Who Will Help me Eat My Bread?
There is an old children’s story about someone who asks “Who will help me make my bread?” No one helps. No one helps plant the wheat, harvest the wheat, mill the wheat, make the dough, or bake it. But at the end when it is asked who will help eat the bread everyone comes running […]
Saddened, Stupidity, and Concerned. The Occupy Wall Street Protest(s)
It’s Monday morning. I am working from home, and I just have to get this off my chest before I actually start working. This has been burning all weekend long in my brain… I was going to wait to post this until later in the week, but just couldn’t Had to get published now… I […]
Prepper or Consumer Poser? That is the Question.
It’s been a rough couple of weeks with work. In fact, work has become increasingly busy. It was the end of the quarter and a race to get customer contracts closed up, signatures, etc. For those that don’t know, I work for a software company in sales. It can be very high stress, even more […]
Carbines, Shotguns, Rifles, and The New Prepper, Part Two, Contributed by Cameron Green of GAPPNJ.COM
This is the second installment in a series of papers to educate the new prepper about what weapons they should have on hand. I’m approaching this from a SHTF scenario, and while I’m not advocating using any firearm in an offensive manner, I stress that being able to use one to defend yourself is imperative… […]
Solar Oven Fail
This weekend I had an “epic fail” (as the kids say) with my new solar cooker. I tried to make a simple dish, Arroz con Pollo (chicken with rice), but did not get past 100F. Why? The sun! As it turns out, Saturday morning and afternoon was the time mother nature chose to break its […]
Promises To Keep : Your New Post-SHFT Credit Card
There is no honor among thieves. But, thankfully, most people aren’t thieves. Even in a SHTF scenario, with some exception (e.g. Katrina), most people do behave well. For the most part. Living in or near a big city it can be hard to understand that a persons’ word still holds value for a large number […]
Saturday Videos
Metal shipping containers used for a survival retreat. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53gBoINp2TE SHTF LONG TERM FOOD STORAGE IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H4EO5110PE Preview of Gardening without Watering httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddHaOaliJ6o How to make a survival knife by hand (This is great) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioPgivH7oHI Firearms Training and Women httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcfyHYNpapU SHTF Deals Of The Week Part…..Who Knows? httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfWBtKUTYhw Complete Preparedness Guide For a […]
A Quick Update…
Hey guys, sorry there hasn’t been a ton of new content lately. I have been swamped at work and have not had the time northe mind-share to put forth new blog posts lately. Once the month is over things should slow a little and I should be avle to resume a regular pace again…
Rural Land for Bug Out Location: A Response to Suburban
This article is a response to Suburban’s May 31st article “Thinking About Buying Rural Land for Your Bug Out Location”. A good article certainly. I too have been looking into the possibility of buying some undeveloped (“raw” as Suburban puts it) land, both as a BOL and simply a second get-a-way home for the family. […]
September is National Preparedness Month
Our government has designated September as “National Preparedness Month“. This contrasts with the FBI’s profiling preppers as potential terrorists. I imagine the message is “be prepared”, but don’t be too prepared. We still want you dependent upon the government, so don’t become independent! 😉 So, what skill do you want to develop for National Preparedness […]