Category: Interesting Stuff

A few months back I posted this Review of RazorPit Men’s Razor Blade Sharpener because I just despise spending money on new Mach 3 blades. By and large I’m glad I purchased the RazorPit but it’s not as awesome as I hoped it would be; that said, I think it will work out to be a good…

John at ProperSurvival.com reached out the other day looking for quotes (actually, words of advice) from various survival blogs and I happily obliged here: 20 Survival/Preparedness Tips From The Pros. Though I don’t consider myself a pro whatsoever, it does feel good being included among so many other highly respectable blog owners. Check it out…

Here are two scenarios for you to consider… Scenario 1 Imagine this scenario: you and a very good friend (or brother/sister if you like) are very near retirement age. You’ve both had good careers, worked hard, taken care of your respective families, maybe even bar-b-qued every Sunday for that last twenty years together. Then one day it hits you…

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…

I thought I would quickly say “happy Easter” and hope you have a safe and fun day today. Though my kids no longer believe in the Easter Bunny, they’ll have plenty of chocolate-filled eggs to hunt and even got to color a few hard-boiled eggs too…  

The folks at ArmageddonOnline.org wrote me and said they’ve updated their library links (mentioned previous here) to 954 files… I didn’t try to count them. Here’s the link if you like: http://www.armageddononline.org/disaster-prep-help.html

Remember that being prepared is every bit about protecting yourself and family from “everyday” problems like credit card and identity theft as it is about being prepared for the next hurricane to roll through your town. Just yesterday I read an article that discussed what to do if your credit card is stolen and it got me to…

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately, especially about how I approach prepping. I’ve been re-thinking many things I do, from how I ensure I’m not neglecting things or better use of checklists and one area that I’ve been on the fence about is the DIY aspect of prepping… until recently. Now, I’ll be among the first…

Apparently today is “world water day” and I was asked to mention this infographic on Why Plumbers are Heroes. Spend 30 seconds and read the infographic; it’s an eye-opening reminder about how important clean water is to our health. In fact, I’m reminded of a quote that went something like “we owe our health more…