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 06
Raise your hand if you have a box somewhere full of holsters that you’ll probably never use again, I know I do. Remember when drop legs were the thing to have, how about one of those 1970’s leather TV Detective types that fit over the shoulders. *Shudder* I suppose we all have purchases that we …
Jan 05
Here I sit in the mountains typing away with a fire crackling in the wood burning stove, just the sound of the keys getting pecked at and the occasional log popping inside the fire box. We’ve lived up here over 3 years now and have previously never had a home with a wood burning stove, …
Jan 01
Greetings to all those who might be reading this, as we move into 2020 the realization that I’ve been working this blog on and off for 8 years comes to mind. I’ve always been relatively obscure (intentionally) with respect to actual details of my life but I suppose a few tidbits of reflection couldn’t hurt. …
Jun 30
There have been multiple times in my life when faced with cash only situations and in almost every instance I was able to produce some Federal Reserve Notes in order to take care of business, this until recently. Two incidents not only steeled my resolve to continue to carry (more) cash, but also to keep …
Jun 10
There I was, with a 5 gallon plastic gasoline container hoisted up on my shoulder, spout down into a funnel which was in my truck. Glug glug glug….pause, glug glug. PAINFULLY slow transfer of my storage gas to the truck, I made the decision right there that I would no longer use plastic storage containers …
May 28
I’m pleased to annouce that I’ve partnered with RainyDayFoods.com to bring you all a 10% off Coupon to be used on their website. Storage foods / supplies are an essential part of the preparedness process, be it for short term outages or the localized natural disasters that we see manifesting themselves throughout the country. I …
Apr 15
Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs and the Barr Trail to the summit: 13 miles, 7500 ft elevation gain (to over 14k ft) and the last few thousand feet fighting snow and ice. Many folks who do this trek take 2 days choosing to overnight at the Barr camp about 7 miles in from the trailhead. …
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 …
Dec 10
I’ve been traveling but am home now, a few tasks to accomplish as the weather has definiely changed from mild to extremely cold. The only snow that we have gotten has been sporadic but in this area we are one front away from getting dumped on by the feet. A few key tasks that I …
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. …
Nov 21
Woke up this morning to some ominious looking clouds over the mountain horizon, snow inbound. The wind was such last night that it (once again) wreaked havoc with my tarps covering the wood pile, among other things. I’ve learned quite a bit since moving to the mountains about managing wood for the stove, it turned …
Sep 10
Preparedness is always about improving your foxhole, going from where you are to the next level bit by bit based on prioritization and available resources. I currently have multiple 5 gallon containers on site which I cycle fuel storage through, but with three vehicles with a total tank capacity over 70 gallons plus two generators …
Sep 06
I’m preaching to the choir but it had to be stated. If you take a look at what is going on right now in Florida it is a classic case of why preparedness should be a critical part of one’s life. Folks are lined up around the block for bottled water that they will never …
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