Miles lay between us, and more miles between us and home. No phones, no lights, no motorcars; not a single luxury. The rendezvous plan had eroded away with the trail in front of me. How would we connect? When trouble… Continue Reading
You need to get out of there. So do thousands of other people. Most of those people will be slowed to a crawl or stopped dead because their road is blocked. Will you? This is the second installment of our… Continue Reading
Every cell’s life depends on blood. Blood ferries materials between cells and the outside world. Cells in distant parts of the body share materials and information through it. This article explores what’s really in blood, and how a prepper can… Continue Reading
Do you ever stop and think “How would I have handled this situation without all the modern conveniences?” Well, I hope so. It’s a great prepper habit, testing both your skills and your preps. We experienced one of those moments… Continue Reading
I’ve been reading a book, The 29th Day, by a young man who survived a bear mauling that occurred deep in the northern wilderness. There came a moment when I heard his description and just cringed. “Doh! No, don’t do… Continue Reading
Laurence Gonzales wrote a book, Deep Survival. Gonzales is a man with both a long history of extreme sports and a fascination with what it is that causes some people to survive under terrible duress while others succumb. I share… Continue Reading