Preps That Won’t Raise Eyebrows Sometimes our spouses or other family members aren’t on board with our prepping efforts. We may worry a bit about what other people might think of our prepping lifestyle. Or for some reason OPSEC may be a particular concern where you are or who you are with at this time. For whatever reason …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Drowning First Aid We have discussed both how to assist someone else who is drowning and what to do if the person drowning is you! But what do you do once you have them or yourself out of the water? The EMT’s or a lifeguard may not be standing …
Old West Food Preservation & Cooking Ever wonder as we scramble around today attempting to find the most economical and safest way to preserve our garden harvests how they did it back in the “ole days” prior to mason jars, dehydrators, freezers, food savers and zip lock bags? How did they feed themselves when the …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Save Yourself from Drowning This is a subject that has recently become near and dear to me. This summer my son who is a certified lifeguard assisted in a rescue where the parents were attempting to save their 10 year old son and all three ended up fighting for …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Self Reliance a Crime? (8 links) Is it really becoming a crime to be self-reliant? Most of us have heard or seen the news reports of some really surprising court orders in the recent past encroaching on what we have in the US, anyway, have always assumed were our …
Face Of Road Rage Road rage has become a national issue in several countries. Who, why, and when can be statistically tracked. The facts of the face of road rage based on those statistics has been put into infographic form and is presented below enlarge for your convenience. This is an …
Storage for Emergency Supplies I will start off by saying I understand the need for additional storage for apartment dwellers especially those who are also preppers. But I don’t recommend a rental unit personally. If you happen to live within a block or so of the rental facility perhaps if you’re in a really small …
Preparing for an Economic Collapse Many many of us started out as poverty preppers, me included. As a single parent a job loss, an injury, an illness, or a large, unexpected expense can quickly become a personal SHTF scenario. Preparing for an economic collapse is actually quite a similar type of preparation only on a much …
When Not to Set a Broken Bone The example given in the featured article of how and when a bone can be broken when medical assistance is not readily available and might not be for a while is a good one that I know has happened more than once to various people of various skill …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. No Sweat Survival Hacks We’ve packed our BOB’s and they are sitting at the ready by the front door ready to grab and get out of dodge on a moment’s notice. We have a get home bag and an accident bag in our vehicles. We have it all covered …
