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 | 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 20, 2013 | Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Knowledge, How to Prep, Prepping Practice
My wife recently emailed me a picture with captions from a popular television comedy that got me thinking about who I’d want to have around after SHTF. The first thought was to give you some background about the show, but that would just detract from the point....
by Nick | Aug 15, 2013 | Emergency Knowledge, first aid, How to Prep, Medical Care
Every now and then a ring gets stuck on my finger and it’s pretty scary. I live about 20 minutes from an ER but I also don’t want it cut off. A trick I’ve used for years is soap or another lubricant to slip the ring off but it can still be very...
