25 Survival And Safety Tips Everyone Needs To Know, Shared By This Former Royal Marine

Always took my car to the first date. Also, if the date is just bad in general, you can peace out.

Read all of this post. It might save your life.

There's a guy that invented a type of nail polish that reacts with common drugs used to spike drinks. You paint it on, then when you get your drink you swirl your finger in the drink and if it changes color, that means your drink was spiked. I can't remember where I read about this, but I think it has been put into production.

What makes me sad is the fact that this is such a big problem

Isn't that him in the picture? He spiked the drink?

why does it say prevents against pills if it's a double negative

This is really cool, and really sad at the same time.

When traveling abroad, always scan your passport and email it to yourself. If you'll lose everything, you'll have a starting point at securing yourself travel documents to get back home.

I spent a year traveling around Southeast Asia and I used a waterproof money belt that I wore next to my skin under by pants. Before I left my guesthouse to go on to the next place, I would take $20 or so in local currency and put it in a baggie and then into a pants pocket or my shoulder bag...someplace easily accessible—and the rest of my money and travelers checks (before widespread access to ATMs in many of the places I visited) went into a money belt that I wore under my pants/skirt. It was virtually impossible to detect, and absolutely impossible to get to without me knowing. When I was staying at a place and was just going out-and-about, I could generally find an interesting spot to stash my important goods to keep them safe from prying eyes. If you’re somewhere unfamiliar, always carry a smallish amount of cash on you that you can hand over to someone if you’re mugged.

The only thing I don't like about this is the passport. When you are abroad (I have traveled many places around the world for the gov't). Your passport should be on you at all times if you are out of your country and not sitting in your hotel room. It is part of travel training. It is the ONLY means of legitimately identifying you as a US Citizen. If you are suddenly caught up in a catastrophe or some other disaster/personal situation, you will not be admitted to a US embassy or get gov't help, without one. Which is more likely? Who knows. Depends on your activities, but you don't want to be caught unaware, without your passport. Human traffickers frequently confiscate passports, because they know this. You are almost persona non grata, without it.

In all my travels, my buddies and I never once experienced this issue. I suppose that it is more geared towards those who travel alone and are foolish enough to telegraph their wealth. We used to travel around Mexico on a regular basis, but we knew to never act or dress like someone who has anything worth taking.

I taught my young son to SCREAM "FIRE! THERE'S FIRE!!!" Because more people will react and turn to look - it could be a threat to THEIR safety - than will turn to a scream for "HELLLLP!" Sad, but true . . .

I taught both my kids very young that kicking or punching a male female in the crotch puts them to the ground. For some reason people only think hitting men in the junk is excruciating. Nope. Women too! Biting and not letting go is a good one around the neck/face if picked up works too.

Excellent advice for anyone who has children!

I know this is old, old advice, but if the person you are up against is considerably stronger than you, any weapon you bring out will be used against you. You need to make noise and get away, not try to McGyver your way out of the situation.

The deodorant and lighter one is simply preposterous.

And the traditional old keys between the fingers. It will hurt them more than it hurts you.

This is terrible advice 🤣

A deodorant in itself can also be very useful. Its not as harmful as pepper spray but it stings. And nobody can arrest you for carrying a small deodorant with you.

Basically he shows how to be a woman out at night! Because i don't know any woman that doesn't already do that

”Hey Siri call 911!”. Might work without iPhone too.

I do all of my night walking during the day when it’s light out. That helps. Vampires are also not out then, which greatly reduces those attacks too.

Excellent advice for anyone!

*your emergency number may vary.