by Nick | May 17, 2013 | Emergency Supplies, Food Production, How to Prep, Uncategorized
My wife likes to email me links to things I should build for her. Usually they are really great ideas, and she has a good eye for picking out useful things that will look nice around the house. Every now and then she hits on something I really like and this post that...
by Nick | May 6, 2013 | Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Knowledge, Emergency Supplies, How to Prep
When an emergency strikes one of the most important survival tools you can have besides your common sense and logic is communication. Being able to know what’s happening can mean the difference between life and death. Since a majority of Americans now have cellphones,...
by Nick | Apr 29, 2013 | Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Knowledge, Emergency Supplies, How to Prep, Prepping Practice
This last Saturday I spent the better part of the day at the Self Reliance Expo in Arlington, Texas. I wasn’t completely sure what to expect and I had a great time, made some good connections and met some potential business partners. There was a great “small world”...
by Nick | Apr 26, 2013 | Emergency Knowledge, How to Prep
This Friday and Saturday, the 26th and 27th there is a large event at the Arlington Convention Center called the Self Reliance Expo. It’s billed as the largest expo/ event of it’s kind in the nation. I read a little about it on some different blogs and there were some...
by Nick | Apr 23, 2013 | Emergency Supplies, How to Prep, Make Your Own Tools, Prepping Practice, Uncategorized
Sometimes I realize it’s easier to make the tool I need then to find one already made just the way I’d want it. This was true once again when clearing a trail in the woods- neither a machete or an axe was up to the task. The scraggly trees we have here in North Texas...
by Nick | Apr 11, 2013 | Emergency Knowledge, Emergency Supplies, How to Prep
It’s springtime and it’s all getting green. It’s one of my favorite times of year, but also the time where my arch nemesis is waking up from it’s slumber. The first one of the year made it into my office, slow death by Bengal flying insect spray! I know it’s...
