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
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
Sure, there are moments when you wish you couldn’t hear the complainers or slurpers in your life. Mostly though, life is way better if your ears work right. Let’s take a look at how they operate, and see what a prepper… Continue Reading
What, never heard of the Great Hurricane of 1938? The one with 50 ft waves and blindingly fast travel that killed 700 persons and made more than 63,000 homeless, in one four hour stretch? Well, that’s what happens when your… Continue Reading
Blood vessels. They’re more than just pipes. They’re really cool pipes that can be selectively adjusted to deliver more or less blood to particular areas. A prepper who knows how these adjustments occur can work the system to keep themselves out… Continue Reading
If your gut’s not happy, You’re not happy. We tend to take our guts for granted, but if not taken care of they can ruin the best-laid prepping plans. How does the gut does its thing? What kinds of gut… Continue Reading
I know, boring, but the non-health related thing we can do to survive is to not die in auto accidents. Survival isn’t just about “SHTF”, it’s about being here until a ripe old age, whatever it takes… and the best… Continue Reading
Doing is more important than having. All too often, the most important part of prepping is ignored. The most important part of prepping is having the ability to do. All too often preppers tend to concentrate on stuff, but having… Continue Reading
The fall of 2020 has had its own soundtrack for prepping, and the refrain I’ve been hearing is “Item “X” is disappearing from the shelves; Stock up Now!” It’s a very popular tune; but I can’t recommend the lyrics. Follow… Continue Reading
The number one way to get yourself killed in civil unrest is to be out of your house in places and times where you can reasonably expect there to be civil unrest, so we are going to bug in. Next… Continue Reading
Necessity vs. Luxury In one of the survival FB groups recently, there was a discussion about dealing with high temperatures during a power outage, specifically while residing in an apartment building. The question was – in the absence of A/C,… Continue Reading
The First 24 Hours The first 24 hours after a disaster hits is a critical time frame. How you handle those first few hours can mean success or failure. There are several objectives that must be met in order for… Continue Reading
Self Care One of the things regular readers of mine know is that I often try to call attention to lesser-discussed topics that fall under the preparedness umbrella. Self-care is one of them. I know, the term can be kind… Continue Reading