“prepper”

Hunters and preppers share a lot in common, from the clothing they wear to the guns they carry, because they’re often concerned with the same things.

Getting ready for mountain lion.

Preppers work to preserve the knowledge and skills needed to survive and prosper, no matter what the future brings. A prepper “conserves” tools, livestock, and food against the day when getting tools and food might be difficult. And any prepper worth the name, and has the space to do so, gardens. So what does this have to do with hunting? Let us explain.

Here's what any dedicated hunter or prepper should have on hand—just in case.

Can you cope amid disaster that breeds panic and perhaps dangerous situations? Most hunters possess the tools, gear, skills and intelligence to do so. Call us crazy, but we’ll be ready when our neighbors are not.

Once freezers became a fixture in the modern household the old ways of preserving food started to fade. It’s so much easier to just wrap up our venison and put it in a freezer. The thing is, some of those old ways had a lot of good things going for them.

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