This is a working, up-to-date inventory of the ammunition I have in boxes. It's not quite complete -- I have a lot of stray batches of ammo of different calibers around, but this is 90% of it. I also have any loaded mags of different calibers, all marked by type. I'll add that stuff in at some point, probably on a separate list. I've covered a lot of the standard "survival" and self/home-defense calibers, but my main shortfall is too little .45ACP to feed my one 1911. I have a bunch of .45LC to feed my Bond Arms Derringer. This is a bit of a specialty gun, but built like a tank and comes with interchangeable barrels in multiple calibers. So with this one gun and three swappable barrels, I can shoot .410, .45LC, .357, .38spl, and .22LR.
This kit aims to meet the basic needs of one person for up to three days in the event of a total loss of services due to a localized blackout. The items here cover the core essentials for sheltering in place during a blackout: power, light, water, food, and hygiene. Most people will want to augment with other preps (e.g. more food, a flashlight, entertainment), so copy this kit to your account and customize it. Most of the picks come from our heavily researched product reviews, and the few that don't are products we own and have been testing for inclusion in future reviews. If you're looking for a more bare-bones version of this kit, check out the main budget blackout package kit: https://preparedpro.xyz/kits/sew3375z/
William S. Forschten's post-apocalyptic novel, One Second After, famously describes a post-apocalyptic world of clogged roadways and stranded motorists, as all the continent's cars are instantly stopped by a single blast from a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP). All cars, that is, except one --- the protagonist's 1959 Edsel, a car so old it didn't have any modern electronics that could be fried by the electromagnetic pulse from a nuke. Forschten's Edsel is the car that launched a mil
We bought and tested over 20 popular paracords, performing load, abrasion, and damp tests to pick the best survival cordage.
Self-reliance and survival experts explain how to shop for clothes that look great in daily life yet will perform well in an emergency.
As an editor at The Prepared, I've spent a lot of time over the past two years professionally shopping for gear on the internet. When we put together one of our in-depth reviews, we go through a lengthy process where we first put together a list of what's popular in forums and other venues. Then we obsessively research those items in order to narrow that list down to a smaller group of products that we then buy and test. So not only have I spent thousands of hours reading reviews and forum th
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