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
There’s a lot of attention paid in prepper circles to the TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it) event: The One Big Thing that changes our worlds forever. Well, we ought to pay some attention to those.… Continue Reading
This series is about how to manage when you and yours must walk a long way to get to your destination. Part I was about the psychological aspects of a long, challenging hike; while Part II was about managing the… Continue Reading
This series is meant to help you to prepare if you and yours have to go a long way on foot. Part I focused on the psychological aspects. This part focuses on the physical side. Here are tips and tricks… Continue Reading
If the Stuff Hit’s The Fan (SHTF), what would your profession be? What would you do if you didn’t have your ‘day job’? I don’t mean “How would you survive.” At least for a while a prepper should have food… Continue Reading
Knowledge is the best prep ever, because its so darned useful and so hard to have taken away. There’s also more of it than any one person could ever consume available for FREE. If you’re able to read this, you’ve… Continue Reading
Injuries happen. But then what? Your efforts at rehabilitation (rehab) can make a giant difference in how much function returns. Preppers need to have some idea on how to rehab to get themselves off the sidelines and back into the… Continue Reading
One of the hardest (and most expensive) lessons I have learned in my prepping journey is keeping our prepping proportionately in balance. When I started prepping, I went WAY overboard buying guns and ammo. Why? Because guns and ammo are… Continue Reading
Please take a minute and a half to watch the video below, if you haven’t already. (1) So …for real? Half the people don’t notice a woman in a gorilla suit walking through with a dramatic chest-beat mid-screen?… Continue Reading
Rescue Capabilities While we generally think of prepping as preparing for some widespread event, quite often life-threatening events are quite personal, involving just one person or a small group. All that is required is for someone to get themselves into… Continue Reading
If the Stuff Hits The Fan (SHTF) where is the food going & water going to come from? To me, that’s the single biggest question when it comes to choosing a bugout location. So… let’s talk about where the food… 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
Emergency Funds Many emergencies are personal in nature and there is a perpetual concern among preppers that during a SHTF event bank cards and checks won’t work and only cash will do. The truly concerned will worry that even cash… Continue Reading
You might be a prepper if… I remember the old “you might be a redneck if” jokes were all the rage, and sometimes I think you can look at our family and fill a whole comedy routine with nothing but… Continue Reading
The power’s out, and there’s *no pizza delivery*! Oh, the Horror! O wait, you’re a prepper. You’ve plenty of food on hand. No need to panic. Instead, it’s time for a Prepper’s Barbecue! How much have you tried eating your… Continue Reading