Category: Disaster Planning / EDC
Don’t Follow My Lead, Get Your OPSEC in Order… NOW!
I’ll admit it. I’ve completely screwed up. 100%. There’s no doubt. My OPSEC is blown and has been for a long time. And, to be honest, it probably started with this website. Anybody who’s interested can figure out quite easily what I have, what I know, what I’ve done, and more. Heck, you might know more…
How to Move About Post-SHTF Virtually Untouched: Make Yourself Look Diseased!
I was surfing Pinterest the other day came across this photo (you see lots of this type of stuff because Halloween is coming up) and I immediately remembered a comment somebody made a while back about purposely including a makeup kit in order to make himself look sickly in a post-shtf world. I thought it…
Remember to Bolster Your Shortcomings as well as Your Strengths and Interests
We all have our strengths and weaknesses as well as interests and even things we don’t much care about. I know I do. With respect to preparedness, however, neglecting your shortcomings can be disastrous. We all know this, perhaps instinctively, but I wonder if we subconsciously foster our strengths and interests and willfully neglect that…
Bartering Post-SHTF is Unrealistic, Don’t Set Yourself up for Disappointment
A few days ago I posted a YouTube video by The Lord Humungus titled Think you are going to barter when SHTF? Think again! that I generally agreed with, though, some of his specific examples as to why bartering wouldn’t work probably won’t apply in a SHTF situation, in my opinion. Regardless, I have many…
What Would You Do if “IT” Happened Right Now, I Mean RIGHT Now? Here’s Where I Would Have Been…
I know you’re reading this on Monday so that means you’re probably at work or busy running around in your daily life. As for me, I wrote this yesterday morning while I was preparing for an easy and fun-filled day watching my hometown Kansas City Chief whoop up on the lowly Dallas Cowboys (hopefully) mostly so…
4 Inherent Problems of Prepping With Very Young Children
To be clear, when I say very young children I’m thinking about children that are toddlers are younger, let’s say three years of age or less. I should also state that my children are getting older (almost 8 and 11 now… and going on 15 and 18 in attitude) and so I haven’t really had to consider…
What’s in Your Wallet? Here’s 14 Items in Mine and What Probably Should be in Yours
Everyday Carry (EDC) is an important part of any prepping strategy. After all, you’re only really as prepared as what you have on your person at the time of an emergency. Today I’m not talking about my entire EDC but, rather, just what’s in my wallet. So, I figured the best way to do this…
Big Dog or Small Dog for Survival? What Say You?
From time to time the question of dogs come up from a survival standpoint and, well, I’m thinking about it again today. While we do have a dog–he’s a rat terrier mix and about 35 pounds–our dog is getting older and may be taking a permanent dirt nap in the next few years. My wife…
Can You Find These 7 Critical Survival Items in the Dark? (And One Bonus Find)
Darkness can be both an ally and your worst enemy, especially when you’re in a hurry. And, as life would have it, disasters tend to happen at night, in the dark, while you’re fast asleep, and without warning. With this in mind I strongly suggest you have the following items nearby your bedside (somewhat in my…
