The Hunger Games Post Apocalyptic Movie Review

April 10, 2012

“Hunger Games this” and “Hunger Games that.” The book and movie are all the rage right now. If’ you haven’t heard about it, you’re not reading popular fiction … or reading entertainment news or … or something. I kept hearing about it, figured I’d have to see what the rage was all about as it’s [...]

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High Gas Prices

April 10, 2012

Pretty much every SHTF scenario you can think of includes the added bonus of high gas prices. So, it’s no surprise to me to be seeing higher prices at the pump.  The supply chain from the ground to your gas tank is so complex, volatility is practically built in. I’m going to assume that our [...]

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Gear Review – Cold Steel Survival Rescue Knife (SRK)

April 9, 2012

I’ve heard people talk favorably about the Survival Rescue Knife (SRK) in the past and when I saw it on Amazon for $66.08 I decided to order it.  This puts it in the same price range as my Ka-Bar Bekker Campanion, what I consider to be one of the best affordable knives out there.  Would [...]

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Do You Suffer From Prepper Burnout?

April 6, 2012

These last few weeks I’ve been avoiding the news and trying to focus on other areas of interest to me.  It seems like I go through periods where I read all the doom I can get my hands on, but after awhile it just wears me down.  The other night my dad and I were [...]

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Easter Blizzard

April 5, 2012

Warm weather, flowers blooming, not a care in the world, right? Ha! Easter blizzards have happened before, and could happen again. The winter of 1872-73 was very open, mild, and dry; Nebraska homesteaders broke sod in each of its months, and by April the prairie grass was already green. In 1873 there were very few [...]

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Using a Boat as a Bug Out Location

April 3, 2012

Guest post today from Joe Nobody, author of Holding Your Ground, Without Rule of Law, Holding Their Own and TEOTWAWKI Tuxedo. *********************** I’ll let out a little secret here – I’m working on a new book about boats and survival. There are a couple of reasons for this new endeavor, not the least of which [...]

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Bug Out Bag for a Toddler

April 3, 2012

We’re slowly starting to get things in place for boy #2.  I’ll spare you the details about the furniture rearranging and marathon sessions of spring cleaning meets nesting. But, I thought y’all might be interested in our Bug Out Bag plans for boy #1.  He’ll be transitioning out of his diaper bag (which was always [...]

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Gear Review – Ammo Can Stove

April 2, 2012

The other night it finally got cold enough to go out in the tipi and test the new ammo can stove I bought a few weeks ago.  If you haven’t read about it yet I reviewed it here and Calamity Jane talked about it here. Honestly, I had my doubts about how hot it would [...]

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Gear Review – Cold Steel Bushmaster Knife

March 30, 2012

Cold Steel has a reputation for making good knives.  Expensive ones, so when I saw the Bushmaster Knife on Amazon for $23 I had to give it a try, so  I ordered one online and it showed up a couple of days later.  Here are a few thoughts on the Bushmaster after using it for [...]

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Pregnant Prepper Thoughts

March 29, 2012

There’s something about pregnancy that makes me revisit emergency plans. It’s probably the complete lack of physical mobility. Or the constant hunger. Or the weird hormones. Hard to say. I wanted to share some of my thoughts, for those of you who might be of childbearing age, or married to someone who’s of childbearing age. [...]

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My Winter Climb Up Mount Katahdin

March 27, 2012

This post may not be entirely ON topic, preparedness-wise anyway … unless I stretched it, pitched the post as… Exercise All Year Long to Stay Apocalypse-Ready, or … Breathe Fresh Air Today Because the World Might End Tomorrow, or … you get the idea. Instead I’m just going to talk a bit about this year’s [...]

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Saving Storage Food From Spoilage

March 27, 2012

You work hard all season to grow healthy food, then you scramble to store the excess in your trusty cold cellar. Then spring comes along a few weeks early and tries to rot the last of your hard won apples. That food could be standing between you and the starvation of your children, since the [...]

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What Is Your Favorite Survivalist Show?

March 26, 2012

It’s true that I don’t watch much tv, but I do get to watch some stuff on Youtube and Amazon.  The Kindle Fire I bought is great for watching all kinds of free (if you pay the $80 membership) movies and shows. My favorite survival show is “Dual Survival.”  It stars two guys named Cody [...]

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