Apr 26
Last Friday I was in my office just going over some stuff on my computer, I stood up to go get some coffee and my lower back felt a little strange. That strange feeling turned into discomfort and then pain within an hour. Later in the afternoon the straw broke the camel’s back occurred, I …
Apr 24
Soldiers are given tactical tasks and directed to carry them out, often realizing that casualties will be a result of whatever that task might be. KIA’s and WIA’s are unfortunate but the price of admission when describing warfare. In order to seize or hold the objective the truth is that some live, some get wounded …
Apr 20
I remember being stationed in Germany, a wide eyed 19 year old who lived in a new country with endless possibilities. Coming out of high school I was never much of a “party animal” and had mainly stuck to sports, JROTC and work. Yet there I was in a land where 18 year olds could …
Apr 17
During the trip, I encountered several different situations that center around running across other people. Some questions have been asked about my encounter with two game wardens on the river, I mentioned getting stopped by a game warden in the first leg, seeing fishermen along the river leg, and some rednecks in a power boat. Going 150+ miles, it …
Apr 11
Note from PJ: While not the final journal entry (gear reviews to follow) this one from The Maj is absolutely loaded with great information with respect to lessons learned from his Bugout journey. I wanted to make a note right up front to thank him for the time and effort put into this so that …
Apr 09
My family and I are living through a serious situation, something which truly brings to bear all of the skills we have and highlights those we need to improve upon. The short story is this: we have good reason to believe my daughter and possibly wife have a legitimate stalker, someone who has sought them …
Apr 06
I’ve spent countless nights out under the stars with little to no shelter, have slept in mud holes with the rain pelting me and woken up with ice on the outside of my sleep system. There have been times where 45 minutes was considered a “good night’s rest” while mosquitoes constantly buzzed around my head …
Apr 04
Day 11, Leg 3: Slept fine, temps dropped but never really noticed. Moving before daylight to make road crossing before traffic picks up. Four lane divided highway, which stays busy year round. Probably the most exposed I have been on entire trip, even with road miles. Once I clear it, have about 30 miles overland …
Apr 03
I’ve been on the road like crazy lately, the good news is that I still try to carve out time for the blog and especially to post more updates from The Maj and his bugout journey (look for the next one this weekend). I put in 6 hours in meetings today followed by 8 hours …
Mar 30
Why have body armor? That’s the question many people ask and my response to that is this: why NOT have body armor and as a matter of fact why NOT have body armor for every member of the family that is capable of wearing a vest? To be sure there are other preps which take …
Mar 28
Day 7, Leg 2: Spent restless night close to bridge last night because planned campsite was under water. All the rain has river high and flowing swift. Moving before daylight to give me more time to scout some oxbow lakes and make tonight’s campsite. Datrex for breakfast along with half canteen of water. Used uv …
Mar 27
Unfortunately the money tree in my back yard stopped growing one hundred dollar bills and online vendors won’t accept leaves as currency. This is mind if often becomes necessary to identify low cost preps or projects which one can undertake, or actions which can be carried out to increase overall preparedness levels. This short list …
Mar 24
Day 4, Leg 1: Slept like a fat baby last night. Did not even notice the rain quit – sun still is not shining though. Time to try some powdered eggs with bacon – will provide some variety at least. Coffee will be good as well, reminds me I need a percolator or French press …
Mar 23
Quite often I’ll post a review and go through all sorts of criteria before giving you a bottom line assessment of said item. I’ll just cut right to the chase with this one and state that this little clamplight lantern is awesome, something definitely worth owning whether spending time camping with family or for use …
Mar 22
I’ve been pretty busy lately but hope to get a couple reviews up early this week. I have a very nice piece of body armor which I have been very impressed with and a pretty cool multi-purpose camping light which has several variations on how you can utilize it. Maybe I’ll get one up tomorrow …
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