Aug 27
This past week I spent a few days getting ready for winter (it has already snowed here in CO on top of the 14k feet mountains), two years ago our first snow where I live was in early September. It has been raining almost every evening for months which is unheard of and it makes …
Sep 08
08 SEP 2020 and the snow is falling, it has been all day and will continue through the night. Our last snow was early June and our first snow is early September, just the way I like it. The temps have plummeted from the 80’s to the 20’s and it’s fantastic, bring on the cold …
Aug 01
Here I sit, dead in the water (or without water). Every tap in the house is dry and I’ve got a well tech coming out in a few hours to tell me how much money this is going to cost me, I’m guessing somewhere between 1-2k [update: $2400] because these things are never cheap. I’ve …
Jun 06
I can remember back in the late 90’s going to the rifle range as a young Soldier, if I recall it was twice a year. We would get 18 rounds to zero our rifles and then 40 rounds to qualify on the range. Outside of any other live fire training (not likely) that amounted to …
Mar 17
Last ski season my wife and I were attempting to park in a lot which was close to the resort, after all nobody wants to walk further than they have to. I pulled up to a sign that said “Lot Full” and a parking attendant turning people away. He came up to the truck and …
Feb 08
All warfare is based on deception ~ Sun Tzu Lots of articles on the gray man concept, in the 8 years I’ve been blogging here I’m quite sure I’ve written an article on the topic but am too lazy to go back and search and quite honestly over the last decade my views have probably …
Jan 29
It’s safe to say I have over a year’s worth of storage food for my family should anything go sideways (tiered storage, various types etc). I also have a pretty robust water storage supply in addition to a well I just had checked and in a worst case, a river about 3/4 of a mile …
Jan 25
Recently I was able to assist a higher profile gentleman who believed he had a stalker, and with good reason (there was substantial evidence and threats). Once I had discussed the details with him my immediate reaction was to ask him to get the local authorities involved, based on my assessment of the situation there …
Jan 22
A few days ago I strolled into the local bank, overdraft slip in hand looking for a manager. I did the same thing last year and will probably do it again next year. I opened an account at this particular institution for one reason: Safe Deposit box. Every year the charge for the box comes …
Jan 20
I’m sure you’ve noticed the gap in posting over the last week and that’s because I was traveling. The fact that I was away from the homestead was bad enough, couple that with I was gone for 7 days with a small roller bag / backpack and not a single traditional self defense weapon on …
Jan 07
Two is one and one is none – a phrase many live by but that can eat into other capabilities if one isn’t careful. Redundancy is critical but must be balanced against mobility, especially related to EveryDay Carry (EDC). Let’s take a real hard look at this from an EDC perspective, given a sample list: …
Jan 04
How many of you have seen checklists for bugging out, vehicle packing lists, how to make an amazing casserole just like Grandma used to. Maybe not the casserole but checklists abound and it’s been a few years so I can’t remember but I’ve probably published some checklists here on this blog. This evening I wanted …
Dec 30
I recently helped someone set up their apartment, someone who understood the value of preparedness but was just not at a point in their life where a home away from things on some land was possible. Let’s face it, some might not even want that in their lives or other circumstances could force them to …
Dec 17
When I moved to the mountains I came with my family and dogs and knew nobody, which was a less than optimal situation. While some might subscribe to the lone wolf concept I realize that I cannot be all things, know all things and quite honestly have to sleep sometime. Friendships must be established with …
Nov 23
I’m sitting here on my deck looking out over thousands of acres of wilderness, a cool breeze blowing and my dog at my feet. Today being Thanksgiving I sat here for a while pondering what I am thankful for, and also wondering why we need a specific day to remind us to be thankful altogether. …
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