by Nick | Oct 17, 2013 | Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Gear, Emergency Knowledge, Emergency Shelter, Emergency Supplies, How to Prep
This year has seen some early winter weather that in some parts of the country has been fairly severe. Winter storm Atlas already moved through Wyoming, South Dakota and a few neighboring states. In some areas it dumped over 2 feet of snow on unprepared people. I was...
by Nick | Oct 9, 2013 | Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Supplies, Food Production, How to Prep
This last week I asked the question, “How long do you think you could survive after SHTF?” And one of the responses I got reminded me of how many preppers may be lacking in their food and water supplies. Running out of food and water is a very real and valid concern....
by Nick | Oct 2, 2013 | Bug Out, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Knowledge, Prepping Practice, Surviving Attack
In the wild there is one thing that helps an animal survive more than any other factor. That one thing is its health. An unhealthy animal will often be left behind by its group, sometimes killed and eaten by it’s own kind, or be easy prey for predators. It’s “survival...
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....
by Nick | Aug 31, 2013 | Emergency Knowledge, self sufficiency, Uncategorized
For those in states that have early hunting seasons you may already have a whitetail deer at the game processors, or in your freezer. But for most of us deer season may still be a couple of months away. The first day of my hunting season starts tomorrow! I love dove...
by Nick | Aug 23, 2013 | Emergency Gear, Emergency Supplies
A flashlight can be the difference between getting home safely and stumbling around aimlessly in the dark. Finding a good flashlight at a good price can be just as difficult… Most “tactical flashlights” are incredibly expensive. Don’t get me wrong, they are awesome...
