Run, Or Stay And Fight?
The yesterday on Facebook I posted a photo of a lady holding handgun. The caption read; I would much rather explain to the police, why an intruder in my home has a hole in his chest, than to have them explain to my loved ones why I was raped and murdered! One of my female […]
Surplus Rifles
As one of my previous articles shared, I love the Mosin -Nagant surplus rifles. The Mosin is not my only surplus rifle. I also have a good collection of Carl Gustavs Swedish Mausers in 6.5x55SE. I must confess theses are my favorite rifles. The 6.5x55SE is a fairly easy load that I or my wife […]
Where Do I Get My Medical Supplies?
One question I often hear is ” Shane The Nurse, where do I get my medical supplies?”. Well I am here to tell you that getting medical supplies is very easy, for the most part. There are really only a couple of ways to get medical supplies; Buy it from a medical supply company Buy it […]
Filling a Hole In My Preps, Fruits, Vegetables, and the New Dehydrator
I always knew I had a damaging hole in my food preparations. I have quite a few proteins. In fact I consistently rotate my proteins because I use them in every day life. I also need to boost some of the protein preps, as an aside. However, what are/were missing are critical preparations because they […]
Review of the Timber Wolf “Blazin” Bowie Knife
Last fall I wrote a post about three budget knives you might want in your pack because they were inexpensive. Last weekend, I had the chance to bring one of them camping as we openend up the campsite for the season. Prior to going I gave the Timber Wolf Blazin Bowie a quick sharpening and […]
Thoughts on a Storage Unit as a Fallback Shelter or Bug Out Location
This is a response to @Alex516 who asked the following question, which made me think a little deeper on the subject, and I thought it would make a good post: @Alex516 asked: “I’d be curious about your thoughts for using a storage unit as a layover. I’m thinking about caching some supplies in one on […]
Examining the Requirement for Multiple Short Term Bug Out Locations
Recently. I have been looking for a BOL property again. I have had several conversations with other preppers about going in on property together, alone, etc. Then I examine my geography and demographic, and it hit me… I live in a highly populated low self sufficiency demographic and geography. I need more than one Bug […]
Family Preparedness Mindset – A Lesson Learned by Matthew Brown
My family and I recently attended a wedding in Michigan near the Sleeping Bear sand dunes. We went up for the weekend and I knew that the weather was going to be unpredictable. I packed accordingly with my waterproof shell, my hiking shoes and your typical hiking/survival kit. We arrived at our hotel early and […]
Policy, Law, and the Free Man by Jesse Mathewson
It has been a personal stance of mine that liberty, not be tied to a piece of paper, government or philosophy that includes the state for over two years now. This is a personal philosophy that will likely see change, evolution of the mind in the future. This journey has not been easy, it has […]
I’m Different… An Observation(s) from the Field of Life
I’ve been on a long overdue vacation this past week. Several years overdue, in fact. But I learned something quite by accident that I would like to share. While traveling with a group of friends outside the United States, one of which was getting married (I and two other friends were groomsmen), that of many […]