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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…
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(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…
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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…
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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…
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Rainwater Harvesting Not Actually Illegal, Even Encouraged by Government?
I saw this meme show up on my Facebook feed the other day and thought to myself, “Yup, I’m sure it is!” And so I decided to look for myself wondering which states were being more and more ridiculous these days about restricting our ability to do what we want with our water. What I…
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Would Your Children Survive On Their Own?
Although a short post on the topic, it’s a good question to ask yourself if you have children at home. It’s easy to assume that you or your spouse will always be around to take care of things but this simply may not be the case. And, while the post referenced assumes it’s a post-SHTF…
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RZ Mask: Forget N-95 and N-100 Masks, Try This Instead!
I was sent two different RZ Masks for review recently and I can say that I’m growing rather fond of wearing one, especially since it’s been COLD outside: Don’t I look handsome? Well, maybe not so much. 🙂 And apart from possibly scaring a few folks during my morning runs lately, the RZ Mask is…
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Use Mason Jars Instead of Tupperware and Ziplocs
Seeing as though I have plenty of mason jars there’s no reason for me not to try and use them more and more instead of tupperware or Ziploc bags for leftovers. I can see this being useful for most of our leftovers but not very feasible for some foods like our homemade bread. All in all,…
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Grocery Stores: No Freight for Two Days Means No Food Either!
Just yesterday (the day after Christmas) we went to the local grocery store during our twice monthly shopping trips to get perishables like fruits, vegetables, and whatnot. I was pleasantly surprised to see it wasn’t that busy at all, though, I assume the days before Christmas were insanely busy… I don’t know because I didn’t…