Aaron Frankel

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Aaron is also the Survival contributing editor for NeilStrauss.com and IIT for Project Appleseed. In his free time, Aaron enjoys hogging the remote, vodka, mental masturbation and debate over philosophical topics, and “shootin’ stuff” – usually not all at the same time. Follow Google+

Aaron has written 179 article(s).


Episode 56: What is a Bug Out Bag

February 20, 2012
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Episode 56: What is a Bug Out Bag [ 1:04:39 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Host Aaron and Jonathan discuss the question of, “what is a bug out bag” and “what goes in a bug out bag”. BOBs (Bug Out Bags) are a favorite topic of preppers both new and old. But what is a Bug Out Bag really, pitfalls should be avoided, and what really goes in a BOB? [...]

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Episode 55: Planning Survival Strategies

February 13, 2012
Episode 55: Survival Strategies
Episode 55: Planning Survival Strategies [ 52:35 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hosts Aaron and Jonathan discuss planning a survival strategy and give a critique of Doomsday Preppers. Doomsday Preppers hits television screens leaving your hosts insulted and entertained. However, there are lessons that can still be learned. After giving their thoughts on the show Aaron and Jonathan segue into developing your survival strategy, questions to ask [...]

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Episode 54: Guns for Survival | ITRH Urban Survival Podcast

February 6, 2012
Episode 54: Guns for Survival
Episode 54: Guns for Survival [ 1:03:42 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hosts Aaron and Jonathan discuss the basic gun battery for survival and the benefits of professional training. A practical conversation about the four guns every survival minded person should own and how to choose them. The first of several planned episodes for 2012 on the topic of guns for survival, episode 54 starts things off [...]

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Episode 53: 3 Week Bugging In Supply List

January 30, 2012
Episode 53
Episode 53: 3 Week Bugging In Supply List [ 1:14:14 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hosts Aaron and Jonathan are joined by Ron Davis for a discussion on the basic items needed for a three week bug in period. In most scenarios daily life will return to normal after 72 hours to one week. But larger disasters, whether person or local, can extend into several weeks. This episode covers the [...]

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Episode 52: Riots

January 23, 2012
Episode 52: Surviving Riots
Riots: Vulnerabilities & How to Prepare [ 53:04 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hosts Aaron and Jonathan set your city on fire in a white hot rage with total disregard to point out vulnerabilities. But then roast marshmallows and plan an escape. Riots in America have long been on the top ten list of concerns for urban survivalists. They’re big and scary, they’re a threat, but what really [...]

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Episode 51: 1 Year Anniversary

January 16, 2012
Episode 51: 1 Year Anniversary
Episode 51: 1 Year Anniversary [ 1:02:01 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Host Aaron and Jonathan are joined by Jason and Jeep to discuss lessons learned from the past year and what to expect going forward…

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Episode 50: Preparing for 2012

January 9, 2012
Episode 50: Survival Knives
Episode 50: Preparing for 2012 [ 1:00:05 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hosts Aaron and Jonathan ring in the new year with a discussion of preparing for 2012. The time to act is now. The begging of the year is a perfect time to go over the basics of preparing, reviewing our preps, and touching on more advanced considerations of survival. For long time listeners Episode 50 [...]

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Episode 49: 2012

January 2, 2012
Episode 49: 2012
Episode 49: 2012 [ 45:06 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hosts Aaron and Jonathan look back at 2011, look forward to 2012, and expectations for the new year. 2012 brings predictions of Doomsday. As we go forward the media hype is likely to surge as people become consumed with what may come. But, like so many “predictions” of the post, 2012 is likely to pass [...]

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Episode 48: John Heatherly Interview

December 19, 2011
John Heatherly Interview
Episode 48: John Heatherly Interview [ 39:54 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hosts Aaron and Jonathan interview John Heatherly–author of The Survival Template. Heatherly is a 17-year student of survival through formal survival training. His survival education started with Tom Brown Jr’s Trackerschool after which he went on to graduate from several military Survival Courses. Using his personal experiences gained from his survival training, Heatherly has gone on [...]

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Friday Gear Report: 12-16-11

December 16, 2011
Pack-Rifle

Takedown rifles by themselves are cool. But what if we took a takedown rifle and combined it with a fishing rod? Finally, someone has combined two of my favorite things. “Your chocolate is in my peanut butter. Your peanut butter is in my chocolate.” Developed and manufactured by Utah-based Mountain View Machine & Welding, Inc., the Pack-rifle ($425) [...]

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