Why all the bother about salt? In much of the world, no A/C in the summer means sweating. Hard work means sweating. Worry increases sweating. All this sweating depletes salt and water. If you’ve ever ended a work day by… Continue Reading
Red Herrings I read the following misleading statement on Facebook this morning: “Has everyone realized that 1.6 million people died last year of tuberculosis even though there is a vaccine but we weren’t wearing masks Nor are being… Continue Reading
Food Storage Basics Putting together a food pantry isn’t difficult, but doing it right involves a bit of planning. You do not need to order a pallet’s worth of specially packaged, and expensive, survival foods. Instead, you can amass a… Continue Reading
Tomorrow several major retailers will be requiring people to wear masks to enter the store. This policy is set by the management of the company, and not the employees of that store. A Friendly Request Please do not yell at… Continue Reading
Any time the subject comes up about favorite or recommended gear, typically knives, firearms and such, someone inevitably comments, “The best knife [or whatever] is the one you have with you.” While true, that’s really just a cop out of… Continue Reading
Update on Glocks In my past writings, I made the case that the perfect prepper weapons were AR-15s and Glocks. You may be thinking that I have changed my mind. In fact, there have been some developments that make that… Continue Reading
Some times bad things happen, like for example foot puncture wounds. I was painfully reminded of this a few days ago. So to make lemonade out of lemons, here are some instructions for cleaning a foot puncture wound if medical… Continue Reading