The Jersey Boys: When I set out to write this series, I found that among the “defined terms” for this site was “The Boys”, meant to refer to household pets. Consequently, I need to tell my faithful readers, both of… Continue Reading
We keep a get-home bag in all of our vehicles at all times, for us these are a collection of tools and supplies, but not an obsession. Get-home bag – the minimum necessary to get the job done I’ve got… Continue Reading
Today’s review is of the “The Ole Smoke Pole”, the single shot shotgun. Overview of the single shot shotgun: This review is going to be completely different than most of our other reviews (CLICKY), because I am not talking about… Continue Reading
Why are we reviewing the Yukon Growler? Why review what is essentially a really big beer Thermos on a preparedness site? Because it’s so very useful for when you have to stay outside in extreme weather. Three problems that this… Continue Reading
Call me mean, call me heartless, but living below sea level & in flood plains is just dumb. I remember watching the TV coverage of New Orleans being flooded during Hurricane Katrina. There was helicopter footage of Lake Pontchartrain overflowing… Continue Reading
About 30% of American adults have high blood pressure (hypertension), and close to 17% of American adults don’t have their high blood pressure well controlled. Good thing an emergency scenario wouldn’t increase that further! Oh, wait…. PrepperMed 101: High… Continue Reading
Duck & Cover. There’s been a lot of talk in the news about being prepared for a nuclear exchange situation with North Korea (lately) and before that, the Russians and the Chinese. We grew up during the apex of the… Continue Reading
The BOV Saga: Part 2 I’ve actually been through one car restoration previously. That was before I was a prepper. The car was an antique Porsche. If you go back far enough in Porsche history, the cars are basically hopped… Continue Reading
https://www.buzzsprout.com/85428/510033-episode-16-bicycles-as-a-prep Often overlooked, bicycles are a great resource for preppers and people who may need to “take it on the lamb” in a bugout situation. Personally, I carry a bicycle in my car everywhere I go if I can… I… Continue Reading
Here’s what I would like you to do. First, turn your speaker volume down, the following recording is LOUD… yes, it’s the ‘tranquil night sounds of the country’ but trust me, it is really loud. Next, I’d like you to… Continue Reading
Why a picture of two empty gas cans? These two cans are on their way to the Gas Station, they got used to top off my truck and car as part of our gas storage and rotation system. The goal? To… Continue Reading