I don’t normally do product reviews; because I’m not terribly interested in *products*. Except filtering water bottles. They’re the bomb. Water is heavy, inconvenient to carry, often problematic when coming from natural sources, and *life critical*. That makes highly portable… Continue Reading
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
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
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
Salty’s Note: I wrote the following coal story at the request of a friend who had heard the story. While it’s not about prepping, I think it does share a couple of important prepping lessons. It’s a miracle that any… Continue Reading
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
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
Spend more than about 8 seconds in any survival related forum and you’ll hear some variation on this phrase – Skills are better than Stuff. The basic premise at work here is that learning skills is a more valuable investment… Continue Reading
Food production is an important part of prepping. As I write this in May 2020, COVID has motivated a lot of people to plant a garden. But when’s the best time to put it in? Advice on when to plant… Continue Reading
Prepping is like any other worthwhile endeavor – there are going to be a few stumbles along the way. Fortunately, you can avoid some of them by learning from the mistakes of others. The important thing is to not lose… Continue Reading
Survival Seed Kits are a popular prepper item. Theory of use is straightforward: You buy one kit of heirloom seeds and store it, either room temp or frozen, until needed. Then you whip it out, plant the seeds, and you’re… Continue Reading
Spring is in the air, and “stay home” and “shelter in place” orders are popping up all over the U.S. as unstoppable as dandelions. Other places like South Korea are taking different approaches. There’s no doubt all of these orders… Continue Reading
Emergency Shopping? Think Restaurant Supply Outlets Last year, I wrote about how “going shopping” at a big-box store or membership-warehouse was absolutely the last thing I intended to do if the Stuff Hits The Fan (SHTF). As I’m writing this… Continue Reading
Financial Preparedness As preppers and survivalists, we make plans for all sorts of emergencies. From being stranded in the car due to weather to a full-scale pandemic, we’re all set with food, water, and other supplies we’ve carefully curated… Continue Reading
Consider the Source The survival/prepper world seems to attract a good number of self-styled prophets and prognosticators (can’t believe I actually spelled that correctly the first time around, LOL). These are people who will tell you, with the utmost… Continue Reading