Safety and Training
Staying Safe During the Holidays
Don’t let your guard down. Learn a few tips on how to stay safe this holiday season at the mall, at home and while celebrating.
Author: Suzanne Wiley
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Camping & Survival
How to Prepare For an Asteroid Impact
The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Is an asteroid really on a collision course toward Earth, ending life as we know it? According to Doomsday predications there is. But do those predications have any basis in reality? The answer might surprise you. Read on to learn how to survive an asteroid impact on Earth.
Camping & Survival
Surviving a Wildfire
As of May 21, 2014, 485,181 acres have already burned due to forest fires. Unfortunately, the U.S. isn’t even in peak wildfire season yet. Learn how to protect your home and your family by reading this guide. It will tell you how to prepare beforehand, how to create a safe zone around you home, what to do if you have to stay and defend, and what to do after the fire.
Blades and Knives
Five Essential Survival Items the Experts Use
Your brain is obviously the most important tool to survival, but it is not the only tool you need. Five top survival and bushcrafting experts weigh in on their favorite tools for survival.
Camping & Survival
Throwback Thursday—The Essential Preppers Guide to Packing a Bug-Out Bag
A bug out bag is any bag or container stocked with essential survival items that will see you through any type of emergency or disaster, at least for 24 hours. Usually filled with either water or a way to get safe drinking water, food—like energy bars or MREs—a way to start a fire, copies of important documents and a good knife, but out bag are designed to be a grab and go carry all if you have to evacuate or bug-in at home due to bad weather, power outages or civil unrest. Cheaper Than Dirt! presents its essential guide to packing a bug-out bag. This post highlights the top 10 articles guiding you through prepping for an emergency—earthquakes, storms, flu, zombies, hurricanes and other man-made or natural disasters.
Safety and Training
Throwback Thursday: Five Tips for Staying Cool at the Shooting Range
Are you a member of a private, open or have your own gun range? If you shoot regularly at a primitive gun range—one without shelter, a clubhouse or designated shooting bays, there are ways to make your day at the range safer and more comfortable with these five tips.
Camping & Survival
Are These 26 Essential Items Missing From Your Packing List?
Are you planning your summer vacation? Is your bug-out bag included on your packing list? It should be. Check out this post to find out if you are missing these 26 essential items that need to go with you on your summer road trip.
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19 Facts About America’s Independence Day
How many hotdogs will Americans consume tomorrow? There are plenty of interesting facts about the founding of our great nation you might not know. Check out this list of 19 fun facts about the Declaration of Independence and the Fourth of July.
Camping & Survival
The 10 Most Awesome Camping Tips You Need to Know
June 27 kicks off the National Wildlife Federation’s Great American Campout. It is the NWF’s effort to get more children outside. With these 10 great camping tips, your family’s campout will sure to be a hit.
Camping & Survival
The Essential Summer Survival Guide
One of our favorite things at Cheaper Than Dirt! is helping people. Be it guiding you in purchasing your first handgun, providing our expert opinion on what optics are best for your AR-15 or prepping you for any form of disaster, we want you to make the best decision for you and your family. Summer is a time many of us look forward to—camping, fishing, hiking, barbecues and all other forms out of outdoor activities. However, being outdoors means more chances of injury and accidents. Read our essential guide to surviving the summer for all you need to know on how to get through the summer unscathed.