In a previous article, Rural Neighborhood v Wilderness, I briefly described how a neighborhood could turn communistic. In summary: The busy-bodies of a community will try to force the rest of the neighborhood to pull resources, so everyone carries their dead weight. If these people are given any position of power, they will take the …
Tag: Apocalypse
Tech Items in my Preps
Photo collage by author using content from myself and the following creators on Pexels.com: Dids, Hardy Iyank, Mati Mango, and PhotoMIX Company. Most preppers have a list of must-haves when it comes to their preparations for if/when the SHTF or civilization ends. I’ve stocked the typical survival items, but have included some electronics in my …
$100 to Survive On
Photo by Suliman Sallehi on Pexels.com What would you buy if you only had $100 in your pocket or bank account, and a trusted friend in the military told you that nuclear war will start in about 3 hours? No seriously, what would you buy if you only have $100? You probably won’t get paid …
Overlooked Survival Items
Photo by author using a collage of photos found on Pexals.com by the following: Karolina Grabowska, Mathias Reding, Tima Miroshnichenko, Andrea Davis, George Becker, Pixabay, “lil artsy”, and Leah Kelley. This is the 4th and final part of a miniseries regarding odd or often overlooked items that could be useful during a survival situation. Here’s …
Survivalists can use Rubber Bands
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com This is the 3rd installment of a 4-part series, regarding odd or often overlooked items that may be useful during a survival situation. So far, I’ve described how a wise survivalist can use a towel and wire hangers to make survival easier. This time we’ll explore how rubber bands can …
Yes, Wire HANGERS!!!
Photo by Anna Nekrashevich on Pexels.com Disaster struck, the apocalypse happened, or the SHTF… You’re safe (for now) and are taking stock of what’s in your home. It looks like you’ve got a good supply of the essentials, but notice there are several closets full of unused wire hangers. They’re leftovers from all the dry …
Survival Tool… A Towel?
Photo by Dom J on Pexels.com In The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, the most valuable piece of survival gear is a towel. The novel’s entry for towels can be found in the footnotes of this article[1]. In summary, the guide states that a towel can be used for: warmth, shade, defense, …
We’re all Preppers
Photo by Helena Lopes on Pexels.com TV and other media sources have done a good job depicting “preppers” as militants, racist, and borderline terrorists. While there certainly are some people in the prepper community who fit that stereotype, it doesn’t mean all of us fit that mold. If you think about it, everyone is a prepper …
Electronics After the SHTF?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com There are many ways our consumer electronics could be rendered useless during a SHTF situation. EMP scenarios are popular among preppers, but rain or carelessness will break them just as easily. Let’s assume your equipment survives the disaster and you weren’t careless. How will your tech work properly without reliable …
Entertainment after SHTF
Collage by author using photos sourced from Pixels.com by the following artists/entities: Ylanite Koppens, Jadson Thomas, Recal Media, and Pixabay (3 photos). How have you planned for entertainment after the SHTF? It stands to reason that survivors will spend most of the day working to ensure they can survive, but what we do afterward is …
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