Category: Interesting Stuff
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This Has Nothing to do With Survival, But…
This is really me just having to rant for a minute… Remember when I mentioned How I Saved a Thousand Dollars or More Buying a Car several months back? Well, one of the “perks” of having done so was that we got a free week rental from Hertz as a bonus. That wasn’t something we…
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The Stages of Economic Collapse (Guest Post)
By Chelsy Ranard The stock markets are currently at record highs, inflation is manageable, and unemployment is down. For many this seems like our economy is doing great and has some steady momentum to keep moving upward. This may be the case, but this is also what our economy looked like just before the financial…
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Survival Medicine Forum – Brand New!
My buddy, Dr. Chamberlin, of ThePrepperPages.com has just started a new Survival Medicine Forum where you and others can “share tips, tricks, and techniques for treating illnesses and injuries preppers encounter during disasters.” The two best reasons to join, in my opinion, are that: The forum will be moderated by an doctor who knows his stuff which…
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Take The Time to Learn New Things, Even if NOT Survival-Releated
Since I haven’t been writing in recent months, I found new “old” ways to fill my time, namely learning new things! Although they’re not survival-related, I’ve realized over this time how much I missed learning stuff. You see, before we moved to Washington state nearly a year and a half ago, I regularly choose to watch…
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I Finally Figured Out How to Truly be Prepared…
I think I’ve finally done it. No, I haven’t solved world peace or determined precisely what Dark Energy is but I do believe I figured out how to truly be prepared. Are you ready for it? It’s a shocker… And it’s not about realizing anything miraculous or even about planning for any one scenario. Instead, it’s…
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Prep Like You’re 100 Miles from Civilization, Then Prep Like Everyone is Within 100 Miles of YOU!
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how best to explain preparing for a SHTF situation. FYI, SHTF or WROL is basically a scenario where the “world as you know it” has gone completely to hell and there’s no expectation that it will return to normal anytime soon. Anyway, it hit me that the BEST…
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A Tale of Two 24 Hour Power Outages…
Twenty-four hours doesn’t sound like a long time, does it? After all, twenty-four hours is a single day… a mere fraction of the week. Sadly, a single day usually passes like the blink of an eye when things are normal. During an emergency (such as a power outage) twenty-four hours could seem like an eternity! Let’s see what life would be like…
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How to Determine Remaining Sunlight
Have you ever wondered how to figure out how much sunlight is left during the day without looking it up on the internet? Well, have or haven’t, here’s how to do just that: “This method is used for an average adult with an outstretched hand. Each finger equals fifteen minutes worth of daylight or time, so…
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Focus on Powering a Chest Freezer Filled with Freezer Meals
As much of a fan as I am of bulk foods as well as freeze dried foods (of late), I understand that not everyone sees things the same as me, which is fine. In fact, bulk foods take both work and sometimes equipment (such as a grain grinder) to make use of them whereas freeze…