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 …
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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, …
An Argument for Tea
Photo by Efecan Efe on Pexels.com Do you remember learning about the transcontinental railroad in school? I learned about it a little more than 2 decades ago and don’t recall much about the railroad part. However, I retained a greater life lesson from that chapter in history class. This article describes the most important part …
Cooking after the SHTF
Photo by u0412u0438u043au0442u043eu0440u0438u044f u0410u043au0441u0435u043du043eu0432u0430 on Pexels.com Depending on the world-ending scenario you subscribe to, the method of cooking everyday meals will change. I guess it’s possible our cooking habits won’t change if we're lucky enough to "suffer" a candy-ass sort of disaster. A disaster that merely knocks out most government services, but somehow keeps the …
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 …
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