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The Alpha Tent (Small and portable)
Reposted and updated due to Popular demand
By: Warlord

BackPack Fever
Duncan Long
Why "Bug Out Bags" and "BackPack Survival" doesn't work

Newer
Articles:

The Basics of Stocking a Retreat For One Year
Buckshot

Flea Market Negotiation
Econ

2 YEAR OLD EXPIRED YEAST: GOOD OR NOT?
Auflister_geliebte

Trust
Jaden

Disaster Contingency Preps
The Preparation Needs Assessment List
Helimech

Whacko Survivalists
Giving Survivalists A Bad Name
Jaden

Our Changing Times
Arkit2

Scarcity
CJ

DECLUTTERING
Wulfgar

Myth Busting: Plastic Tool Handles From Milk
SgtM8411

A Multi-Level View of Survival
ReadySet

Old Chemical Lights
Jaden

Introduction to Suburban Emergency Preparations
Ali_marea

Winter Gear
Entropy

What's In Your Vault
dog8dog

Updated ChiCom AK Chest Pouch With Mods
Spike

Know your Resources!
ali_marea

Testing Myself - Food and Water
nuckingfutz

Make Your Own Desiccant Packs and Save!
GVI

The Cost of Convenience
Alpha20FP

I Used to Think...
Blackjade

Testing Myself - Supplies (Part 1)
nuckingfutz

Home Brew CNC Milling Machine - Collet Holder and Coolant System
ixupi

Vacuum Sealers - More Than Just Saving Food
Phreakingeek

Indian Tank Maintenance
Jaden

Reliance Container Review
Jambi

Seaweed Harvesting
Jaden

Spike's Homebrew MRE
Spike

Rubicon Security Detail at the Gathering of Eagles
Shogun

Newbie Rubie Guide: 3rd Month In
Spike

Prepping On The Cheap
OhCanada

Off the Ground Campfire Drum
Navigator

What 6mos. of Preps Has Done For Me
Moonshadow

Bugging Out To "Somewhere" and Doing "Something"
Jaden

FiFi Ain't Gonna Make it, Are you?
Warlord

Preps: A Newbie’s Perspective
Concolor44

Dealing with the non survivalist wife
Brian

Portable Sharpener
Pike

Risk Assessment Basics
Fairplay

Pseudo-Money
Joe

Ten Essential Tools
TrainedMonkey

Nukes, H5N1 and Blood Feuds
Warlord

So you Want to Prepare?
LabLover

Medium-Long term food cache
Zymurgist

The Survival Ticket
Sierra37

Improved shelves for increased Storage
Roadgrime

Borrowing for Life
JYWolfe

Where Do I Start?
DevilDog

Job Applicants - the Employer’s View
Hayseed

How Are WE Supposed To Know What You Need??
Jaden

When YOU See An Emergency Vehicle
Jaden

"More Advanced" Saves lives
Warlord

The Law of Relativity Does Not Apply to Preparedness
ThePiedPiper

A Rubicon Guide to Storage of the Small Stuff
OhCanada

New Uses for Things You Already Have: Baking Soda
Gottin_Himmel

Dealing With "Unreasonable" Fear
Techsar

Show No Difference
brokenbrushstroke

My Maxpedition "Fatboy" Daily Carry Versipak
Shots

Opinions on preparedness
GreyLocke

So, You Want To Join the Rubicon?
GreyLocke

Survival Vests 101
Festus

How about a Disposable CACHE!
LrrpScout

Book List for a Prepared Library
Ahab

Some SOLUTIONS to being COLD!
CountryLady

Getting a Line Across
Centurion

(Almost) Everything I Know
Argus

An opinion of preparedness
GreyLocke

How To Use Water Four Times
Aricrn

Evacuating....maybe
GreyLocke

Hurricane Katrina Observations from South Mississippi
By: Stormhunter

Things that make the aftermath of a hurricane liveable
By: Ajax

Bugging out with the Crowd
By: Swabbie

Some More Responses For Nosy People
By: The Rubicon Message Board

Reorganizing BOBs, Gear and Preps
By: CountryLady

Storm Tips
By: RedDog

Threat Assessment - What Is Bugging You?
By: wmerrin

Hurricane Katrina - A Wake Up Call
By: Sleeper

Vest Contents
By: Festus

Bear Hunt
By: Festus

Setting Your GPS Datum and Coordinate System
By: wmerrin

Temporary Shelter Bedding
By: Spitfire

Family Emergency Operations Plan
By: MPBlue

How Vulnerable Are You?
By: Jaden

Hurricane Preparedness and Survival
By: Renegade

Time Management
By: Hayseed

Reflooring
By: Jaden

Changing A Toilet Seal
By: Jaden

MAYDAY!!! MayDay Bars!
By: Team VANCE

In 10 Minutes
By: Jaden

Survival preps, Surviving Ebay
By: Js-Shot

Money And Quarantines
By: Warlord

Making a Book Safe
By: RollingHitch

Making a Pack Stand
By: RollingHitch

Tornado Safety Warnings
By: RedDog

A Survivalist's Primer: Chapter 1 - What Is A Disaster
By: Haumana

BackPack Cover
By: Pike

Taxes
By: HeliumAvid

Travel and Airport Security Tips
By: Renegade

Mt Rogers
By: Skyjump

Intolerance
By: Warlord

Surviving The Blizzard of ‘05
By: General

Cold Weather Tips & Tricks
By: Jaden

Those Indispensible diaper wipes
By: Stoney

Latchkey Adult
By: AFarmer

Mt Mitchell
By: skyjump

Cheap Cold Weather Gear
By: Sasquatch

How To Survive Tough Times
(Intro)
By: Homesteader

How To Survive Tough Times (Part 1)
(Finding Work)
By: Homesteader

How To Survive Tough Times (Part 2)
By: Homesteader

How To Survive Tough Times (Part 3)
(Creating Wealth)
By: Homesteader

How To Survive Tough Times (Part 4)
(Acquiring Wealth)
By: Homesteader

How To Survive Tough Times (Part 5
(Generating Capital and Cash-Flow)
By: Homesteader

Business Continuity - A Primer
By: Paul Martin

How long can you go?
By: Ajax

Know your Skills and Limits!
By: Mystic

Even More Bug Out Bag Contents
By: Ajax

Mounting Wood to Concrete
By: Jaden

Replacing A Bathroom Faucet
(Women At The Retreat)
By: Marsha3

Exercising Your Plan
By: Stormhunter

Husqvarna 350
By: Jaden

Homemade M.R.E.'s
By: Thoth8

Canteen Cup Stove Modification
By: Trigger

Survival Debt Elimination
By: Sleeper

Portable Duct Tape
By: Palidrome

Urban Survival – Advice For Beginners
By: Haumana

Heading for the Woods
By: TailGunner

So You Think Tou Have "Nothing"
By: MaryLou

Prep Check list
By: Fuchi

Filter Case
By: ARKit

The A-B-C’s of Fire Extinguishers
By: Cody

Sharpening A Lawnmower Blade
By: Jaden

Ice It!
By: Afarmer

The Ultimate Bandana
By: RollingHitch

The Other Side of the Rubicon
By: Sentinel

A Primer On The Real Property Purchase Process
By: MVOLK

Being Thrifty
By: Stallion

BOBs 101
By: Kosh

How To Bug Out Of An Area
By: Homesteader

Give Us Today Our Daily Bread
By: Bushman

Common Uses For Coffee Filters And Dental Floss
By: SleeperNo1

Survivalism in Denmark - special circumstances
By: DanSurv

Office Kit
By: Tailgunner

Patriotic Presentation
By: Stallion

My Pocket Papers Pouch
By: Stryder

Backpacking Tips and Tricks
By: MyndTryp

Fighting Fire Ants
By: AFarmer

Loss Of Liberties
By: Homesteader

Our First Cache
By: Striker

No Substitute for Experience
By: Tailgunner

What's In Your Wallet?
By: Studentnurse

Blackout in NYC 2003 - Urban tips for survival
By: NYC-M4

What Is A Survivalist?
By: Jaden

Where is the closest…
By: DanSurv

BugOut Saw
By: Jaden

Rolling Shelves
By: Stallion

Dealing With Disaster in Everyday Life
By: Rhino

Manual Toilet Flushing
By: Jaden

Increasing Your H2O Stores In A Hurry
By: Jaden

Storage of Camping Gear
By: MyndTryp

Pet Preparedness-Don't Forget the Furry Ones
By: ThePiedPiper

Pistol Belt Modification
By: Forester

Making Mo Space In Your Freezer
By: Jaden

Innocent Preparations
By: Jaden

Saving Pennies
By: Jaden

Winter Bug Out Bag
By: Rudy

Clothing Layers
By: Jaden

Paracord Laces
By: Jaden

Thoughts on Staying Warm
By: Fred

Carrying Spare Bulbs
By: Forester

Sealing Doors
By: Jaden

Sealing Windows
By: Jaden

Cheap Gear
By: ARKIT

The Snow Scoop
By: Forester

Rubbermaid Totes 4 Storage
By: Jaden

For FNG’s* starting out, food things
By: Serger

Prepredness for Wildfires
By: fred

Winterizing Your Home
By: Fireman

Using Wire
By: RollingHitch

Building A Fallout Shelter (Part 1)
By: Team SC

Reflections On Hurricane Isabel
By: Marcinko

Even More On Non Survivalist Spouses
By: Beanie

Checklist- Seldom Thought of Preparations
By: Jaden

Custom Sized Mylar Pouches
By: Osage

Thinking Out Of The Box
By: Jaden

Surviving A Wildfire
By: Jaden

Fire Extinguisher Maintenance
By: Jaden

Filling Big Water Jugs
By: Jaden

50 Things to Know about your Neighborhood
By: Renegade

Hurricane Isabel
By: Warlord

Hurricane Isabel Aftermath
By: Mamabear

Black Out
By: Jaden

Three Day "ready to eat" (well, almost) food supply
By: Freya

Trail and Camp Recipes
By: Rivendell

Basic Knots (Part 2)
By: Jaden

Quick Stocks For Soups And Gravy
By: Bushman

Saving Time
By: Relic

Why Survive?
By: GreyLocke

Colorado Hunters
By: Cabguy

Basic Knots
By: Jaden

Capsule Adventures
By: RollingHitch

Unemployment as a Survival Situation?
By: Pooch

Good Cook Can Opener
By: Mamabear

Avoiding Criminal Assault
By: Goshin

Storing bricks Creatively
By: Ian

Choosing a Martial Art School
By: Goshin

Emergency Tire Replacement And Remounting
By: Samaritan

Eye Splicing
By: Eli

My Home Gym
By: Murph

Rotate your storage water
By: Serger

Layering Personal Defenses
By: Goshin

The Proper Lanyard
By: RollingHitch

Wild-Land Fire Behavior
By: Eli

Fences and gates for Security
By: Goshin

Ladders
By: Eli

Packing and Camping
By: Warlord

Pocket Survival Kit
By: Bulldog

Poor Man's Escape and Evasion Vest
By: Aries

Introduction to Food Storage
By: Freya

One Month Storage Food Menu
By: Greentree

Potable Water - Figuring Minimum Water Needs
By: Serger

The wally-world light belt kit
By: JonBot007

Waders For Fishing
By: Cabguy

Oxygen Tank Safety
By: Wab

Does Your Cookware fit?
By: JonBot007

Courses of Action & Escape
By: Eli

Disaster Preparedness Resources
By: Mick Chesbro

Adding an Extra Spare Bulb to Your Light
By: Eli

Shape up your vacuum sealing
By: Sentinel

Potable Water
By: Serger

Sewage Handling
By: Serger

Sewage Treatment
By: Serger

Disinfecting Your Well
By: Hillbluffer

Homestead or Retreat
By: Serger

Planning Your Shelter
An Introduction

By: Mad Dog

Wheat Mills
By: Serger

Snow And Removal
By: Eli

Food and Water Storage
By: Eli

Hose Outlet for Apartment Dwellers
By: Pyrotech

Product Review-Dorcy Flashlight
By: Eli

Survival Preps, How It All Came About
By: Eli

Survival In Apartments and Urban Settings
By: Warlord

Youth Bug out Bag / Disaster kit
By: Stallion

Learn From the Veteran
By: Sitkastan

Alpha/Rubicon - What We're About
By: Green

Cooking Grains
By: Sitkastan

Cooking Legumes
By: Sitkastan

A Pocket Kit
By: Powderdry

Why Prepare?
By: Eli

Making AppleSauce
By: Stryder

Energizer Folding LED Light
By: Mamabear

Mini-BOB
By: Bulldog6

Food Storage Inventory
By: Osage

Portable AC
By: Alamoguy

Protecting Your Survival Library
By: Winchester

Safety Glasses
By: Winchester

Making Homemade Yogurt
By: Stryder

Storm Spotting Basics
By: Reddog & Cammoguy

More on Water Storage
By: Fuchi

Don't Be Ashamed
By: KingPin

Southern Stealth Shelter
By: Narrowboat

Home Canning
By: ArJay

Osmosis Water Filtration for the Retreat
By: GrayFox

Lessons From Survival School
By: BullDog6

Garden Tips
By: WAB

Easy reconstitution of Desiccant packs
By: WAB

Verbal Jujitsu
By: Goshin

Looking for a Job
By: Warlord

Sewing
By: Serger

Hurrican Season is Here
By: Fuchi

Even More on Water
By: Fuchi

Water Filter
By: Pointman

Where Were You?
By: Goshin

More Bug Out On A Budget
By: Powder Dry

Suicide Bombers
By: Stormhunter

Cloth Maps
By: Ian

Home Made Food Dehydrator
By: Stryder

Dutch Ovens
By: Tailgunner

Fencing
By: Kingpin

Surface Bonding
By: Pyrotech

Disaster Proofing Your Workshop
By: Centurion

Illogical Logic:

Illogical Logic Articles
By: Relic




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