Thoughts on a Storage Unit as a Fallback Shelter or Bug Out Location
This is a response to @Alex516 who asked the following question, which made me think a little deeper on the subject, and I thought it would make a good post: @Alex516 asked: “I’d be curious about your thoughts for using a storage unit as a layover. I’m thinking about caching some supplies in one on […]
Pandemic Thoughts, and How’s Your NBC & Quarantine Gear?
As I spend time writing this post, I am on a plane watching the film Contigion. If you have not seen it, it’s a film about a pandemic that started and begins to be widely spread by those traveling. As the film progresses, it is found that the pandemic is a deeply deadly virus. The […]
2011 Urban Farming in Review
2011 was a pretty good year farming wise at home. For an urban (I do consider myself urban) backyard container farm we did pretty good. And more importantly, we learned a lot to apply for next year. Starting out we added several new containers to our farm. I was surprised my wife went along with […]
Endless Fall – Part 6: Trouble Comes For Dinner (Alternate Ending)
Note: The following is the sixth 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. Contains explicit language. May 2 – 195 days after Black Swan Day My Dearest Children – April showers might […]
Endless Fall – Part 6: Trouble Comes For Dinner
Note: The following is the sixth 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. Contains explicit language. May 2 – 195 days after Black Swan Day My Dearest Children – April showers might […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lessons Learned from Hurricane Floyd Employed in Hurricane Irene
This generous post was contributed by Cameron Green, of Green Academy of Personal Protection. Cam has contributed several other posts, and I continue to value his help and contributions. Please visit his Website at GAPPNJ if you live in the NY, NJ or PA area, and are looking for certification for CCWs, or learning how […]
The $5.00 Tipping Point?
As of writing this crude oil is still flowing in the Middle East and through the Suez Canal (as well as other products) in spite of the chaos in Egypt. Will that last is the question. And yet even with the continuation of oil world prices for crude are rising as is gasoline at the […]
Remembering 9/11
9/11 is definitely a pivotal moment from the last 20 years, especially for the western world. It was a moment when an unanticipated attack took place which claimed the lives of almost 3,000 Americans. What followed thrust our nation into two (or more) wars and challenged our notions of civil liberties and privacy. Emergency Management […]