Current Events
I’m recommending this video from Glenn Beck as he discusses the current inflationary environment we find ourselves in and the news spreading across the internet about our banking system: …
Preparedness
The week of October 3rd I made a trip from Northern Kentucky to Fort Myers Florida to help longtime follower and friend, John Hancock. John lives in Fort Myers …
Preparedness
There is a huge market for specialty prepper food bars made just for survival kits and bug-out bags. I’m not talking about those 3,600-calorie bricks of cardboard that will …
Preparedness
I published this back in April and recently have seen an uptick in “fire starting” interest. Figured I’d throw it up again. Here’s a quick video demonstration using a …
Current Events
My thoughts on this extremist environment we find ourselves in. We are surrounded by media conglomerates and political groups spreading lies and pushing agendas. More and more people are …
Life Philosophy
I provide some insights into full-time camper living and other aspects of our lives on Instagram and a couple of other social media platforms. It’s a great way to …
Preparedness
One of my favorite all-time survival movies is Day After Tomorrow. While those who question climate change may find the message a bit too over-the-top, I enjoyed the movie …
Preparedness
Note: This is a very deep article on preparedness and a warrior mindset. It’s worth the time to read – and maybe even re-read to grasp what the author …
Guns & Stuff
It’s been a while since I’ve bought any ammunition or guns. I feel good at my current level and money is being used elsewhere. This morning I was perusing …
Random Thoughts
Haven’t been posting much lately as I’ve been super busy. At the time of this writing, I’ve been down with a “bug” and feeling like bear excrement. COVID test …
Frugality
I previously published this a few years ago and with new people visiting the site thought it would be a good idea to bring it back around. – Rourke …
Preparedness
Well, I finally opened the expired can of Campbell’s Soup that was only 13 years past the date stamped on the can. I’m still here. I’ve been a massive …
Current Events
I’ve struggled with the level of politics to share on this website. When I first started 1776, I said many times that preparedness and politics were intimately connected. The …
Preparedness
For those that have hung out here with the “1776 Nation”(that’s you!) for a while or over at my previous site where I would spew my musings, you know …
Preparedness
We are proud to be an official repository for the Survival & Austere Medicine book. This book was written by the moderators of the Remote, Austere, Wilderness and …
Preparedness
I have in stock a large supply of Sawyer Mini Water Filter Bucket Kits and they are ready to ship. If you are not familiar with this kit, it …
Preparedness
This is a survival & preparedness guest post sent in by BG……. There is well over 7 billion people living on planet Earth and sooner or later they will …
Current Events
I recently watched a Youtube video where someone went on a college campus and was asking students who attacked us on 9/11. Hardly anyone could provide an answer and …
Random Thoughts
So my youngest decided to get married…….at 19. Yup. I talked to him and provided my infinite wisdom but love…..or hormones….made him decide to go through with the ceremony. …
Life Philosophy
Over the last few months, I’ve been a bit on the “philosophical” side. My father passed away at 64 – just 12 years from my current age. I’ve thought …
Preparedness
I previously published this a few years ago and with new people visiting the site thought it would be a good idea to bring it back around. – Rourke …
Preparedness
Hey – just a reminder on this great deal on a mini-food bucket. This is an Auguson Farms 72 hour/3-Day Emergency Food Bucket on sale for less than $25 …
Current Events
Not sure how many of you might have suffered through Biden’s recent speech where he accused at least half of America of being extremists who are a threat to …
Preparedness
While many preppers look to North Korea and a zombie apocalypse to prepare let’s not forget events like hurricanes are much more likely to endanger us. If you live …
Life Philosophy
So, I’ve really been struggling in a lot of ways over the past few months and the lack of working out consistently plays a big part. I set my …
Preparedness
JohnP recently suggested the lyrics to the song Bad Moon Rising might be a good indicator as to what is fast approaching. OK, that’s not exactly what he said …
Current Events
A lot of people believe we are heading toward an economic environment that will be very difficult to recover from. The video below does an excellent job explaining many …
Site Update
Back in 2010, I started my first survival and preparedness blog with the goal of connecting with others that were like-minded. Over the years I’ve developed some lifelong relationships …
Random Thoughts
Back in 2012 when The Grey came out I thought it was one of the best survival movies I’d ever seen. I still love it. When I did a …
Random Thoughts
I’ve mentioned several times that Dog Soldiers is one of my favorite movies. If you’re not familiar here is a quick plot summary: “The movie follows a small squad …
