No class of drugs has saved more human lives than antibiotics. Using them improperly causes significant harm too. Improper use is not only wasteful but degrades your health in the short term and the usefulness of the drug within your… Continue Reading
Over the counter (OTC) pain medications are an important part of a prepper’s medical kit; but which ones should you have and how should you use them? To help make these decisions, I thought you might like to hear about… Continue Reading
Uncontrolled bleeding is something that can put you in an early grave, so knowing how to maintain bleeding control at all times is a Prepper Med must must. Of course, like all medical articles, we have our disclaimer… Salty, Spice… Continue Reading
If they sell it over the counter (OTC, meaning without a prescription), a medication must be safe, right? You should just be able to stock and use OTC meds without much concern, right? Nope. OTC drugs are easier to select… Continue Reading
Many preppers on a tight budget may be tempted to keep a stock of instant Ramen noodles on hand for use as a quick food in emergencies. A staple food of many broke young adults through their college and early… Continue Reading
Keystone Meats makes canned ground beef, ready to heat and serve, and the cans have a five-year best-by date. On the surface, this seems like a great item for preppers to add to their pantry. The question is, of course,… Continue Reading
A military invasion of the USA just plain isn’t going to happen. Look, I get it, Red Dawn was a really fun movie. A bunch of really attractive young people got to run around and shoot all the commies they… Continue Reading
On Dying Young Sometimes, in the dark time of the night, the wee hours when sleep won’t come but the mind loses focus I think of Robin and Lila and wonder about would have happened to them had they not… Continue Reading
Facts don’t have bias, but opinions sure do. A huge amount of what we do in prepping involves putting together skills, equipment, supplies and training that we will use if the Stuff Hits The Fan (SHTF). To do this, a… Continue Reading
Non-Firearm Home Invasion Protection If you all are like us (Salty & Spice), anybody breaking into your house at night are likely to be met by at least one (or in our case two) loaded gun muzzles. We find this… Continue Reading
I was working in a biochemistry research lab when I heard about a serious earthquake on the far side of the state. I looked around my lab, with its floor to ceiling open shelves of every sort of chemical, many… Continue Reading
Considerations For Prep Planning I prepare less by type of disaster than I do by basic human needs. The basic needs are pretty much the same, no matter what the disaster. As I meet my goals for the basics I… Continue Reading
Preppers know they need to be prepared to both bug out and bug in, but many need to plan to have multiple bugout locations prepared to head to. Below is a Red Cross emergency shelter. Don’t let this be you.… Continue Reading
Recognizing manipulation is a key prepping skill that, frankly, I’ve never seen anybody else talk about… and the cynical part of my brain thinks it understands why. Fear sells product. If people can manipulate our fears, then they can sell… Continue Reading
In the online prepping and survival culture there appears to be a small but vocal group of self-proclaimed lone wolf survivalists. I have no doubt that most, if not all, of these folks have a self-image of the solitary figure… Continue Reading