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West Weekly: Growing Your Own Food With Limited Space
The article discusses methods for growing food in small spaces to improve self-sufficiency and disaster preparedness. It covers outdoor, greenhouse, and indoor gardening with pros and cons for each. Techniques like vertical and PVC pipe gardening are highlighted alongside essential supplies. Tips on suitable plants for nutrition and preparedness seed packs are also provided.
Survive the Apocalypse Saturday: Can you survive a surgery in the apocalypse?
The post reflects on the author’s gallbladder surgery and emphasizes the significance of sterile environments and pain management in successful operations. It also highlights challenges in a post-apocalyptic world without advanced medical resources, offering practical tips for sterilizing tools, alternative pain management strategies, basic surgical procedures, and post-surgery care. Preparation and knowledge are deemed crucial for survival in such scenarios.
West Weekly: Essential Knots for Survival and Everyday Use
Learning survival skills, such as knot tying, is essential for handling emergencies and fostering self-reliance. Key knots like the bowline, clove hitch, square knot, figure eight knot, and taut-line hitch have versatile everyday and survival applications. Paracord is a valuable survival tool due to its strength and versatility.
Survive the Apocalypse Saturdays: How to Make Fuel for Automobiles
In a post-apocalyptic world, knowing how to make fuel is crucial. This article covers creating biodiesel, ethanol, and wood gas from scavenged materials, their safe use, and potential vehicle damage. It emphasizes using this knowledge responsibly, prioritizing safety, following laws, and considering environmental impact in survival scenarios.
Methods of Purifying Water for Drinking and Where to Find Safe Water Sources
Securing clean drinking water is essential for survival. This article reviews various purification methods, such as boiling, chemical disinfection, filtration, UV light, solar disinfection, and distillation, each with their pros and cons. It also guides where to find safe water sources in emergencies, emphasizing the importance of preparedness.
West Weekly: Building Your Own Survival Kit
Having a survival kit is essential for emergencies. It provides necessary supplies like food, water, and first aid for crises. Types of kits vary from basic to comfort-focused. Customize your kit or buy pre-assembled for convenience.
West Survival Gear Now Accepts Affirm for Payments
West Survival Gear now accepts Affirm for payments, allowing customers to spread out costs over time. This flexible financing option offers easy eligibility checks, various payment plans, no impact on credit scores, and transparent terms, making it simpler to buy essential survival gear.
Survive the Apocalypse Saturdays: How to Enter a Home When There is No Electricity
In a world where society has collapsed and...
Why Every House Needs at Least One Survival Kit
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7 Tips for Using Dog Survival Kits in an Emergency
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West Weekly: Ensuring Your Pets Survive During a Disaster
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Seven Mistakes to Avoid when Building a Fire
I like the woods. Please do not burn them down....
You Probably Need a Children’s Survival Kit
While it might seem efficient to lump all children’s supplies into one big kit, having a dedicated kit for each child is crucial for several reasons:
Being Prepared for Extreme Heat
Extreme heat is a formidable adversary, but with knowledge and preparation, its risks can be mitigated.
Press Release: Under New Management
On July 22, 2023, In Grand Junction, Colorado, West Survival Gear, a company founded in 2015 to support the disaster readiness and survival communities, was acquired by SIMVISR E-Commerce MAnagement LLC.
Just how important is an up-to-date First Aid Kit?
An up-to-date first aid kit is your first line of defense in any emergency situation. Many people don’t realize that first aid supplies have expiration dates. Using expired items can be ineffective and, in some cases, even harmful.
Risks and Preparedness During Civil Unrest
Riots can lead to vandalism, looting, and arson. Businesses, especially those without adequate protection, can suffer significant losses. The 1992 Los Angeles riots resulted in over a billion dollars in damage, with many businesses destroyed.
West Weekly: Check Your Feet!
When skin gets wet and stays wet it becomes very easy to injure it. This is very true for your feet. This can mean …
West Weekly: Getting Started with Food
If you have had the misfortune of experiencing a panic situation like this…
West Weekly: Basic Survival
First, you need to ask yourself if you want to be found. Your selection (or creation) of a shelter hinges on this simple question.
West Weekly: Your Survival and Water
After boiling the water let it sit in the direct sunlight. UV Light will help to kill other living particles in the water that might have been resistant to the boiling.
West Weekly: Hurricane Readiness
Today we are going to tackle the topic of...
9 Things You Need In Case The World Ends
“Although coffee grounds can do a lot more, this is a good place to start.”
Preparing for Wildfire: A Brief Guide
Stay informed, stay prepared, and stay safe.
Civil Unrest: The Survival Reality
emember to lock doors and windows, and if you typically have things in the front of your home that are easy to damage, temporarily consider bringing them inside.
How about we talk about COVID-19?
With all the news out there about COVID-19 and...
Emergency Preparedness
When preparing for an emergency, there are...