People are on the move for the holidays. Many of us are going by car. Congested travel and winter travel both have their own special problems. Is your car properly stocked, in case your trip doesn’t go completely as planned?… Continue Reading
Suppose you need to bug out. Or just get home. Water is in your way. Here in the midwest, that’s been the main story of late spring. Bridges out, roads under water. Whether in a vehicle or on foot, ploughing… Continue Reading
Ice. We live in north Missouri, and the winter of 2018-2019 has been absolutely horrible in terms of ice, and dealing with ice has been a daily chore for us since October. I’m not talking “an ice storm here or… Continue Reading
Furnaces fail. Cars slide into snowbanks. Mass transit doesn’t arrive when it was counted upon. Kids lose gloves. Footing slips, landing feet in cold water. Cold injuries (read more about them here) are a real risk in these kinds of… Continue Reading
Some winter weather preps are pretty obvious. Heat, that doesn’t rely on electricity. Light, ditto. Food and water. Emergency supplies in the car, in case you get stuck out on the road. First aid. Warm clothes. Got those covered? Great!… Continue Reading
What do people who live in the desert find to talk about with strangers? Here in the Midwest, small talk can always start with the weather. It’s like a pet goat; always doing something unexpected — and usually troublesome. That’s… Continue Reading
Dual Purpose, One Radio One of the things I look for when buying short-range group-communications radios like GMRS/FRS and CB is that they also have a dual purpose… a NOAA weather radio built into the unit. I’ve also a couple… Continue Reading
It’s a rainy Sunday morning … so I went for a hike. Why? Well honestly, walking in the rain can be its own excuse; it’s got a peaceful groove all its own. I also put on my ‘bugout gear’, what… Continue Reading
Here’s a Catch-22 for the prepper: Many disasters might make it necessary to produce one’s own food to have all you need. Also, many disasters make it harder to produce food by their impacts on the weather. How can preppers… Continue Reading
Volcano Weather The title of this post is also the title of a book, “Volcano Weather: The Story of the Year Without a Summer 1816” by Henry Stommel and Elizabeth Stommel. Unfortunately, this book (non-fiction) is now out of print,… Continue Reading
Communications in the Post Apocalypse World (PAW) are going to be critical to the success and safety of a community. Communications Options There are several methods that can be used that do not rely on electricity or electronic devices, though… Continue Reading
All of us know what kinds of weather our home areas are likely to get, and the warning signs it’s coming. We have preps and plans to deal with those. (We do, right? If not, time to get on that.)… Continue Reading
I recently spent most of a vacation visiting some of America’s wild places. This trip took a friend (Doc) and I out of our comfort zones and out of range of quick assistance. It was a good model for some… Continue Reading
Scotchgard has been around for decades, but I have recently run across several folks who never heard of it, so I thought I should make all of my loyal readers, both of them, aware of this useful product. What is… Continue Reading
Let’s talk about a need you may not realize you have – screen repair. Heat’s been on our mind as spring rolls toward summer. Recently we did a post about keeping cool when the weather gets hot: It’s Gonna Get… Continue Reading