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I Ordered My ARRL Ham Radio License Manual

I ordered my ARRL Ham Radio License Manual this week.   It was predicated on the Northern  NJ Meetup I attended a couple weeks ago, and another gentleman I met at the meetup some time ago that has his Ham license.  There is a lot of chatter in the survivalist world about being able to […]

DIY – Making Makeshift Shoes Out of Tires Post SHTF

NOTE:  I found this post here, and thought it interesting enough as a DIY project you can file in the back of your head or put on your USB drive to carry around with you: This seems sort of odd…but in a post disaster world that may not get back to producing things like shoes very quickly, a […]

The iPad as a Modern Survival Device

Huh?  The iPad as a Modern Survival Device?  Really?  Yup.  Let me explain a little.  First, I’m in the Internet business.  Not going to get into a lot of that now, but I want to give you some perspective on why I say that.  Second, I am a gadget guy.  I suppose that is typical. […]

20 Great Uses for Tea Tree Oil in Your Kit

In 2006, the world consumed more than 3.5 billion gallons of oil per day. A lot of that oil has caused environmental damage and conflicts between nations. But there is one type of oil that’s green, sustainable, healthy, and–as far as I know–has never been the rationale behind a major military intervention: tea tree oil. Tea tree […]