Knife Sharpening… An FAQ to Help You Hone The Skill

by suburban | Feb 13, 2010 | Knives, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, Survival Gear

If you are like me, I am hor­ri­ble at knife sharp­en­ing, and get­ting the edge I am look­ing for on a blade.  It takes me for­ev­er to get the right angle stroke, etc to put an edge on a knife.  Any knife for that mat­ter. WARNING:  This was... Read more

Emergency Radios, Essential Gear in Your Home, Bug Out Bag, Get Home Bag, Etc.

by suburban | Jun 17, 2009 | Communications, Entertainment, Gear, General, Preparedness, Survival Gear

UPDATE 2021:  Over the years, I have found emer­gency radios to be essen­tial lit­tle tools whether you need them in an emer­gency or not.  I used one dur­ing Hur­ri­cane Sandy to stay informed about the sur­round­ing met­ro­pol­i­tan area.  In... Read more

Taking Action on and Executing Being Prepared…

by suburban | Jun 13, 2009 | Energy, Food, Gear, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, Survival Gear, Survivalism

Tonight after clean­ing my guns, relax­ing a lit­tle bit, and hav­ing some din­ner, I got on one of the sur­vival forums that I am a mem­ber of.  I was look­ing up gar­den­ing infor­ma­tion and found quite a few resources, down­loaded some docs, and came across... Read more