There are things we, as preppers, need to do more of, or do a better job of. You know it, we know it, but that doesn’t mean it gets done. Spice and I talked about it in our weekly podcast, you… Continue Reading
Sleep is under-appreciated … by people that can get a suitable amount. Once you can’t, you figure out how glorious it was all along. Lack of sleep is dangerous In a survival situation, lack of sleep is dangerous and can be… Continue Reading
“I am a scientist. In my field, it’s considered to be a good thing to change one’s ideas based on evidence.” This quote has been attributed to Albert Einstein. In his youth, Einstein was an extremely committed and vocal pacifist.… Continue Reading
Instant black. Instant quiet. One second I was writing a description for an upcoming 3BY Podcast, the next second I was sitting in my recliner, keyboard in hand, staring out into absolute blackness. I grabbed my phone and clicked the… Continue Reading
Today the shelves are bare of bump stocks, because last week some evil S.O.B. did great evil, and one thing he used to do it was a bump stock. Bump stocks all over the news, people freaking out that they… Continue Reading
The man charged straight at me. He was huge and I am small. At nearly three hundred pounds and over six and a half feet of nothing but muscle and violent intent, he was unbelievably fast. I backpedaled rapidly but… Continue Reading
Good news! This article has been replaced by an expanded and updated article on the same subject. You can read it by clicking HERE! Prepping For Food Allergies and Sensitivities Did you know that Beans, Bullets, Bandages & you has… Continue Reading
I’m not a SuperPrepperSurvivalistNinja™. I’m kinda old, I’m carrying around far too many pounds (I’m working on that), and I’m not an aggressive go-getter killing machine. You probably aren’t either… at least, I HOPE you aren’t. SuperPrepperSurvivalistNinja™ I’ve decided to revisit… Continue Reading
The reluctant spouse.In Part I of this series, we looked at how to find out just why The Spouse is reluctant, and how to approach bridging the gap. We then recorded a podcast for for preppers to play for their… Continue Reading
As in every other aspect of life as a couple, things go along much faster and more smoothly if spouses basically agree on goals and means. So what’s a person who sees a need to prep to do when a… Continue Reading
It was a great plan: This post is something of a morality tale of gardening. Back in the spring, I wrote a post on one of this year’s garden experiments: The Potato Tower. The plan is you build a tower… Continue Reading
The internet’s a wonderful thing, where you can wander down a path, take a left turn, and end up somewhere entirely unexpected. That’s what happened when Salty sent me a link to a research article that seemed to indicate that… Continue Reading
Blood thinners. Ok, if you’ve read many of my health posts you’re used to the line about how I’m not a physician and I don’t give medical advice. You can double that for this piece. Even if I was a… Continue Reading
Pandemic – Why are people so concerned when it’s just a flu virus? And not even a flu virus that currently exists, at that? Of all the “Stuff hits the fan, it reaches even down here to rural Missouri, and… Continue Reading
The Eclipse of 2017, in a sense, was a mini-SHTF mass-movement run through. No, there were no major problems, but we did see mass movements of people into areas of the country that do not have the infrastructure to handle… Continue Reading