The Ultimate Guide to Hazmat Suits
If your career requires working with chemicals, contaminated materials/body fluids or dangerous goods, you should know all of the safety regulations that exist to protect you and the general public. One very important safety regulation is that you wear a hazmat suit while at work. Hazmat can be very dangerous and could cause fatal harm to you or the people around you. That is why you need a higher level of protection to ensure maximum safety. Hazmat workers and emergency responders [...]
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Election Season Prep Checklist
Note: Link to pdf printable checklist at bottom of post. Dear RTGS Readers, During the COVID-19 pandemic, I have found myself going over lists many times because it is easy to dip into your reserves and not replace things. A good example of this is trash bags, flour, and some spices. I bought extras of all those things when we first started getting some reports from Wuhan about the virus. We stopped going to the grocery store on January 31 and [...]
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The Benchmade Bugout and Beyond for EDC
Benchmade Knives have established themselves as a maker of quality American-made knives for everyday carry (EDC) and survival. This article explores some of their offerings to help you find an exceptional blade as a go-to knife. Benchmade has a vast selection of knives in every category. It is impossible to cover all of them in one article, so this post just covers some of their most popular options. Benchmade Bugout Blade Steel: CPMS30V (58−60 HRC)Blade Length: 3.24″ (8.23 cm)Blade Thickness: 0.090″ (2.29 [...]
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Booby Traps For SHTF
During a prolonged emergency or SHTF situation, you may need to increase your level of defense. Booby traps don’t have to cause harm to be useful. A booby trap can alert you to incoming threats so you can be ready. What is a booby trap? A booby trap is a device that is placed to deter or detect people or animals. It can trigger an alarm or cause injury. The level of injury depends on the type of booby trap and [...]
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The Art of OpSec
Operational security is vital for everyone. You need to be as aware of threats as possible, and if a threat can’t be prevented from becoming reality, you must consider how to deal with it. This article lays out the steps you can take to improve your situational awareness, to prevent threats from causing harm, and to plan defense systems if you must take serious action. Who and what needs protection? Family Pets Livestock Home Infrastructure Stockpiles The more you have to protect, the more complicated your plan [...]
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