their wearers. This is because of the compression of your feet and legs, and thus the veins in your feet and legs, blood can more easily fight gravity and flow back up to your heart instead of pooling in your extremities, causing swelling or in extreme cases, blood clots. Pregnant women, people who work on their feet all day, avid runners, and anyone suffering an injury or afflictions like varicose veins rely on compression socks for comfort and safety. Additionally, people traveling by … Continue reading →

Best Tumi Luggage reviews

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Best Tumi Suitcases If you’ve ever used Tumi luggage, odds are good you’ll go back to them the next time you buy luggage for your travels. Tumi makes some of the most consistently well-reviewed, durable, and high-quality luggage you can find, making them one of the top luxury luggage manufacturers out there. Of course, luxury luggage comes at a luxury price. We’ve put together a list of the best Tumi luggage for travel, carry-ons and checked luggage included. Tumi V3 International Expandable Carry-on You’ve probably used– or at least seen–expandable suitcases before. The draw is that they act somewhat like … Continue reading →

Best Under Seat Bag You Can Buy

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Have you tried Allegiant? Spirit? Frontier? Ryanair? Certain United flights? If you have, I am sure your mind is already adding up the cost of every additional charge. Sure, the ticket itself is cheap, but with a la carte charges for seat assignments, carry-on luggage, checked luggage, and on-air beverage services, the cost can quickly add up. The one service that is actually free (for now), is a personal luggage item, or, anything that can fit underneath the seat in front of you. Size allowances vary between different airlines, but generally, a personal item is about 18” x 14” x … Continue reading →

Best Tumi Backpack

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Cheaper flights often mean traveling lighter. A travel backpack is a great option for such occasions. It might be your only luggage or even serve as a carry-on to your checked bag. And you’ll want to find a backpack that’s stylish and will last. That’s why finding the best tumi backpack should be your go-to choice for travel gear. Not only are these bags stylish, but they are also made with high-quality materials and offer durability. Plus, the Tumi brand is known for being a dependable purchase. Investing in good travel gear will pay off in the long run. Here … Continue reading →

How to Freeze Dry Foods at Home

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Imagine if you could prepare an emergency food supply that would last over 30 years without spoiling. Even better, imagine if you could store this food at room temperature, pretty much anywhere, without intricate storage equipment. And lastly, imagine if this form of food storage was actually smaller and lighter than regular food, and could be prepared very cheaply with minimal time investment. Well, good news friends! This technology already exists. It is called freeze-drying (or lyophilization or cryodesiccation, depending on how big of a nerd you are talking to) How Freeze Drying Works Freeze drying was first invented during … Continue reading →

Build a Vacuum Chamber

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A vacuum chamber is an enclosed space within a rigid structure that uses a  vacuum pump to remove all air and gases and creates a low-pressure vacuum state. This can be helpful in the production of products that need to avoid contamination or moisture. Vacuum chambers are also useful in some types of food production. Vacuum Chambers Uses Vacuum chambers have various uses in very different fields. They can be used to test objects that are built for outer space. A thermal vacuum chamber can be used to actually simulate the outer space environment the outside of a spacecraft would … Continue reading →

How to Survive a Carjacking

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How to Avoid or Survive a Carjacking Carjacking is the word used to describe an incident in which a person uses the threat of bodily harm to force a victim to give up their vehicle. Carjacking may be committed in conjunction with kidnapping when a passenger or driver in the car is taken along with the vehicle. The best way of protecting yourself is by understanding and becoming familiar with the methods, ruses, and locations that are commonly used by carjackers. Is Carjacking Common? Carjacking is on the increase there is no doubt about it. With so many cars now having … Continue reading →

Budget Friendly Ways to Start Prepping

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Prepping On A Budget In order to be fully prepared, it costs money and when you first begin to think about what you need, it can quickly become overwhelming. This is not TV, this is the real world, and although many of us would love to get everything we need and be immediately ready for anything the world throws at us, our finances just don’t make that possible. The sad fact is that because many people only see the money that they need to be spending, they never even start preparing for disasters but if they just took the time … Continue reading →

How to Survive a Riot

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A riot can turn out to be just as deadly as any other disaster and they are kicking off all over the world for various reasons. We live in times now where social tensions are at an all-time high. Riots are kicking off over anything and everything and it only seems to be getting worse. Riots are not just simply people expressing their opinion against something, they are not peaceful protests, they are dangerous and people can and have been killed and very seriously injured during these riots. First and foremost the safest thing you can do is steer well … Continue reading →

Top 5 Handheld GPS of 2023

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Best Handheld GPS A handheld GPS device is incredibly useful when hiking, trekking or mountaineering because it allows you to easily find your way even when the visibility is poor or the landscape has little or no distinct features. GPS devices are more durable and have a much longer battery life than Smartphones which are often used. Furthermore, they are typically equipped with batteries that can be replaced with disposable batteries if recharging is not possible. In comparison to the increasingly popular GPS-enabled watches, handheld GPS devices offer a better overview of the terrain as they can show detailed maps … Continue reading →

How to Choose The Right Survival Knife

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When it comes to choosing the right survival knife for you, nothing beats getting the chance to see it in person. Purchasing online is certainly easier but you can’t truly get a feel for the knife as much as going into a store. In this guide, we are going to try and help you choose the right survival knife for you. Aren’t They All The Same Not all knives are created equal and depending on the intended use of the knife will depend on which you settle on. The larger fixed blade knives such as machetes are made more for … Continue reading →

How to Make a Fast Acting Ant Killer

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DIY Ant Killer I have tried a few different methods of homemade ant killers but none worked quite as well as this one and it only uses three ingredients. The thing is, there are many products available that promise to rid your home of ants. The costs can quickly build and at the end of it all….. You still have ants. Don’t give up just yet until you have tried a little Borax. Deterrent sprays can work fine most of the time but if the ants are already in the home and waiting for dinner to be cooked, it’s time … Continue reading →

What to do if you are Lost in the Woods

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If You Get Lost in The Woods Okay, so one moment you are enjoying a nice stroll through the woods and taking in the natural beauty of the wilderness, the next, you suddenly notice that you must have taken a wrong turn somewhere and have no clue where you are. There comes a moment, when you get lost in the woods, when the woods begin to feel like home. Do you try heading back? Carry on going the direction you’re heading? What if it gets dark? What do you do? It was only meant to be a day hike, it’s … Continue reading →

Small Scale Aquaponics for Beginners

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Aquaponics is the combination of raising fish (aquaculture) and the soil-less growing of plants (hydroponics) together in one integrated system. The waste from the fish feeds the plants, and the plants naturally filter the water for the fish. There is a third very important participant and that is microbes (bacteria). These convert ammonia from the fish waste first into nitrites, and then into nitrates. Nitrates are the form of nitrogen that plants can uptake and use to grow.  Solid fish waste is turned into vermicompost that also acts as food for the plants. This may sound complicated but believe me, it’s … Continue reading →

Home Defense: Surveillance Cameras

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Having surveillance cameras is all good but oftentimes people are not quite sure when it comes to choosing a system. Below you will find some things to consider when choosing the best surveillance cameras for you. Entry Points The front and back doors are the main areas in which a burglar will enter your property which makes them prime candidates for your camera installations. Another common entry point for a burglar is windows. If fitting the cameras outside, place them high enough that potential intruders cannot tamper with them. Quality of Image Your surveillance cameras are not much good if … Continue reading →

Valuable Skills Every Prepper Should Learn

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Your chance of survival following any kind of disaster is not just based on what you have stockpiled but also on the skills that you have. Having what you need is one thing, knowing how to use it is another and if you ARE missing something, it may be your skills that keep you alive. You could ask 10 different people what skills they believe you should have and get 10 different answers. There have been many debates on this very subject so below I will share the skills that I believe every prepper should learn. Finding & Purifying Water … Continue reading →