Author: Damian Brindle
“But You Just Bathed Last Month!” Adjusting to a New SHTF Normal…
I’m sure there will be plenty of potential adjustments in a SHTF society. One of those adjustments, I feel, will be getting comfortable with a new normal, especially your routines and expectations. Daily Necessities For example, one of the actions I suspect you do is to bathe each day, right? Well, post-SHTF I would imagine…
Free Country Snowridge 3-in-1 Systems Jacket: My Wife Loves It Which is Why I Bought One Also!
A little over a month ago I was contacted to review the Free Country Snowridge 3-in-1 Systems Jacket. I said “sure” but had a better idea: I requested my wife to get the jacket and review it instead. This was both a good and not so good of a decision as I later realized because she…
If You Only Had 15 Minutes to “Bug Out,” Could You? My Thoughts on Doing it Right…
It should be no surprise to anybody who’s been around my blog for any length of time that I am NOT a big fan of bugging out. Not at all. I feel that in most situations you’re far better off trying to survive at home, after all, that’s why I’ve created The PREPARED Path course.…
A Fellow Prepper Needs Our Help! A Terrible Loss Due to House Fire…
I’ve been meaning to do this for a few days now (I originally heard about this tragedy here) and as a result of the following video by Wranglerstar I’ve finally decided to step up and make my own donation to help these folks out. I didn’t know them or even know the blog existed but…
So 30+ Year Old Pinto Beans Really DO Go Bad…
I figured I would briefly mention that over Halloween my mother-in-law wanted to make a huge pot of chili for all of us including some friends which is a normal occurrence for her. Anyway, she didn’t have any recently purchased bags or smaller cans of pinto beans so she dragged out a large 5-gallon bucket…
My 99 Cent Blunder That Nearly Ruined $100 Worth of Supplies!
I admit it: sometimes I do dumb things. Stuff I should know better. Stuff I would tell you NOT to do if you’d only asked! What is that I did wrong? We’ll get to that in a moment… Let me first state that one of the actions I suggest you do–and that I do–is to…
Stock up on Those Halloween Treats! Then Store ’em for a Rainy Day
Seeing as though Halloween is tomorrow I figured I would suggest that you purposely take some of that delicious candy your kids bring home and stock it away for a rainy day, you know… as part of your food storage plan. Certainly, candy and sweets shouldn’t take precedence over anything that will keep you alive…
45 of The Most Common Survival Acronyms Defined… With a Bit of Humor
I love TLA’s (Three Letter Acronyms), don’t you? Just in case you’re having trouble with all of the survival-related TLAs, I figured I would attempt to define a few dozen of the most common acronyms that we commonly use and read about on the Net. I know there are many, many more–especially military terms–and you’re…
How to React in Case of a Chemical Attack
Having a family and people that rely on you for their protection and safety gives you a different outlook on life and your responsibilities. After seeing the shocking news about the chemical attacks in Syria many parents asked themselves “What if this happened here?” and the answer is: “We really don’t know”. That’s when, being…
