Author: Damian Brindle
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What If You Instantly Had No Water?
As if the solar storm troubles of last week weren’t enough, we also discovered that we had no water Friday afternoon. Everything was working fine that morning, but then family members started complaining that we had no water pressure at all. Seeing as though most people overexaggerate problems around here, I investigated the problem myself.…
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Apparently, Modern Society Almost Ended Last Week
I’d imagine you’ve heard or seen the Northern Lights last week. I wasn’t aware of them until day two when my mother showed me some beautiful photos of the lights from the night before, which were taken from very nearby by my in-laws the first night. But even that anomaly didn’t register as a problem…
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DIY Survival Projects eBook on Amazon
I’m nearly to the point where I just want to stop publishing survival books on Amazon because the competition is ridiculous. Worse, Amazon fully expects authors to spend a ton of money on outside promotions and internal advertising, which just isn’t feasible for most of us self-published ilk. But I’m a glutton for punishment, so…
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Why We Prepare Paperback Available on Amazon
My latest book, Why We Prepare: Lessons From The Past, Warnings For The Future, is now available on Amazon in paperback. (It’s also available in hardcover, too, and I’ll probably release the audiobook version in a few weeks.) If you’ll recall when I mentioned it the first time, this book is a bit different from…
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DIY Rodent Bait – Only 3 Ingredients
I always appreciate homemade alternatives, though they don’t always work well. But according to this guy (he’s a pest removal expert), this idea works great! It uses primarily two parts baking soda and one part cornbread mix. For mice, add a bit of syrup or honey and some cocoa powder for sweetness; for rats, add…
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Results After 7 Years With a Pop Can Solar Heater
You know what surprised me the most about the video below? That he spent hundreds of dollars to make it! The entire point in these is to use scrap materials so the costs are minimal. And while he doesn’t tell us what he spent the money on, which you can find in the video description,…
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9 Knots That Solve Problems
The title speaks for itself. He demonstrates the bowline, trucker’s hitch, halter hitch, clove hitch, timber hitch, tight line hitch, taut-line hitch, uni knot, and Prusik knot. Honestly, I’ve only ever used a few of these, like the bowline and trucker’s hitch, and probably couldn’t have told you what the last few were even for.…
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Will SNAP (Food Stamp) Cuts Collapse Society?
A reader recently asked me my thoughts on the SNAP (supplemental nutritional assistance program) cuts that took effect on November 1st. She asked if it could “crash the food and medical systems.” I told her that anything was possible, but I agreed with her that Congress would likely step in before it gets to that…
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20 Ways to Increase Sleeping Bag Warmth
It must be getting colder outside because I’m on the hunt for ways to keep warm lately … either that or the YouTube algorithm sent me down a rabbit hole because every other video they recommend has something to do with cold weather survival, lol. (Or maybe they know something I don’t and are trying…