Month: January 2013
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The Probability Spectrum of Disasters
The probability spectrum of disasters isn’t anything new but it does bear being reminded of from time to time. In fact, I did not come up with the idea on my own. I’m sure I’ve seen it elsewhere before but the first time I remember hearing of it was from Jack Spirko of TheSurvivalPodcast.com and more…
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Review of RazorPit Men’s Razor Blade Sharpener
A reader comment in my So, I’ve Been Saving My Disposable Razors Lately post pointed out that I could extend the life of the razor blades I’ve been saving using a product I hadn’t heard of before: the RazorPit. This sounded like something I NEEDED to try so I bought one immediately, even without reading…
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Two Neat Videos to Share Today (not YouTube videos)
I ran acrosss two links to videos that I thought were neat to share but not the typical YouTube videos… enjoy! Video 1: Secret Hidden Exterior Door Entrance (very cool hidden door idea) Video 2: How to Chop Wood Without Messing Around (I would think this only works well with very dry soft woods but it’s…
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High Yield Low Cost Barter Items
Barter items are often discussed as a necessary prep. Generally, I discourage people from stockpiling barter items because you really should be focusing on what you and your family can use and will need to survive… it seems there’s always something that you haven’t bought yet–I know I always have this problem–or that you can buy…
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How to Make Natural Toothpaste Infographic
Another one for your pleasure!…
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Egg Storage Experiment – Week 1 Results
Last Monday I posted about my interest in storing eggs with mineral oil for long term storage. FYI, I have one carton of eggs stored with mineral oil and one carton as a control group (no mineral oil) both of which are setting out on my countertop. Well, week one is over (I actually started this experiment a…
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My Failed Passive Solar Heater Experiment (And What I Learned From It)
Like most bloggers, I want to be able to show you cool things, tell you everything is wonderful, and especially share my successes. I was optimistically expected to be able to do just that today but it’s not the case. You see, it all went wrong when I decided to do my own thing and…
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An Often Missed Prep: Your Home Inventory
One area of preparedness that I don’t think we preppers take as seriously as we should is inventorying our household possessions for an emergency situation. I’m not talking about organizing your supplies (I’ve written about that in the past here). This post is purely about “what happens if it’s all lost and now I need…
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Review of PRI-G Fuel Stabilizer (Hands-Down the Best Available)
I had an opportunity this week to get my hands on a bottle of PRI-G fuel stabilizer, something I had been meaning to do for quite some time. For many, many years I’ve always used Stabil as my fuel stabilizer because it’s what’s been available locally. Sadly, PRI-G is difficult to find at times but…