Pets and Prepping, My Thoughts On the Subject

Pets are a staple all around the world. They’re part of the family. They’re used for hunting, security, service for handicapped & our military, in law enforcement. As you can see I am leaning towards discussing “man’s best friend.” They are prevalent from the time we wake to the time we go to sleep at […]
You’re NOT Welcome Here!

This is what hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people who own property in the New York Catskill mountain area were told in 2011. Local residents as well as state police turned legal property owners away from access to their land in the fall of that year. But allow me to digress for a moment before the […]
Budget Ham Radio

This article is by Cameron Green, of Green Academy of Personal Protection (GAPP). In 2003, the northeast of the United States (as well as parts of the midwest and Canada) suffered a severe power outage. Traffic lights were not working so gridlock was rampant…. the subways and other mass transit were not working so peoples […]
Are Pre-2011 Nickels Worth the Hedge?

It has been argued by those in the prepper and survival community that because nickels (pre-2011ish) contain 75% copper and 25 % nickel will appreciate with inflation and/or precious metals. It’s been said that the price of the nickel will go up in a post economic collapse scenario. My own preliminary research says this is debatable. I’m […]
Review of “Without Rule of Law, Advanced Skills to Help You Survive: Hide, Evade, Scavenge, and Infiltrate”

This review is probably months overdue. I’ve had “Without Rule of Law: Advanced Skills to Help You Survive” for months. It also took me a couple months to get through because I picked it up just every now and then to read it when I had a spare moment. To be sure I did not […]
The ASCELLA Emergency Light Bulb / Flashlight

UPDATE: 02/20/2014. It looks like 1-800-Prepare is no longer carrying the Ascella Flashlight Lightbulb. However, I found it on Amazon.com for you here. Well, I’ve been talking to one of the guys over at 1-800-Prepare about a new product they brought on. It’s a light bulb. No, it’s a flashlight. No, it screws into my […]
Local or Alternative Currency in a Community for Higher Economic Sustainability

On the ride home from my boss’s office on Monday evening this week, I was thinking about the economy, and the ramifications of economic collapse. I thought about how it would effect where I live in NJ today, and I thought about how it might effect my home town, a small town in rural Pennsylvania. […]
The Modular Survival Kit, Cache Valley Prepper

The Modular Survival Kit is a fairly simple concept. And one that I know that the military is familiar with, but not one that I’ve heard get much attention in the prepping community. Once I had built up my kit, as any aspiring survivalist would do, I did a few practice bug-outs in the form […]
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 […]
Add One of These Budget Knives To Your Kit(s)

In a short sighted ambitious attempt to think about learning more skills, I wanted, and continue to want to learn how to make a knife out aof a blank piece of steel. It is something that I have wanted to do for a long time, as does a buddy of mine. While watching City Survivalist’s […]