As promised in the lists we provide for Get Home Bags, Bug Out Bags, and Off the Grid Bags, here are resources for many of those items. The items shown below are the ones I carry and believe in. If there’s an item on your list that is not shown below, it’s because anything will …
I’m curious about your experiences with water filters. I’ve tried quite a few over the years and sometimes trusted my gut to the fates by going without one. As of yet, I’ve never had any waterborne illnesses from camping, military time, or time spent with Homeland Security at disaster sites. *fingers crossed These days though, …
I grew up in coastal South Carolina with the constant threat of hurricanes, flooding, alligators, and sharks. It wasn’t anything horrible, but rather the norm. It’s just like any of you who are used to the dangers where you live, whether it’s tornadoes, street gangs, or wildfires. For a few years I lived in Chattanooga …
I admit that I’m a bit of a germaphobe. I chalk it up to all those years in the medical field. I still spend time teaching Bloodborne Pathogen classes too. All that, with my five kids, and the germs abound! I saw this ad recently in a construction magazine for Sherwin Williams Paint Shield. It’s touted …
In the local prepper group where I sit in sometimes on the discussions, the debates can get pretty heated over the smallest things. A lot of times, it’s like sitting in on a church business meeting where people are arguing, choosing sides, and the person in charge is telling both sides they’re stupid. Let me …
Interested in heirloom seeds? I pulled this list from the newspaper. Pardon the check marks. My kids made them as they ordered the catalogs. Even though my family isn’t in a place where we can grow a garden yet, we still enjoy looking through the catalogs when they come. So many beautiful things! This message …
Something you don’t see much in use in apocalyptic movies or literature is the use of bikes or bike-type transportation. I’ll let you argue it out in the comments the pros and cons of it. What I’d like to do with this post is give you a few options to consider. This message was written …
I’m a huge comic book nerd. It’s how I paid for all my undergraduate work. I sold my childhood collection, but it’s okay. I’m collecting again. In the apocalypse I’ll have plenty of reading material and fire kindling. Even if you’re not a comic nerd, I’m sure many preppers and survivalists know about and like …
My wife and I just visited our local Cracker Barrel the other day for a date lunch. It was kind of nice to escape all four of the kids for an adult meal. Of course, the food was good, but I found something that might interest all my self-reliance and prepper-minded friends. At the front …