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Category: Simple Knowledge

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  • 40 Tourist Scams To Avoid

    My favorite: The Fake Takeaway Menu Scam artists will slide fake takeaway menus under your hotel door, in the hope that you order from them on an evening where you don’t feel like going out. You won’t receive any food though, just a frightening bank statement after they have used your card details to make…

  • Fishing for Survival: Know Your Fish Before Going on the Water

    Becoming a skilled fisherman will not only offer you hours of recreational fun; it can also fill your freezer. Learning to fish correctly will allow you to bring home more than just tales of the “one that got away.” A lifetime can be spent learning about the habits and preferences of a particular species of…

  • Now Is A Good Time To Talk About Trauma Kits

    Now is a good time to talk about trauma kits. You should have one. — ‏بوكيبلينكي (@pookleblinky) October 2, 2017 They’re right. And in this Twitter thread, they explain what you need: “First, you want a tourniquet. Soft-t is one of the best. Swat tourniquets are light, but less bombproof. Costs about $20. Take that shit…

  • The Survivor’s Guide to Bowhunting

    You never know when disaster strikes so it is good to prepare yourself with basic survival skills. Bowhunting is fundamental, and getting equipped with the knowledge of archery is highly important as it is one of the most valuable skills you can possess when trying to obtain food in the wilderness. Benefits It is important…

  • Planet Money’s Tips from Actual Spies

  • Survival Fishing With Your Bug-Out Bag

    Guest post written by Almo Gregor If you’ve been around the prepping and survival community for any length of time, you’ve heard of a bug-out bag. While each person’s idea of one has slight variations, the core components are the same. But as far as I’m concerned, they all have one flaw in common: food…

  • SLRs, Escapes and and Operations

    SLR lens-thieves steal pricey optics from around your neck – Boing Boing Police Device Used To Steal Your Cell Phone Data During Traffic Stop – Translogic How to escape from zip tie handcuffs – Boing Boing 6 Massive Secret Operations That Are Hidden All Around You | Cracked.com How to Properly Lock Your Bicycle With…

  • Grappling Hooks, Cons and Camouflage

    How to Make a Grappling Hook Gun With a Fire Extinguisher Sony’s Binoculars Can Record Full HD and 3-D Video, Perfect for Amateur Nature Films | Popular Science Improvised Weapons: Rethinking the Paradigm for Improvised Defense HOWTO track down a con-artist – Boing Boing How To Survive A Gunshot Wound | Outdoor Life Survival Unique…

  • The Best of James Bond’s Tricks [Roundup of 388 Bond Tricks and Tools]

    To wrap up our insanely long round up of James Bond tricks, here is the summarized edition. Best Of: Tools: In Goldfinger, Bond’s watch is a Rolex Submariner on a NATO issue two-tone green divers strap. In Diamond’s Are Forever, Bond uses his gun with a grapple hook attachment to climb up a building. Moneypenny’s camera in Spectre is…