Aug 27
When I think back over the last 10 years I have to consider all the times it would have been entirely plausible to max out credit cards buying supplies, quit my job whilst hunkering down and waiting for the impending doom to manifest itself. If you go back and scan other doom type websites you’ll …
Aug 27
So you managed to get your family out of the city and followed the plan expertly, getting away from the mass carnage of SHTF and have been sitting in the wilderness quite cozy for a week. Your black and grey tanks are full and while you could simply dump them on the ground that would …
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 …
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 …
Mar 29
Before I get into this I should point out that I am very thankful that I am not on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. My wife was reading out some of the posts and comments on the local community FB page with respect to this virus, hilarious and sad at the same time. I think the …
Feb 19
How many times have you heard this as a canned response to just about anything? I’ve seen it in the comments section here and in other blogs, people are quick to point out that after T-SHTF (think a major event), whatever it is that is being discussed will not be relevant and therefore the author …
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 …
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 …
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. …
Aug 22
Tactical preps are ultra cool, always good to have some extra kit laying around because…”better to have and not need than need and not have.” Right? Or maybe time and money could be spent elsewhere, after all very few of us have money to throw around at whatever our tactical heart desires. What follows are …
Aug 20
I typically store my water off of the ground, whether it be in the basement or garage. The main reason I do so (no matter the type of actual storage device) is primarly to avert the leaching process: concrete to plastic to water. If you search the internet there is no shortage of folks who …
Aug 08
This past weekend my wife and I organized our storage / preparendess area. We did this together so that we would both know where items of note where, instead of me just taking on the task and her having to dig for something in my absence. We have various storage items sorted by category on …
Mar 18
I’ve written about bugging out in the past, it’s a popular concept with many relevant ties to everyday life and unfortunately it’s also a concept rooted in many prepper fantasies. Realistic bugouts happen quite frequently due to localized natural disasters, folks have to leave their home with very little notice hoping that it will be …
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