I’ve been holding off making any sort of real posts about the Wuhan flu, but it might be time for me to share some thoughts. Please understand, these are merely my own opinions based on reading the thoughts of others… Continue Reading
Avoid the “I Can’t Crutch” I can’t! How many times have you said that, either out loud or inside your head? When confronted with something we know we should do, something that would be beneficial to us and our families,… Continue Reading
Booby Traps Might Not Be The Best Idea Remember the movie First Blood? That was our introduction to one of Sylvester Stallone’s signature characters, John Rambo. In addition to convincing an entire generation of budding survivalists that we all needed… Continue Reading
Preparedness Prioritization Most of us are not recent lottery winners nor are we otherwise independently wealthy. Thus, we frequently need to make hard decisions as to where our money will be best spent. This includes what little we can carve… Continue Reading
Prepping: A Team Approach Many people have woken up to the realization that long-term preparedness requires a team approach. Community survival planning is the way to go. Of course, that means you need to be in touch with others in… Continue Reading
Hit the trail? In November 2016, my wife and I were both lamenting that we needed more exercise and that we wanted to spend more time doing things we enjoyed. She hit upon the idea of going hiking more… Continue Reading
Bugging Out Isn’t Always Ideal It is a common misconception, even among those who have been involved with prepping for quite some time, that bugging out should be your primary plan in an emergency. I’m not quite certain why that… Continue Reading
Make no mistake, cotton is, as the slogan says, “The fabric of our lives.” From our bedsheets to our T-shirts, we spend day and night in cotton. It is soft, warm, familiar and comforting. Most of us have had that… Continue Reading
It Begins With Water My good friend Rich Beresford III from Around the Cabin will often say that the first thing he asks someone new to prepping is, “What are you going to do for water?” He’s right to ask the… Continue Reading
Gear Expense In two different FB groups this week (and yes, it is only Tuesday), there have been a few posts and comments about the amount of money one should spend on gear. This is a topic that often gets… Continue Reading
Lethal Force vs. Stopping Power A knife is a commonly carried self-defense weapon. That might not be the knife’s primary purpose but I’d guess that most folks who carry one would rank self-defense among the top three reasons why they… Continue Reading
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
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
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