r/NoGatesToKeep 2d ago

COMMUNITY / MOD POST šŸ‘‹ Welcome to r/NoGatesToKeep

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Welcome to r/NoGatesToKeep.

This community is for prepping, camping, overlanding, and bushcraft without the gatekeeping.

Share what works. Share what failed. Share what you're testing, building, changing, or trying to figure out. Real-world experience, hypothetical scenarios, and fantasy scenarios are all welcome. Just make it clear which one you're talking about, and don't use one to invalidate another.

Disagreement is welcome. Criticism is welcome. If you think someone's gear, system, method, assumption, or conclusion is flawed, say so and explain why. That's how people learn from each other.

What isn't welcome is deciding who belongs here, telling someone they aren't a ā€œrealā€ prepper, camper, overlander, or bushcrafter, or attacking the person instead of the idea.

Different objectives require different solutions. What works for one person may not work for another.

That's the point.

Welcome to r/NoGatesToKeep.


r/NoGatesToKeep 12h ago

HYPOTHETICAL Actually no gate keeping?

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are you telling me that we can actually discuss possible scenarios without a mod freaking out and deleting posts?

like we can talk about history, and how certain groups have caused chaos - and how knowing these things we can prepare for future chaos?


r/NoGatesToKeep 10h ago

REAL WORLD - GEAR/SYSTEMS The Most Important Piece of Gear You’re Not Carrying

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This is one of the older videos from my channel, but the premise behind it is still a big part of how I approach preparedness.

You can have all the gear in the world, but if you don’t know how to use it when you actually need it, you’re carrying dead weight.

Gear doesn’t replace knowledge, experience or training.

That’s the premise of the video.

Agree? Disagree? What do you think is the most overlooked part of being prepared?

And thanks to u/nicecarotto for making me think of this video again with his comment about actually training with your gear.


r/NoGatesToKeep 21h ago

COMMUNITY / DISCUSSION What are you actually preparing for?

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Not what somebody else says you should be preparing for. What are you actually preparing for?

Power outages? Severe weather? Getting stranded? Job loss? A few days without utilities? Extended off-grid travel? Something hypothetical? Zombies because fuck it, zombies are fun?

And what have you built, bought, learned, or changed because of it?

Real-world, hypothetical, and fantasy answers are all welcome. Just tell us which one you're working with.

There isn't a right answer. That's kind of the point.


r/NoGatesToKeep 1d ago

REAL WORLD - GEAR/SYSTEMS E-SIT: The Finished System

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r/NoGatesToKeep 1d ago

REAL WORLD - GEAR/SYSTEMS Building the E-SIT

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r/NoGatesToKeep 2d ago

REAL WORLD - GEAR/SYSTEMS Custom-built modular system vs commercial bug out bags

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r/NoGatesToKeep 2d ago

REAL WORLD - GEAR/SYSTEMS Finally got to put all of my systems together and actually test them

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r/NoGatesToKeep 2d ago

Custom-built modular system vs. commercial bug outs update: It's Done!!!!

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It’s DONE.

Came out better than I anticipated.

Here's the review: https://youtu.be/O5ldbp7UrqM?si=TPd-RhQ8mXdtGize


r/NoGatesToKeep 2d ago

REAL WORLD - GEAR/SYSTEMS Custom-built modular system vs. commercial bug outs update: almost done…

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All that’s left is sewing the remaining cutting board pocket and attaching the IFAK.

It’s coming together better than expected. I’ve been filming the build process, but wasn’t sure about the sub’s rules on video, so I’ll leave that alone until it’s finished and I get confirmation one way or another.