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03 June 2026
Mentally dealing with an emergency situation
Your head is your first tool in a crisis Food supplies, emergency
02 June 2026
A robust watch: why do I need one? And which one?
Knowing the time is enormously important. It is in daily life for
28 May 2026
Buying gold: how do you get started? And why?
Gold has been both a reliable means of payment and a store
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04 December 2025
Food from nature – week 8: Winter herbs
Even now you can find herbs: thyme, sage and rosemary
30 November 2025
Self-sufficient in 52 weeks (9) – Check your medicines and personal care
Forgetting medication is one thing. No longer having access to
29 November 2025
Food from nature – week 7: Game in the kitchen
Foraging doesn’t end with plants. Autumn is also the season
27 November 2025
6 gifts for men who’d rather survive outdoors than sit at the Christmas table
A real outdoorsman You know him: he’d rather be in
26 November 2025
VIEWING TIP. Survival Lilly – the woman who truly lives prepping
In a world full of noisy survival YouTubers, Survival Lilly
25 November 2025
If 999 doesn’t answer: what you can do yourself in an emergency
If emergency services don’t answer, what then? Imagine: there’s a
23 November 2025
Self-sufficient in 52 weeks (8) – Buy a power bank and test it
Your phone is your compass, your torch and your lifeline.
22 November 2025
Eten uit de natuur – week 6: De vergeten vruchten
De mispel, rozenbottel en verwilderde appel hangen er nog. Mispels
