Author: Damian Brindle
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7kWh (12 panels) for $180?
Thinking that solar is the way to go when the apocalypse kicks off? Maybe. But I can say that having some sort of off-grid solar is usually better than having nothing at all. The problem, as you might know, is that solar is expensive! The panels alone can set you back thousands of dollars (I…
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Flash Flood Survival
A few weeks back, I wrote about the tragic Texas July 4th flash flood that killed over 100 people. That specific disaster got me thinking about flash flood survival because I don’t think I’ve written about it before. Surviving a flash flood isn’t really about what you do when the water is already rushing toward…
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Hygiene Challenges and Solutions for Preppers on the Move
Squirreling away beans and bandages is only half the fight. Once you leave home with your go-bag in hand and uncertain roads ahead, hygiene turns from a routine chore to a mission-critical skill. Poor sanitation breeds sickness, slows you down and makes every other preparation useless. The good news is that with some planning and…
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30 Days Eating Only Survival Rations?
I enjoy watching these types of challenge videos, especially when they pertain to preparedness topics, though I tend not to have the desire to try such challenges myself any longer. It’s an interesting challenge nonetheless, in that, he doesn’t just eat the freeze dried food for thirty days, he also: Ultimately, he really lays out…
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Why Special Diets, Like Celiac Disease, Makes Food Storage Even More Critical Now
More people than I realized have specialized dietary needs. Friends and family are dealing with diabetes, one person has severe food allergies, another celiac disease, and still other conditions that require careful attention to what they eat. It got me wondering: what really happens to these folks when disaster strikes and their very specific foods…
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The Philly Trash Mess
On July 1, workers in the city of Philadelphia walked off the job for better pay and benefits, as occasionally happens with unions. This included “911 dispatchers, trash collectors, water department workers and many others.” That strike ended last week, but not before eight days of trash piled up in the streets. Just watch this…
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Freeze-Dried Kale
I can’t even remember the last time I posted about something I freeze-dried, mostly because I hadn’t found anything new to freeze-dry, until my wife suggested I get off my rear end and freeze-dry some of the kale we’re growing in our garden. I thought it was a waste of time, but because I hadn’t…
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The Tragic Texas July 4th Flash Flood
The Fourth of July should be a time of celebration and fun family gatherings. Sadly, natural disasters don’t take a pause for holidays. Instead, this year it became a nightmare for hundreds of families in Kerr County, Texas. As of this writing, more than 100 people tragically lost their lives in sudden flooding, including dozens…
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Doomsday Preppers vs. The Sheeple
I read this article the day before the 4th of July about a doomsday prepper “revealing his fallout shelter,” which, if I’m being honest, made me sad. Actually, it was the comments section that made me sad, but I’ll get there. Once upon a time, I watched the Doomsday Preppers television show that aired from…