Author: Damian Brindle
Moving is a Great Time to Organize Your Preps and Get Your Act Together Again!
We’re fairly efficient movers as it seems we move every few years. One of these days I would like to NOT move and actually find a place we can truly call home… perhaps someday soon. The thing with moving is that it’s a great time to not only de-clutter and purge your household possession but…
Hearing Gunshots Off in the Distance Makes Me Smile…
One of the things we have to get used to now that we’re living in a whole new part of the country (near Seattle) are new sights and sounds. Granted, there are many things to learn, including local plant life, wildlife–I’m told there are black bears and coyotes though I haven’t seen any yet–local culture,…
So My Neighbor Fell Off a Ladder a Few Weeks Back and Broke His Wrist…
My neighbor, when we still lived in Missouri, fell off his ladder and broke his wrist trying to put up Christmas lights. I don’t know how he’s doing now but I assume his wrist is still healing, though, it’s been nearly a month now. I bring this up because broken bones are one of those…
6000 Gallons and 3+ Solid Years of Clean, Worry-Free Water For Less Than $290: Why Didn’t I Do This Sooner!?
Since our move to Washington state I decided that–as much as I enjoyed using it–I didn’t want to move and install our undersink reverse osmosis water filter yet again. After several years of relatively faithful use… it was time for a retirement party. And, so, I quickly convinced my wife we should part ways (err……
SunRocket Solar Kettle: Boil Water With Ease! Great for Camping, Hiking, Bug Out…
I believe I’ve linked to the Solar Kettle in the past but it’s probably been so long I can’t much remember anymore. 😉 And, though I don’t own one myself, I can see how useful this SunRocket Solar Kettle (Amazon.com link) might be for a wide variety of circumstances, including while camping, hiking, and certainly for…
Beginner’s Guide to Precious Metals
by Gainesville Coins Whether you’re prepping for a minor power outage and SHTF, or just to collect coins for whatever reason, there are a ton of benefits to investing in precious metals. So what exactly are precious metals? According to Investopedia.com, precious metals are, “A classification of metals that are considered to be rare and/or…
Extending Food Storage by Purposely Limiting Meals – Useful Idea or Not?
A while back I was watching the WW2 in HD videos with my kids for our history lesson. Near the end they showed video of the Nazi concentration camps and one of the images that stood out to my kids was how emaciated the prisoners were and, to be honest, it’s always stood out in…
PULSE Jump Rope: Off-Grid Kinetic Power Generator! Well, Not Quite…
I figured since it’s officially Christmas day we should allow ourselves to dream a bit… I ran across this PULSE Jump Rope idea from a post today titled Owning Off Grid Energy Equipment and since the idea intrigued me I figured I would share the idea briefly here. First, this appears to be a jump rope…
How to Plan a 2000 Mile Cross-Country Bug Out Trip – It Could Literally Save Your Life!
Seeing as though we have our upcoming and ridiculously long drive from Kansas City to Seattle in a few days, I figured I would share how I went about planning the drive. Simply put, I treated it as a REALLY long bug out trip. In fact, I intend on keeping the information I compiled for…
