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Preparedness
Full disclosure – Gearbest.com sent me the HX Outdoors Survival Knife for free with the acknowledgement I would conduct an honest review. The HX Outdoors Survival Knife is one of …
Preparedness
Hope everyone is doing well. This week has been extremely busy – kids, work, etc. I managed to get a few things worked on in the realm of preparedness. Picked …
Current Events
A few people have inquired for updates on the podcast I co-host with Prepper Ralph. It has been slow going and a few technical difficulties have limited how much …
Preparedness
In response to the post What if Hillary Wins? and participating in my first Q&A post goingray58 left the following comment: List what you think are the 10 most important …
Guns & Stuff
With the popularity of the AR platform and the .223/5.56 round I thought it would be a good idea to review the trajectory of the round and common sighting …
Guns & Stuff
All last week I looked forward to camping on Friday – and attending a firearm class on Saturday. Friday night I set up my new Eno doublenest hammock for …
Guns & Stuff
It is often professed that a weapons stockpile should consist of firearms in common calibers for one very important reason: Resupply. Due to the sheer volume of rounds with …
Current Events
JR: The following post can be seen HERE in its original format over at DoomandBloom.net. What would you do if you were unarmed and at the scene of …
Life Philosophy
Sometimes I sit down and think about something to write about and get so swept up every conceivable aspect of the post that takes me forever to just get …
Preparedness
I am an admitted flashlight junkie. Ever since I was a kid I loved flashlights. Not sure what is was that created that fascination but it has stuck with …
Preparedness
Most people know who Bear Grylls is. He is one of those survivalists guys on TV. What many do not know is he spent several years in the British …
Preparedness
Let’s review what an operational cache is: An operational cache is a secure source for re-supply of equipment and needed items to access later when needed. An operational cache …
Preparedness
After publishing Operational Cache Part 1: Quality of Selected Equipment, I received a few emails questioning why a cache would be needed in the first place. Although in years past I …
Preparedness
This is the first installment of a multi-part series on Operational Caches. An Operational Cache is a resupply of critical items often accessed while on the go. These caches are often …
Preparedness
This past week has been interesting. Facebook announced they were banning all groups which provide for private sales of firearms. Many on Facebook that have utilized these groups as a …
Current Events
JR: This post originally appeared HERE over at DoomandBloom.net. One of the scenarios we write about is the “Pandemic”. Although we have had success curing many illnesses with antibiotics, …
Preparedness
Over the last week I have watched a couple of newer movies with distinct apocalyptic themes. This got me thinking of my favorites and the ones I felt were the …
Current Events
By Michael Snyder – posted originally at The Economic Collapse Blog We are about three weeks into 2016, and we are witnessing things that we have never seen …
Current Events
Today we face a daily torrent of troubling news. The world itself seems to be falling apart as in almost every hemisphere chaos is present. The Middle East continues …