"There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments" ~ Janet Kilburn Phillips Have you ever grown garden? If so then you know it takes more then...
I was chatting with a friend and she said I needed to fill my tank. I replied, "I never let my tank get below a half". (Prepper rule #32- Never...
Long term Recovery: While searching for TOTM March I solicited ideas from fellow monkeys, there was the suggestion of re-establishing community...
One of our new member’s opening post mentioned that he was planning on Bugging In. How many conversations have we had about Bug out bags, Bug out...
Topic of the month will be a request for help but I am hoping that others will benefit also. I am taking shooting lessons which are costly and...
As 2015 comes to a close it is time to reflect back and look at what you learned. What skills, lesson or knowledge did you learn? Is there...
Every prepper & survivalist knows the rule of 3’s 3 minutes without air - 3 hours without shelter 3 days without water - 3 weeks without food...
In case there is anyone here that doesn't know what OPSEC is, it is a shorthand "word" for "operational security." It's something that people who...
This month's collection of ideas wasn't too fat a harvest so I dug into my stores. The idea of topic of the month has really attracted a lot of...
No, your abode didn't burn, but you may have. It has been said that being prepared is a lifestyle with some good arguments that it is such. But...
Now that we use tourniquets as the first resort rather than the last resort for extreme bleeding, I've reconfigured my kit(s) to make sure that I...
You’re enjoying a relaxing day at the range and finally sighting in your new carbine you built from all the spare parts you found in your parts...
I'm heading out to take a 2 day TC3 course this weekend :) The courses are put on by Dark Angel Medical and should cover the use of modern TCCC...
With a nod to @Motomom34: You can spend money, or you can spend time, or you can do both when preparing for your selected whatever hits the fan....
As a prepper, you fall in a range bounded by "jump in and do it all NOW" or taking too much time for planning. Either way, you got some things...
Looking back over my life, it seems that all the emergencies that I have encountered have required the same basic preparation: Water and a means...
“one man's trash is another man's treasure” Everything pictured was found at one time or another on the side of the road with the exception of...
[ATTACH] No scenario, no challenge. This is all you have. Many things have multiple uses. What can you make out of these things? We all see...
[ATTACH] The world has turned upside down after a series of terrorist attacks. You decided it was time to bug out and were heading out of town...
While I was living in LA the Northridge quake hit, the Rodney King Riots happened, Mudslides, wildfires......All of these things caused widespread...
McGyver- To repair or enhance something previously broken through use of everyday objects. To use ingenuity to fix or remedy a problem using only...
[ATTACH] You are on a business trip. Airline lost your luggage and the shuttle dropped you off at the hotel. The city is under evacuation...
[ATTACH] You are on a business/visiting family trip, 250 miles from home and using a rental car then a light flashes. The rental car dies, your...
Last year I had amazing amounts of produce throughout the summer! I then had great success with my greenhouse raised bed, however after being...
I recommend watching the video backtoedenfilm.com by placing wood chips (example is from a tree trimming company) in your garden and around...
Background on our property: Our soil has clay and is not very healthy. About 6 years ago we brought in a load of amended topsoil, tilled it in...
Tick, tock 2014 is almost gone. Our national debt is rising quickly. We had our first cases of Ebola on American soil this year. We are seeing...
Ok, then, the pot is stirred, joss sticks thrown, chicken entrails read, and here it is! It isn't too early for garden planning for growing...
I have learned from growing up in a cold environment that layering is key. COLD Weather Survival: Clothing November 18, 2014, by Ken Jorgustin...
SEATTLE – About 12,000 customers remained without power Thursday morning while temperatures continued to hover around freezing. Some schools were...
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