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10 Survival Items to Scavenge from Abandoned Vehicles

10 Survival Items to Scavenge from Abandoned Vehicles

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Looting, scavenging, call it what you will. When the SHTF, you might need to do a little scavenging.

10 Survival Items to Scavenge from Abandoned Vehicles - Scavenging after SHTF carries significant stigma, invoking your most dreaded nightmares. During man-made or natural disasters (including war), scavenging is a common occurrence.

 Scavenging after SHTF carries significant stigma, invoking your most dreaded nightmares. During man-made or natural disasters (including war), scavenging is a common occurrence.

I have for a long time wondered what items and tools we could find when scavenging and I think I hit the jackpot with this article from our friends over at prepforshtf.com.

Who knew that an abandoned car held so many survival items we can use in a SHTF situation. I personally know one more use for inner tubes; fill them with water and leave them in the sun and in a few hours you will have warm to hot water to shower with.

10 Survival Items to Scavenge from Abandoned Vehicles

 Scavenging after SHTF carries significant stigma, invoking your most dreaded nightmares. During man-made or natural disasters (including war), scavenging is a common occurrence.



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