Preparing vs. improvising One of the topics that generally gets a lot of play in the survival world is improvising. Innovative ways to repurpose items and use them for survival. While the information is interesting and potentially useful, you need… Continue Reading
Filling Small Spaces In Storage Buckets A few weeks ago I’d visited a store that we don’t have in my state that has great bulk foods at great prices (Winco) and stocked up quite a bit on some things. Over… Continue Reading
Pandemics get the headlines. Fair enough; it’s the pandemics often kill millions, potentially billions. But in a sense, pandemic, epidemic, and endemic diseases are equally bad. Why? As they say about all wars being the same size: Death comes one… Continue Reading
Make Your Own Baking Powder I was researching shelf life and storage methods for some baking ingredients and came across this. You may think…why do I need to store baking ingredients? Well…you may not. But if you plan to make… Continue Reading
The Survival Mindset By Jim Cobb As many of my readers know, I love to talk about the mental aspects of survival just as much, if not more than, the physical preparations. The so-called soft skills like interpersonal communication, conflict… Continue Reading
My hiking partner and I have been having a running debate. She favors waterproof boots. I hadn’t. This question hits close to home for anyone preparing to travel much by foot, be it for recreation or disaster; so let’s take… Continue Reading
Avoid Stray Cat Syndrome By Jim Cobb A few years ago, my wife and I were out walking one evening, something we do rather regularly when the weather is reasonable. A few blocks from home, we heard the mewing of… Continue Reading
Here’s a first look review of the new Taurus G3. Many preppers are searching for a reliable, inexpensive, lightweight and accurate self-defense gun. At first glance, does the Taurus G3 fit that bill? Let’s find out. The New Taurus The… Continue Reading