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Market Trends: New Lone Star Retailer Caters to Hunters
Modern sporting rifles and tried and true bolt-actions moving fast with Texas hunters at new retailer.
The Dark Side of the Backyard Chicken Trend
A growing number of backyard chickens are being given up to shelters because they've become inconvenient to owners. There's an easy solution to the problem.
Ruger Mark II: The Best Survival Pistol?
Here's why the Ruger Mark II might be the best survival pistol. Do you agree? What's your pick for the best survival pistol? Find ideas here.
5 Unlikely Stashes for Survival Gear Storage
Check out these unlikely stashes for survival gear storage. These five spots around the home could hide almost anything with a little creativity.
Does Faith Play a Role in Your Preparedness?
Living Ready asked that question to its online community of prepared people. The answers will surprise you.
Mutual Assistance Groups: Choosing a Location for Your MAG
Here's how to choose a location for your mutual assistance group, divided by survival group and retreat group.
Mutual Assistance Groups: Write Your Own Constitution
Writing a constitution for your mutual assistance group (MAG) will benefit everyone before, during and after SHTF or TEOTWAWKI. Here's how to do it.
Mutual Assistance Group Tasks & Priorities, Part 2
Learn about the day-to-day chores mutual assistance groups will have to perform in order to maintain a functioning order. What skills will you contribute?
Mutual Assistance Group Tasks & Priorities, Part 1
In a mutual assistance group (aka MAG) formed for disaster preparedness, security is the most important priority. Without it, nothing else can get done.
Emergency Lighting: Glow-in-the-Dark Paint?
Glow sticks have long been a staple of survival kits. But have you ever considered glow-in-the-dark paint? Here are a few reasons you should.
Do Your Preparedness Plans Suffer from Tunnel Vision?
When it comes to preparedness plans, some people get tunnel vision, focusing on only one area. Here's why a balanced approach is always best.
Managing a MAG: Shine a Light on Blind Spots
When managing a mutual assistance group (MAG), team exercises can shine a light on blind spots in the plans. Here's what to watch out for with your MAG.
Prepping Tips for Apartment Renters
Here are the best apartment prepping tips from Living Ready readers. If you rent and are concerned about disaster preparedness, don't miss this feature.
Cold Weather Survival: 5 Heat Loss Mechanisms
Learn the five ways your body loses heat in this cold weather survival feature. Addressing these heat loss mechanisms will go a long way in cold weather.
Your Bug Out Location is “Taken,” What Now?
What would you do if someone else beat you to your bug out location (BOL)? Call the police? Use force to evict the intruders? Make peace with the strangers?
MAGs: Make a Contingency Survival Plan
Sometimes the worst doesn't go according to plan. That's why contingency survival plans are so important. Read how to make a flexible survival plan here.
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