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Chopped - Survival edition
There is (or was, don't know if it's still on other than in re-runs) a show on Food Network called "Chopped". The premise is that 4 chefs are given a basket of food and they have to prepare 1 of 3...
View ArticleYoutube Preppers
So what do you all think of the Youtube preppers? Specifically Patriot Nurse and Maine Prepper, BTW MP has gone AWOL
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Local Delicacies
Please share your local delicacies. Tell us where and what and how you like it. It just so happened, that I am having an afternoon snack of pickled mango. It is quite popular here in Hawaii. I think it...
View ArticleEPA to Regulate new wood burning stoves
EPA moves to regulate new wood stoves - The Washington Post Apparently, due to health concerns, the EPA is asking manufacturers to make their stoves 80% more efficient. Maybe they could also ask the...
View ArticleLevels of SHTF
Over at my homesteading forum, there's a nice little sub-form for survival and emergency preparedness. In this sub-forum is a thread asking what people consider levels of SHTF......and it made me...
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BLOOD MOON! EXCUSE TO BUY PREPS!!
Blood Moon With Total Lunar Eclipse & Eerie Biblical Message Rising Over U.S. Easter Weekend « CBS San Francisco Mindgrinder: ... BLOOD MOON! EXCUSE TO BUY PREPS!!
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Help pick me a tactical flashlight
I'm overwhelmed with choices. Currently I use a Surefire E2D as EDC light and had gicen some thought to buying a ring mount and using it on my AR but I think I can do better. My specifications: I'm not...
View ArticlePoor Man's Barter Items
Ive been collecting a list of 'poor man's" barter items. Here is my list... anyone else have ideas? Candles (wax or crayons) Fly swatters Rodent traps Scissors Needles, Straight pins, Safety pins,...
View ArticlePreps and confidence shouldn't trump common sense and humility
I'm living and working temporarily in the Grand Rapids area. For the last week we've been having rain rain and more rain. We had decent weather today so I thought I'd go out and do some exploring....
View ArticleSurvival tips from Kyle Lamb (Ret. Delta Force)
You might think you’re prepared to respond to any threats that might come your way — but the odds are, you aren’t prepared enough to satisfy Kyle Lamb. Lamb is a retired Delta Force sergeant major who...
View ArticleDAK or SPAM, that is the question
Which is it going to be... First let me tell you I hadn't tasted either of these products since my Boy Scouts days in the 60's. They haven't changed... SPAM DAK cans by azrancher posted Apr 14, 2015 at...
View ArticleHow to live off grid?
I would like to live off-grid completely in a small shack or cabin with solar power but was wondering how I would even get started with the entire process? Can't you purchase a very small portion of...
View ArticleYour Money or your Life - one of 3 ways SHTF can happen
I found this short article very interesting. The IMF is coming out with a monetary change in October 2015. USA will no longer be the only currency that all goods are traded in What every American...
View ArticleYour Safety- A Poll
Our society today is fraught with social upheaval, corruption, greed and all sorts of dangers around every corner. Yet violence statistics show that we are living in a safer time now. Preliminary...
View ArticleMonocular or Small Binoculars for SHTF preps?
Hey all, So, I've been trying to figure out this whole binocular/monocular business. I've found Amazon to be rather confusing, though, and I wanted some expert opinions before I spent money on...
View Article.22 has more stopping power than a .45?
The answer is surprisingly true, and false at the same time. It is false because a .45 has more kinetic energy than a .22, and it is true because statistically a .45 has an incapacitation rate of 51%...
View ArticleStorms in Texas> checking in.
We had a bit of a blow last night. All safe here but just by a bit of luck as well as the usual prepping. Drive way was washed a bit but nothing that even the small car couldn't traverse. Of course now...
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