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• 10 Reasons Why a Dog is a Perfect Companion for Bugging Out
  on Jul 27, 2016 in Guest Posts bugging out dog
  When you are in danger, it is natural to get stressed. However, the way you handle your stress and respond to the danger make a huge difference to whether you will come out a winner. And, your odds improve if you have a well-trained dog at your side.
• DIY Zero-Electricity Air Cooler From Plastic Bottles
  on Jul 26, 2016 in How To air cooler plastic bottles
  Have you ever heard of Bernoulli’s principle? It’s a cornerstone of fluid dynamics. Without an understanding of fluid dynamics the modern air conditioner wouldn’t be possible. Ah, the modern eclectic air conditioner, some can argue...
• My Experience of Moving To the Country: Some Pros and Cons
  on Jul 23, 2016 in Preparedness country living moving to the country
  It can be exciting moving to a rural or more sparsely populated area, while at the same time it is normal to feel apprehensive especially if moving from a heavily populated area. As with anything, there are good points and there are of course, bad po...
• Honey and Its Amazing Powers to Heal
  on Jul 18, 2016 in Uncategorized honey manuka honey
  How old is honey? No one knows, but cave paintings in Spain dating back to 7000BC depict humans raising bees, and bees are raised for only one thing. The paintings showed beekeeping. Archeologists’ also had found bee fossils dating back 150 mil...
• How close are we to civil unrest or anarchy?
  on Jul 15, 2016 in Emerging Threats anarchy civil unrest
  In some cities at certain times, we have advanced from civil disobedience or civil unrest to violence to anarchy. When protesters can shut down major highways and roads and get away with it and then get invited to the White House, you know things are...
• Advanced Tools and Equipment For When the SHTF
  on Jul 12, 2016 in Uncategorized shtf tools
  Oxygen/Acetylene Torch An acetylene/oxygen flame burns at about 3,773 K or 6,332 °F/3500 C. Imagine, what can you do with that kind of heat and it doesn’t take any electricity to operate one. Of course, the tanks will deplete over time, but...
• What If You Had To Bug Out From Work?
  on Jul 8, 2016 in Bugging Out bug out
  Before you can do anything, you need a staging area, a place to marshal the group or family if you will. Most full-time workers spend as much time at work as they do at home and even more, time is spent at work than at home in some cases. This means...
• Hot Ash Wood Burning Rocket Stove
  on Jul 2, 2016 in Stoves hot ash rocket stove wood burning
  First, this stove packs down to 3 inches square by 9 inches tall, and that right there caught my eye. Rocket stoves are everywhere, some are more mobile than others are, however, and then there is the so-called rocket stove made out of cinder blocks.
• How Continuity of Government Matters to You
  on Jun 29, 2016 in Preparedness
  As most of you know, the federal government has procedures in place to protect and shelter elected officials during a major catastrophe. The procedures have been in place for decades and up until a few years ago, the shelters and procedures were desi...
• Lynx Defense Range Bag
  on Jun 27, 2016 in Apparel Reviews lynx defense range bag usa
  This bag is made in the USA in Selma, North Carolina, and it is Berry Amendment compliant under USC, Title 10, and Section 2533a. What is the Berry Amendment and what does it have to do with a range bag anyway. The Berry Amendment is a statutory requ...
• Do You Have A Good Headlamp in Your Kit?
  on Jun 25, 2016 in Preparedness headlamp hiking
  One of the biggest benefits of using a headlamp is that you still have both hands free and a light that essentially moves with your eyes. A headlamp is ideal for walking in the dark, so it is a must for hikers and campers. Even if you expect to be ba...
• An AirBow Maybe It Is Time You Looked At One
  on Jun 22, 2016 in Hunting airbow stealth hunting
  Many call it a hybrid-hunting weapon, which can generate more speed and power than a traditional crossbow while at the same time being safer and easier to operate. An AirBow, of course, uses compressed air to fire bolts, or arrows if you prefer to ca...
• Relocating Before the SHTF
  on Mar 10, 2016 in Preparedness relocating shtf
  The So-Called Safe Places Are Safe Now But What About When The SHTF What about when the SHTF, will those so-called safe places the online experts are telling you to head for now be safe once a disaster strikes. Survival books and articles online are...
• 4 Survival Uses for Paraffin Wax
  on Mar 9, 2016 in Preparedness Paraffin Wax
  Paraffin wax is a white or colorless soft solid derivable from petroleum, coal, or oil shale. The wax is solid at room temperature and begins to melt at around 99 °F (37° C). Its boiling point is plus or minus 698 °F. The wax was first crea...
• Chuck Wagon Cooking: When the Power Goes Out
  on Mar 2, 2016 in Uncategorized chuck wagon cooking off grid cooking
  Cooking without electricity for an extended period (months) is not the type of cooking many of us have ever experienced. Of course, we cook over open fires when camping overnight or when the electricity is out for a few days, but when the power is ou...
• OPSEC: It Is More Important Today Than Ever
  on Mar 1, 2016 in Preparedness opsec secrets
  If you talk about it, then everyone knows about it. They know about your preps, your habits, your ideas, and your identity. All can be stolen, compromised, or used against you, and it doesn’t take a disaster for it to happen either. People are...
• Lost Arts: Bringing a Chicken from Pasture to Plate
  on Mar 1, 2016 in How To butchering Chicken grilling
  There are many skills that have been lost over time.  Things your great grandparents did in their daily lives that are now left to machines in some far flung factory.  Many of us raise chickens, but how many of us take them from pasture to plate? ...
• The Pocket Shot the Circular Slingshot
  on Feb 27, 2016 in Survival Gear pocket shot slingshot
  The Pocket Shot is new take on the slingshot, a natural evolution, if you will, from the traditional slingshot to a circular one that you can carry in your pocket, tackle box, or backpack, closed it measures 2.3 inches by 1.3 inches, so carry it anyw...
• 5 Survival Uses for Bed Sheets
  on Feb 27, 2016 in Preparedness bed sheets cotton bed sheets
  A Bed Sheet Scissors and a Sewing Kit Cotton bed sheets can be used for more than just sleeping on. A big sheet of cotton has survival material written all over it. A tightly folded sheet can fit in any pack, any vehicle or be rolled up and carried l...
• 8 Survival Uses for Cheesecloth
  on Feb 26, 2016 in Preparedness cheesecloth
  Cheesecloth is available in a number of grades ranging from loose to extra-fine weave. Grades are distinguished by the number of threads per inch in each direction. The grades range from #10 to #90 with 10 being the loose grade and 90 being a tight...