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How to Find Direction Using the Sun and Stars

If you don't always carry a compass around with you (who typically does?) then having the knowledge of how to find out your direction and where you want to go could be lifesaving.  

Editor’s note: The following excerpt was taken from FM 21-76: Survival Evasion and Escape, an Army field manual published in 1968.

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Updated December 2025

Learning never ends. If you've managed to read all the other articles on this site, congratulations! It's a lot of information.

But we've only begun to touch the surface of many of the prepping and survival subjects and topics introduced here.

We think the books below are a great addition to your collection.

Some you should keep print copies of, and all you should have on your emergency Kindle/iPad.

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Portable Power

For most of us, having access to electrical power has become so second nature that we hardly give it a thought. It's so abundant to be almost free, and there are lots of places all around to plug in your cell phone when it runs out of juice.

But if the grid goes down for a long period of time, or you need to charge your devices on the move, then you need to consider sources of portable power if you are serious about prepping.

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