• Want a *Real* Workout? Buy a Grain Grinder…

    Since we’ve moved I’ve got back into grinding wheat so we can make our own bread again. For some reason–laziness probably–I got out of the habit and just bought bread from the store. And, since we’re also trying to eat healthier too, you can’t go wrong making your own bread as a great place to…

  • Why You Should Have a CO Alarm, Even if None of Your Appliances Produce Carbon Monoxide

    I can’t stress enough how important it is for you remain vigilant about your family’s safety. After all, it only takes a few seconds for a house fire to rage out of control or just a split-second for an innocent “mistake” to change a life. Similarly, carbon monoxide poisoning is one of those things you can’t take…

  • The Simple Survival SMART Book Review

    The Simple Survival SMART Book Review

    A few days ago I was asked to review this book titled The Simple Survival Smart Book by Patrick Shrier. As I’m always happy to try and learn more, especially from people usually smarter than I am, I obliged. And, amazingly enough I read the whole darn thing (most of it, anyway) the first two…

  • A Candle That WON’T Burn Your House Down!? Ok, I Had to Try It…

    A Candle That WON’T Burn Your House Down!? Ok, I Had to Try It…

    A few weeks back I was contacted by Kevin’s Kandles as something I may want to share you fine folks. They’re touted as “A Safer, Cost-Effective, and Environmentally Friendly Emergency Candle” and more specifically one that won’t burn your house down, well, they didn’t put it *exactly* like this but that’s the idea, after all. And,…

  • I Was Walking Through Walmart the Other Day, Saw This, and *Almost* Had Tears of Joy…

    I Was Walking Through Walmart the Other Day, Saw This, and *Almost* Had Tears of Joy…

    I, perhaps like you, have a love/hate relationship with Walmart. It’s darn hard to stay out of the place because everything is so darn cheap… I meant, inexpensive. 😉 At the same time I usually try to avoid shopping there for a variety of reasons but since we’ve recently moved and I can easily find…

  • Review of Family Survival System Course

    Review of Family Survival System Course

    Well over a year ago now, I spent some time and reviewed David Morris’ Survive in Place Course and was relatively happy with it as the course provided me with more information that I honestly expected. This year I decided I was going to keep searching for other useful survival courses, those that I could learn…

  • Do You Have a Potential Fireball Attached to the Side of Your House?

    Do You Have a Potential Fireball Attached to the Side of Your House?

    Today I was searching for Mythbusters clips online (because I was a bit bored) and happened upon this Mythbusters clip where they test a James Bond myth of him shooting a propane tank to cause an explosion so he could get away, or something like that. Spoiler alert: the Mythbusters crew couldn’t get the propane…

  • Dryer Heat Keeper: Pump the Heat Back into Your House, Save Money on Bills!

    Dryer Heat Keeper: Pump the Heat Back into Your House, Save Money on Bills!

    EDIT: People keep telling me I may wind up with some significant mold issues in the near future doing this, so, I’ll warn you that “your mileage may vary” and I’ll have to keep tweaking when I flip the vent open (probably need to wait much longer than 10 minutes for sure) so that I…

  • Safeguard Armor GHOST Body Armor: Almost What I Wanted, Not Quite What I Expected

    Safeguard Armor GHOST Body Armor: Almost What I Wanted, Not Quite What I Expected

    Last year I had the opportunity to Review the SafeGuard Stealth Concealable Brand Vest Body Armor and I can say I was quite pleased with the vest. It fit well, seemed to be unnoticed by others, wasn’t horribly heavy or otherwise uncomfortable, and so on. I have, in fact, worn it a few times since then–just…