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Living Ready Pocket Manual – First Aid: Fundamentals for Survival… The First Real Look!
One of the few benefits of running a survival blog is that occasionally people will ask me to review their stuff, be it a piece of body armor, flashlight, or perhaps the most important piece… some very useful knowledge. In this case, I was asked by Dr. Hubbard of TheSurvivalDoctor.com to review his upcoming paperback…
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The Best Way to Stay Safe While Holiday Shopping: It’s as Easy as Click-Click-Click!
I keep reading tips and suggestions from other sites that aim to help you stay safe while holiday shopping this year and much of it is very good advice, stuff I would tell you to do myself. The thing is that most of the advice is really geared towards your situational awareness, you know… your…
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Supercharge Your Bicycle With the Hill Topper Electric Bike Kit!
Where we live there are some significant hills that are simply no fun to ride a bicycle up. Downhill? That’s a breeze… but wherever there’s a downhill slope, there’s an uphill one too. As such–and more likely because I’m just getting older–I don’t get my bicycle out much any more. Ignoring the lack of exercise…
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Well, Now I REALLY Feel Like I Have Nothing…
A few weeks back I complained about travelling by airplane in this post titled I Always Feel Naked When I Travel by Airplane, How About You? because I despise all the restrictions they impose, but now I REALLY feel like I have nothing. Why, you ask? Because I literally have all of my worldly possessions and,…
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So My Wife Was Approached By a Guy at the Gas Station The Other Day…
It was about 1:30 in the afternoon and my wife called, “Guess what just happened?” in a partly excited voice but not obviously happy, at least not initially. I figured she got rear-ended, my kids broke her phone, she ran out of gas… who knows. It’s the pessimist in me. She then proceeded to tell…
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Solar Suitcase: Self-Contained Portable Solar Power Station
I’m a huge fan of solar power systems, in particular, those you can build yourself. But, I understand if you want something that’s already done for you. Enter the portable solar power station in the form of the Solar Suitcase. This is a complete portable solar power kit where you can use both an DC and…
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OPSEC Brilliance: Night Cache with Reflective Trail Markers Called FireTracks!
Here’s yet another very cool item that Doug has sent my way–this time something called FireTracks which are reflective trail markers found at FireTracks.com–which was developed for hunting and early morning/night caching (or geocaching) among other uses. Doug says: “The FireTacks are reflective, you need only a very small flashlight. You can place them on any…
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Another Covert X-Mas Gift: The Original Glow in the Dark Nite GlowRings
Here’s another very cool “covert” gift idea that my buddy Doug pointed out the other day. They’re called Nite GlowRings and according to their website: “Nite GlowRings and Firefly MiniGlows provide a safe, reliable and cost-effective visual tool for finding assets and locations in the dark. Generating continuous light output over a service life of…
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Need a Covert Christmas Gift? Buy a Set of Survival Playing Cards – Surprisingly Useful Info
I received one of my Christmas gifts early this year over our Thanksgiving holiday, a set of survival playing cards, specifically a set about Survival Tips & Tricks. Without looking at them I figured they would be a bunch of completely “safe” or generic suggestions but I was surprised by-and-large by the tips I’ve read…