Back to it
I’ve been a little lazy doing 5 Minute Prep posts, so you’re going to get…
Prepping
Motion sensors on a budget
I think we all love to hate Harbor Freight, but you can score some great…
Hardening your home
(This one is going to be your 5 Minute Prep piece for today, simply because…
Keeping important drugs cool when the power is out
There are a number of drugs, the most commonly thought of being insulin, that require…
Hiding where you’ve hidden your stuff
There are reasons to hide various sorts of prep goods. You may be afraid that…
Knowing the lay of the land
How well do you know the area where you live? I’m not talking about getting…
When a tourniquet is not the thing to stop bleeding
Some years ago, coagulating agents came on the scene. The first I’m aware of was…
Distance vision
There are times that you’ll need to see at a distance. While you could use…
Toward a useful first aid kit
Everyone has seen and some of us have purchased a pre-packaged “first aid kit”. You…
One more C-A-T video
Here’s the last one I’m going to post, DIY, for an arm.
C-A-T Tourniquet Lower Exteremity Application Video Tutorial
In keeping with yesterday’s video on applying the C-A-T tourniquet to an arm, here it…
Don’t let your guard down
A lot of people think that since “our side” won, that we can ease up…
C-A-T Tourniquet Upper Extremity Application Video Tutorial
Tourniquets used to be something that were all but banned from first aid and first…
Product Review: Datrex Emergency Rations
Time to get off the election thing and back to the real world. Just because…
Bugging out: A real life case study (of a sort)
As we used to say in the Army, “No shit, there I was…” And still…
Book Review: Makeshift Workshop Skills and More Makeshift Workshop Skills
We’re going for a two-fer this time. This pair of books may or may not…
Twenty Rules To Live By as America Goes to Hell
(Prompted by a post on Frugal Squirrels) When I started to write this post, it…
Time to think about next winter
“What? It’s just now Spring!?!” (Northern Hemisphere only, your mileage may vary, see dealer for…
Could you use a 1000 hour flashlight?
How to take a $4.97 flashlight (plus tax, because Ghu know the government needs your…
Where was Jack when the lights went out?
(As heard on the Survival Podcast) Most often, the answer to that line is “In…
Stay in touch
One of the topics any prepper will run into is that of communications. While there…
Book Review: Barbed Wire, Barricades, and Bunkers
(I’m trying something new here in an effort to have some more to write about….
It’s the cold and flu season
Along with more than a few other…interesting…diseases. HealthMap will keep you updated on the latest…
It could be useful
And it’s definitely better than putting on a tinfoil hat. Electromagnetic Pulse Protection by Jerry…
Prepping as you age
There is an uncomfortable fact of life that you can’t get around—if you are fortunate,…
ZOMG, we’re all gonna be eaten!
I’ve been rolling around survivalist boards, prepping boards and so on for a lot of…
Know-it-all
(Via Claire Wolfe) 78 Skills Everyone Should Know. I can legitimately claim 37, although some…