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Maybe the Duck Dynasty Guys Have it Right… I Should Have Grown a Beard?
I like to be clean shaven including my head and, more importantly, my wife prefers it. 😉 I’ve shaved for so long it would be utterly earth-shattering if I had a beard… or hair on my head. It’s just not natural! Or is it? After all, those Duck Dynasty guys pull it off, and fairly…
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How to Handle the Deceased in a SHTF Scenario
I was asked recently to talk about how to handle death in a SHTF situation. I initially balked a bit because, to be honest, I’m probably the last person who should discuss this topic as I have very little experience with death or dealing with things that have died. About the closest I’ve been to…
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Can Survival TV Shows Teach Us Anything Useful, or is it All Cinematic Hype?
I’ll admit it: I’m a prepper tv show junkie of sorts. I enjoy watching shows like Survivorman, Dual Survival, Doomsday Preppers, and more recently Doomsday Castle. I used to watch them because I felt like I learned useful knowledge from people like Les Stroud and company (mostly because I’m not a wilderness survivalist) but also…
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Survival Crap You Should Never Buy, Use, or Bet Your Life On!
I’ll be honest: I’ve bought my fair share of survival “crap” over the years. There was a time when I bought nearly anything that said “survival” or “emergency” on the label. Of course, that’s when I not only had expendable cash but when I just didn’t know any better. Now I’m a bit wiser and…
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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…
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Add a Pressure Cooker to Your Preps, Here’s Why…
Earlier this week I talked about adding a slow cooker to your preps because it affords you options, including being hands-free, saves precious fuel resources for other purposes, more efficient if combined with the “wonder box” technique, and OPSEC. Well, I got to thinking about utilizing a pressure cooker for it’s intended purpose too: cooking! You see,…
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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…
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Add an Electric Slow Cooker to Your Preps, Here’s Why…
The other day I talked about creating a SHTF battery recharging business. Well, one of the best reasons to do so–besides the potential business aspect–is the fact that a descent sized off-grid power setup gives you options, including the ability to run and recharge a variety of small electronics and, in this case, the ability to…
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Throat Strike Lesson #2 by Coach David Alexander
“In this video I am demonstrating another throat or trachea strike to incapacitate an attacker. You would never use this strike unless you or your families lives are on the line. Move into your attacker using your body weight through your shin bone and into the attacker’s trachea. This will cause your attacker to clutch…