by Nick | Sep 25, 2013 | Emergency Gear, Emergency Knowledge, Emergency Supplies, How to Prep, Make Your Own Tools
***Update*** It’s now June of 2014 and the Bear Grylls machete is still kicking some bark! I’ve honed it a couple of times with a stone because I like my blades razor sharp and I’ve been abusing this piece of metal. The edge has proven to hold up...
by Nick | Sep 20, 2013 | Emergency Knowledge, Food Production, How to Prep, self sufficiency
I might be little late with my fall garden, but since I’m in Texas we usually have a late freeze and I may be able to get some produce. But if you were getting your fall garden ready at the right time you would have been working on it mid summer. Ideally the fall...
by Nick | Sep 16, 2013 | Bug Out, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Gear, Emergency Knowledge
Often, prepping is seen as a lifestyle suited to the paranoid and extreme. But it’s normally a practical practice to help you and your family handle and survive situations that commonly happen in this world. If you’ve ever doubted the need to be prepared for any and...
by Nick | Sep 10, 2013 | Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Gear, Emergency Supplies
A gadget is defined as: “a small mechanical device or tool, esp. an ingenious or novel one.” If you’re a prepper then you likely admire really cool gadgets – the lifesaving ones – I know I do. And since everyone knows I’m always looking for the next cool...
by Nick | Sep 4, 2013 | Bug Out, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Gear, Emergency Supplies
Your day is probably hectic enough, and it will be more so if disaster strikes and you’re unprepared. Having a simple survival pack, with life saving tools and supplies stashed where you can access it quickly gives you the best chance of making it back home safely....