One of the most important parts of having an affordable “deep larder” is keeping food on hand that A) you like eating and B) that stays fresh enough to not have a bunch of waste. Pantry organizers can help. A… Continue Reading
It’s a hard thing to do, admit that you made a mistake… especially to do so in public. I’ve made a lot of them over the years, as have we all… and some of those prepping mistakes have been quite… Continue Reading
Does James Wesley, Rawles’ book “How To Survive The End Of The World As We Know It” actually help us do what the title claims? In as much as any book could help in such a dire situation, yes. Does… Continue Reading
I’ve been thinking about wound care. Developing The Place and other prepping or emergency activities often involve sharp tools, lots of muscle, and people doing tasks they don’t do every day — good conditions for traumatic injury. I’m no expert… Continue Reading
The first thing you need to do when disaster strikes in an urban setting is recognize that something is wrong, and get out of the building. If you are wrong and nothing is happening, you can always go back inside,… Continue Reading
We have become so dependent on electronics that it really makes one wonder if an EMP would cause the mass suicide of people no longer able to connect to anybody they wanted at a moment’s notice. Even a trip to… Continue Reading
It’s a House, Not a Solar Oven: Cooling Ideas That Needs No Power Cooling – Because, Physics. If you make air move faster, some of its heat energy is converted into the energy of motion, so it cools. This… Continue Reading
Review: Anker Compact Car Jump Starter and Portable Power Pack. I mentioned this item before, as part of a ‘prepared car’. Since I’ve had reason to use it lately, perhaps you might like to hear how it actually works. The… Continue Reading
Ever wish your Mosin had a peep sight? One of the biggest challenges for preppers who own Mosin Nagant rifles is their optics, or lack thereof. Mosins are notoriously difficult and expensive to put optics on, especially if one wishes… Continue Reading
Ok, I know asthma affects many adults as well as children. It is common in childhood though (about 13% of children in the U.S.), and what tugs at a parents’ heart more than a child struggling to breathe? When… Continue Reading
As I mentioned all the way back in my first post, I have had occasions to “Escape from New York”. On a normal day, New York City is a nuisance to enter, and a nuisance to leave, not quite as… Continue Reading
Drowning doesn’t look like drowning. That’s one phrase we kept hearing over and over during our “rescue diver” training years ago, and it’s a key fundamental to learn. What drowning looks like Humans have something called the “Instinctive Drowning Response… Continue Reading
The EOTech EXPS3 Holographic Sight is Salty & Spice’s holographic optic of choice. It has proven to be rugged and 100 percent reliable. We review it in this podcast. The EOTech EXPS3 Holographic Sight Here’s the manufacturer’s blurb about… Continue Reading
Spoiler alert: It wasn’t These aliens: Having to weed a prairie is just not right. I blamed the morning job on the blamed fool that decided that Sericea lespedeza would make a great import to northeast Missouri. “It’s very hardy!”… Continue Reading
Him: How many assault rifles do you own? Me: I don’t own any assault rifles, machine guns require a special license to own and I don’t have it. Him: OK, how many “modern sporting rifles” do you own? Me: How… Continue Reading