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What’s That Smell? Oh, Nothing… Nothing at All
The third major sense we need to consider when it comes to OPSEC during a SHTF scenario is that of smell. Again, as with the other senses, our sense of smell isn’t as good as many animals, but it is plenty good at detecting the unmistakable odors that result from human activity. Things like cooking…
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Did I Hear Something? Of Course, You Didn’t
This is the second of three posts regarding OPSEC this week. Today we’re going to discuss the need to keep quite; I don’t mean about your supplies and gear, I mean when you’re trying to keep a low-profile during a SHTF scenario. Besides, the ability to see, humans have a pretty good sense of hearing…
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Review of Whistler 800 Watt Power Inverter
This inverter is one that Steven Harris of Solar1234.com recommends as being a viable option for powering a refrigerator if the power goes out. And, to be honest, that’s the sole reason why I choose to purchase it as I have no other major appliance that I feel MUST be powered during a grid-down situation.…
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There’s Nothing to See Here… Move Along Please!
I figured I would spend this week (three total posts) talking about OPSEC concerns. We need to have a plan on how to minimize the ability of others (the bad guys) of detecting our presence as much as possible. In particular, we need to consider our three most important senses: sight, hearing, and smell. Today we’ll focus on sight. The ability…
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Egg Storage Experiment – Week 18 Results (the FINAL week!)
Here we are on the final week of this experiment and, to be honest, I’m glad it’s coming to an end. Here’s the egg (it didn’t float or smell weird): And here it is cooking (the yolk/membrane broke down without me doing anything): As with last week, I choose to eat it as an egg…
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What Makes More Sense: Stock the Supplies or Stock the Ingredients?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about making more and more of my own supplies. While I’ve made things like toothpaste, deodorant, laundry detergent, and a few other cleaning products in the past, I’ve been contemplating going “all in” if you will, and attempting to make as much as I can. My reasoning is for…
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Light Sleepers Look Out!
Strangely, one of the things that “worries” me the most on a personal level is my ability to sleep in a grid-down situation. You see, I’m a light sleeper, I mean REALLY light sleeper and if you are too you know what I mean. Some might think that’s a good thing during times where you…
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PurifiCup Water Filter Review and Giveaway (by CommonSenseHome.com)
One of these days I’ll start really reviewing my own gear and supplies again, but for now check out this PurifiCup Water Filter Review and Giveaway. The review discusses what it is, how it works, answers a few questions, and provides you an opportunity to win one free. Of course, you can just opt to…
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Why Seasonings Are Necessary Preps to Stockpile
I don’t know about you but I would be hard-pressed to think of any meal that didn’t make use of some form of seasoning to enhance the often bland flavor of a base meal. Think about everything you eat and I’m willing to bet the vast majority of it has been seasoned, from soups and stews to…