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I Just Finished Dave Canterbury’s Book, “The Pathfinder System, Survivability for the Common Man”

Aug 19, 2010 | Books, Bushcraft, Dave Canterbury

Well, I burned right through this book. I actually finished it a week ago, Thursday. It should really be called, Survivability for the Common ‘Sense’ Man. Dave takes a no nonsense real common sense approach to the concept of ‘what if I get lost in the woods while…

Fortify Your Winter Camp if You Bug Out

Aug 18, 2010 | Bug Out, Survivalism, Weather

So, I thought this was pretty cool, and some good advise. In the event you have to bug out in the winter whether you start out on foot, or start out in a vehicle and then end up on foot in the winter with an ample level of snow on the ground, you may end up having to…

Just Bought “Build the Perfect Survival Kit” by John D. McCann

Aug 17, 2010 | Books

So I just bought the book, “Build the Perfect Survival Kit” by John D. McCann. It has been around for a few years, but I figured it was worth the read, and will write a review of it when finished. I will let you know whether or not this book makes the cut for the…

DIY — Make an Altoid Tin Stove for Your Bug Out Bag

Aug 17, 2010 | Bug In, Bug Out, But Out Bag, Cooking, DIY, Preparedness, Stoves, Urban Survival

Instructables .com has instructions on how to build an Altoids Tin Stove that you can throw in your car, bug out bag, etc… I am probably going to build one of these to drop in my Get Home Bag in my car, because I already have a hiking stove in my Bug Out Bag.…

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Survival — Over at Survival Spot Blog

Aug 16, 2010 | Bug Out, Nuclear Weapons, suburban survival, Urban Survival

I read the Survival Spot Blog, almost daily. Partially, because I read through so much stuff, he generally peppers his blog with videos that make for a nice change. Today, he had a post, entitled “10 Things You Didn’t Know About Survival.” I think it should be…

Practical and Affordable Prepping, at the SurvivalBlog.com

Aug 15, 2010 | General, Preparedness, Self Reliance, Survivalism

JWR’s blog, this morning has a good post on Practical and Affordable Prepping, that I think is worth the read. Here is a snippet and the link. The purpose of this submission is to establish that we all have real lives to lead while we remain vigilant about all…

Saturday Videos

Aug 14, 2010 | General

Here are some Saturday Videos for you to enjoy and kill a little time with. Click the link to get the page of videos… 1 . Nutnfancy’s Red Rider BB Gun Review. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYR1jomYZbQ 2. Jason Klass — Random Stuff…

I’ve Finished Dave Canterbury’s Book, and Will Review It This Week

Aug 14, 2010 | Books, Dave Canterbury, General

I’ve finished Dave Canterbury’s book and will review it this week. To give you a heads up, I really liked it. I don’t want to say anymore before I finish polishing the review, but, if you like Dave, you should pick up the book… Now I have to finish one of Cody…

New Twitter Account. Follow Me, Please…

Aug 14, 2010 | General

So last night I signed up for a twitter account, and I would really appreciate it if you would follow me, as I’ll be using it from time to time for much shorter communications than the blog itself. To give you an example, if I see a situation that I can comment on…