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21 Surprising Items You’ll Need When The Grid’s Down  Once you start on the journey of preparedness , it seems like there is no end. If you’re anything like me, you’ll find yourself constantly asking the question, “What have I missed?” Each potential new disaster you hear about provides more fuel to the fire and more ideas about what you need to stockpile. But even with that, it’s still possible to miss something. Even after my years as a survivalist, I’m still looking for more. Every new article or book I encounter with a list of “must-have” survival items is carefully analyzed, as I look for holes in my own stockpile. While some of these lists offer ideas that are more focused on maintaining your mental health, others offer some really good ideas. Still, I find the best ideas come from analyzing potential disasters and how I would handle them. Through the years I’ve come up with my own list of “unusual” items that I’ve collected as part of my preps. Many of these ca...

10 Compact Multi-Purpose Survival Items You’ll Need In A Crisis  If you can only fit a small number of items in your survival kit , it is a good idea to stick to items that can serve multiple functions. Here, then, are the top 10 survival items that can fulfill multiple purposes and do just about anything: 1. Knife. The knife is probably the most valuable and versatile survival item in history. It can be used to clean game and fish, to start fires, to cut rope and sticks, to make shelter, to split wood, for self-defense and for medical purposes. 2. Heavy Duty Flashlight . A heavy-duty flashlight loaded with batteries can be used as a club for self-defense, and the light, of course, as a light. If the light breaks, it also is possible to start a fire with the materials inside the flashlight. More http://bit.ly/1HhzLef 'via Blog this'