• 20 Extra Food Storage Spots Around The Home

    20 Extra Food Storage Spots Around The Home

    Food storage space getting you down? Don’t fret, the following offers twenty ideas for maximizing the unused space around your home. The only problem, of course, is remembering what went where. 🙂 In this case, consider keeping a running list and remember to rotate your stockpiles. I should also point out that places like an…

  • The Biggest Missing Piece With Preppers

    Apparently, you and I have been “missing” something and it has nothing to do with your supplies and gear but, rather, everything to do with a near-sighted view of prepping and, dare I say, selfish need to survive. Specifically, we’re not thinking about the long-term needs of rebuilding a society, let alone rebuilding America (and even…

  • TIP: Keeping Feet Warm in Your Sleeping Bag

    I thought most folks knew to do this but maybe not. FYI, you could also warm a water bottle and stuff it in the bottom of the sleeping bag to help keep your feet warm…

  • Altoids Tin Survival Kits Are Silly

    Altoids Tin Survival Kits Are Silly

    I’m sure I’ll upset a few people here, likely due to some nostalgia they have for Altoids tins or whatever, but, in my humble opinion, these mini survival kits are silly. Don’t get me wrong I’ve made versions of them myself and I even carried an “improved” version in a GSI Lexan N-Case (because it’s waterproof…

  • 5 Wrist Grab Escapes for Women

    Self defense is good for all of us to know and practice and, since this video is geared towards women, I’d say this is a great time to point out my 29 must-do safety tips every woman must know post I wrote not too long ago. Now, here’s a few easy wrist grab escapes to learn; ladies…

  • Practical Bug Out Bag

    His focus is on developing a “practical” bug out bag for when he feels you’re most vulnerable or when things are most likely to happen: while you’re sleeping… precisely when you may not have time to “get ready” and gear up. This isn’t what most people would consider a typical bug out bag. Most of the…

  • (Giveaway) Failures of Imagination: “The Deadliest Threats to Our Homeland” Book Review

    (Giveaway) Failures of Imagination: “The Deadliest Threats to Our Homeland” Book Review

    I was recently sent this book to review written by Congressman Michael McCaul titled Failures of Imagination: The Deadliest Threats to Our Homeland – And How to Thwart Them and I must, this was a good book! Congressman McCaul also happens to be the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and is, therefore, someone…

  • 29 Must-Do Safety Tips Every Woman 15 And Older Must Know!

    29 Must-Do Safety Tips Every Woman 15 And Older Must Know!

    Recently, both my wife and niece have had “encounters” with ne’er-do-wells while out and about in public places. I won’t go into specifics but it did raise their threat levels to approximately DEFCON Zero–it only goes down to level one for the military, you know-and, therefore, promoted me write this. And, though it’s a sad…

  • 27 Frugal Ideas: Which Ones Stayed, Which Ones Didn’t?

    27 Frugal Ideas: Which Ones Stayed, Which Ones Didn’t?

    Since it’s still more or less still the “New Year” I figured it would be interesting to look back and reflect on those frugal ideas I’ve tried in the past, keeping in mind those which have stuck as well as those that didn’t. I can say that changing your way of live is hard, particularly, when you…