Here in the United States, we have apparently been hit by the old Chinese curse. That is to say, we live in interesting times. The world is fraught with tension and violence, and within our own borders, we are collectively agitated and bewildered by our depressing lack of a coherent and functioning political system. International […]
natural disaster
An introduction to the ‘Seventy2’ Emergency Preparedness Kit
We’ve been able to get our hands on one of the best pre-made emergency preparedness kits on the market. Instead of doing one long review of the bag and all the contents, I figured it best to include the following short video from Uncharted Supply Co. to give an overview of the capabilities of this pack. […]
GORUCK Constellation | Adapt, Evade and Survive
Being prepared to survive natural disasters and terrorist attacks go much further than amassing large amounts of food, ammunition, firearms and gear. You need to train ahead of time so that you know your skill level as well as your gear. Shaking out your gear and skill sets require getting outside to actually use and test the said gear. […]
Stop Preparing For Emergencies, Prepare for Adventure
You no longer need to prepare for emergencies: Flood, fire, hurricane, earthquake, terrorist attack, industrial accident. Whatever. Sure anyone of those things could thrust us into a “Bug Out” situation, but nobody is really worried. Sure we could be forced into the streets with our families alongside thousands of scared people shedding their humanity to […]
Disaster Tool Box: Where to go for information
Many people, when they think about preparedness, think of Doomsday Preppers on National Geographic or Mad Max movies and a land without laws after a catastrophic event. Both of these ideas are ridiculous in their own way, but once someone gets an idea in their heads its difficult to change their thinking, which brings us […]
The US government website that tells you how to survive everything from active shooters to inbound nukes
Our modern world certainly isn’t short on threats — from lone wolf terror attacks to state level threats like a nuclear North Korea to worry about on the global scale and good old-fashioned home invasions and murders to stress over on the local front, it can feel like there’s never been more to prepare for if you’re […]
Violent Nomad Go! Bag | Blend seamlessly into any environment
What is the importance of a go-bag and why should you have one? “I kinda have a unique job, so my loadout is tailored to the main purpose of the pack. For this loadout in particular, I always carry a Maratac AA flashlight, spare magazines for my AR and Glock, Passport, Bogota lock picks, Arabic translator book, SOF-T […]
Watch: Water Filter Comparison
We have covered several water filter systems here in the Loadout Room. Everything from the smaller portable filters to the larger family size filter systems. I typically have some type of emergency filter in my pack when out on the trail or in the woods. They are a nice option to have if you run […]
Disaster Preparedness | Key items to include in your go-bag
First off let’s real quick cover the intent of the go-bag. The go-bag is meant to sustain you in the interim until you can either make it home, make it to your bug out location or evacuate to a secondary location due to a natural disaster. The contents of your go-bag will vary depending on […]
Hurricane Irma is approaching US Soil: Time to fortify your position or evacuate
As we are still cleaning up in the aftermath of hurricane Harvey, we have another very powerful hurricane approaching US soil and threatening Florida and a few other southeastern coastal states. We have published several preparedness articles in the previous weeks dealing with natural disaster preparation. I thought now was an appropriate time to provide […]