[Since it's gardening season, this is yet another neat way to garden using guttering. This could be very useful if space is a concern or if your mobility prevents you from kneeling/bending a lot. This could also prove quite useful as a decorative idea for window sills and fences as the lady demonstrates.]
[A rather lengthy self defense speech given by sootch00 during the Sensible Mountain Prepper Conference in Black Mountain, NC. In this video he discusses a few stories about standing your ground, common sense tactics, firearms, and more. Skip to about the 17 minute mark to get to the actual self defense talk; before that time is more of a motivational speech. I watched the entire video and thoroughly enjoyed it.]
As preppers, we often think about getting through a disaster and being able to do it with some comfort and certainly without many needs. That’s the whole point of prepping, after all. What is rarely considered or even discussed among the prepping community, however, is the need to be ready for the mental aftermath of a disaster.
After all, a disaster (even if you’re not directly affected) is a traumatic event that WILL elicit a variety of normal emotional responses. In fact, you or loved ones may experience a traumatic stress reaction that can occur immediately following the event or perhaps weeks later. As such, it helps to know a few warning signs. Read more »
[You've gotta' love fire-starting products. This one looks rather promising for emergency situations. You can find the original post here where this video was found. The referenced post also details a "sale" of the Insta-Fire if you're interested.]
The seventh capacity that I introduce in my eBook is that you must have the capacity to open canned goods without an electric can opener. In it I state that:
You must be able to “open canned goods without an electric can opener. This one’s easy: keep a manual can opener! It’s cheap and certainly better than a hand gash trying to open a can improperly with a knife.”
[These videos discuss an Emergency Food rations option that may be an alternative to the Datrex and Mainstay bars that are widely available on the market. It appears SensiblePrepper enjoyed these so much he ordered a full case! The first video is about the case of bars, the second video is the original taste test. You can purchase these bars here or use the link provided on SensiblePrepper's video description.]
I can tell you right now that I know I don’t have enough gauze pads for a real emergency situation or grid-down scenario. And chances are that, unless you’re an ER doctor or sell gauze pads for a living, you don’t either. 
While I like to think that I’m prepared because I have more first aid supplies than I know what to do with, gauze pads are a different story. Any nurse or doctor that regularly deals with treating major wounds will tell you that gauze pads need to be changed quite often and are used up very, very fast. Like bandages, gauze pads simply cannot be reused.
If you’ve spent any time in your local camping store you’ll probably run into these Potable Aqua water purification tablets along the way. And, if you love to buy random camping/preparedness/survival gear like me, then you may have a few bottles lying around.
So, have you ever tried them? I have. Here’s the skinny if you haven’t… Read more »
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