The 3rd Wave, Evacuation From A Disaster Location
Let me preface this article by acknowledging the source for the idea of this article comes from another peppers’ video. Unfortunately, it’s been a long time I’ve mulled over this topic and I don’t recall who exactly it was. With that out of the way, let’s get started. The subject of evacuation from a disaster […]
Argentina, Fascism after Default
I reviewed Fernando Ferfal Aguirre’s book last post and he has a lot of follow-up posts on his blog. Also timely are some articles from Paul Krugman and Megan McArdle regarding Argentina’s default and how great it was for the Argentine economy. First Paul Krugman: I feel Dean Baker’s pain. Dean is exercised over an NPR report which says that […]
Endless Fall – Part 5: Hell Comes To Frog Town
Note: The following is the fifth installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario. April 2 – 165 days after Black Swan Day My Dearest Children – Spring has sprung. Unfortunately the warmer […]
Hydration for Children, by ShaneTheNurse
One of the common mistakes that people make is to treat a dehydrated child in the same manner as a dehydrated adult. For a child that is severely dehydrated this will most likely mean death. I have been an ER nurse since the 1990’s and I cannot tell you how many times I have treated […]
Hydration for Adults, by ShaneTheNurse
We have all heard the phrase “hydrate or die.” unfortunately most Americans fail to heed this advice. When I was working the Arizona desert I noticed an increase in the incidence of pulmonary embolisms. So I did a small study and found that every single person was chronically dehydrated. Most of them had been in […]
Endless Fall – Part 3: A New Year, A New World
Note: The following is the third installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario. January 9 – 81 days after Black Swan Day My Dearest Children – It’s winter. In more ways […]
Budget Faraday Cage for Small Electronics
I took on a small project this evening, and it was dead simple… I have been thinking about building a faraday cage for my small electronics, or the small electronics I am going to want in the event of an EMP. I was at the Army Surplus store in Hackansack, NJ the other day, and […]
The Time Is Now, and It’s Not Too Late
I’m sitting in another damn airport. Not bitching, however, just another damn airport. I have to rant a bit. The time is now. The time is now if you are not a prepper to prep. The conversations I have had with friends who are in the real world (Middle America) verifies that now is the […]
Holy Survivalist / Prepper Resource List!!!
ttp://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/index.html http://www.manytracks.com/lathe/default.htm http://www.jungletraining.com/resources.htm http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education/pdf/Mapreadingmadeeasy.pdf http://www.survivalistboards.com/downloads.php http://www.mainepatriot.net/id49.html http://www.canadianwildernesssurvival.com/Free%20Books%20&%20Manuals%20Index.html http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/ http://www.freeinfosociety.com/media_index.php?cat=6&start=0o http://usrsog.org/forum/index.php?sid=daf5574a91722e009f22760de4cb4c3b http://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/library/erg http://www.survivalbound.com/manuals/military.html http://www.thebusinesslibrary.com/cd/mcdisas.php http://www.shtfinfo.com/shtffiles/ http://www.pandemicreferenceguides.com/ http://www.pep‑c.org/homepage/ http://www.all-hazards.com/LGP/library.htm http://www.endtimesreport.com/library.html http://www.aussurvivalist.com/downloads.htm http://www.green-trust.org/freebooks/ http://www.codenameinsight.com http://www.doomguide.com/ http://www.survival-training.info/library.htm Not technically survival stuff, and there are certainly newer versions of most of these PDFs, but some of you might find a nugget or two you hadn’t seen elsewhere: http://www.90thidpg.us/Reference/Manuals/index.html and heres […]
Endless Fall – Part 1: So It Begins
Note: The following is the first installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. No one can say with any certainty how such an event would unfold or the social impact it would have. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario. […]