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Author: Damian Brindle

  • The Top 50 Things to Disappear from Store Shelves during an Emergency (from Camping Survival Blog)

    Tom at CampingSurvival.com mentioned they recently wrote an article about The Top 50 Things to Disappear from Store Shelves during an Emergency and I thought it was good to share and remind you of the things that most people become desperate for because they felt no need to store them before they really needed them. Check it…

  • Are Pet Stores a “Secret” Place For Last Minute Preps?

    I was recently watching a show about Armageddon or zombie apocalypse (aren’t they really all the same?) when one of the people on the show suggested that your local pet store was a better place to find lats minute supplies–in particular food and water–than any local grocery store. I said “What!? No way.” He basically stated…

  • Egg Storage Experiment – Week 13 Results

    We’re down to only six more eggs to go. Here’s the most recent week’s egg… As usual, the egg didn’t float and didn’t smell funny either: And here it is cooking (with the yolk still in tact): I’m not sure if you can tell from the following picture but I should note that this particular…

  • How to Keep Children Safe, Part 6: A Few More Things

    Thus far we’ve covered how to keep your children safe in public, at home, in school, from strangers, and online. What could be left? Well, here’s a few more things to consider… Car Safety Certainly our kids spend a lot of time in the car and, for the most part, have no control over what…

  • How to Keep Children Safe, Part 5: Online and Social Media

    This is a topic I’ve had to deal with more and more lately as my kids get older, bolder, and more technically savvy. Sadly, I’m already starting to ask my 10 and 7 year old children how to work various electronics. ;( Very soon I suspect that they will understand how to defeat any “safeguards”…

  • Have You Seen This L’EQUIP Nutrimill Grain Mill?

    I came across this post on a Grain Grinder (includes a video) from FiveGallonIdeas.com and thought that’s a really neat way to grind wheat directly into a five gallon bucket. The post is about the L’EQUIP Nutrimill Grain Mill. Of course, it needs electricity to operate and may not always be the best way to grind…

  • Review of Fight, Flight, or Hide. The Guide to Surviving a Mass Shooting [Kindle edition]

    This weekend I had a chance to review the book Fight, Flight, or Hide. The Guide to Surviving a Mass Shooting by John Forsythe. The title intrigued me because, like many security-related scenarios, I feel woefully under-prepared. Understand that this is a Kindle book, not a hard copy book. As I’m getting more and more into…

  • How to Keep Children Safe, Part 4: From Strangers

    I’m not sure I can think of much in life that’s more disgusting than someone who actually wants to do harm to a child. These are horrible people and, while they’re a very small minority, they do exist and must be protected against. It should also go without saying that the vast, vast majority of…

  • Egg Storage Experiment – Week 12 Results

    Here we are three months in and I’m still surprised these eggs are holding up. Anyway, here’s the most recent mineral oil egg (didn’t float or smell funny): And here it is being cooked up (didn’t smell after being cracked, though the membrane did seem to break down on this one): I ate the egg alone…