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LifeStraw Review and Giveaway! (by AreWeCrazyOrWhat?)
I recently got turned on to this blog (AreWeCrazyOrWhat.net) and I like what I see. This week she’s doing a review of the LifeStraw water filter, explaining all the in’s and out’s and is even throwing in a giveaway for the next handful of days. You can enter via Facebook or for those who refuse FB you…
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Contest Post: Mil-Tec Flecktarn 50L Pack Review by T.R., EAL
Today I want to talk a little bit about a very handy piece of equipment that I have used on a daily basis for over a year and a half now. It’s the Mil-Tec 50 Liter backpack. I had, and I guess still have, a German Flecktarn camo pattern obsession. I used to travel quite…
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I Woke Up to Brown, Sputtering Water… and What Really Bothered Me About It
Yesterday was like any other day expect for the fact that I woke up to brown, sputtering water… yuk! It actually started out clear yet sputtering (like we’d lost water pressure) and then turned funny colors which was an obvious indication not to use it. Certainly, I wasn’t worried as we had plenty of water…
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So I Was Looking for a Copy of Moby Dick Online…
A month or so ago I was looking for a copy of Moby Dick as I had never read it (I think it was mentioned in a movie I watched) and I thought to myself “hey, self, you should read that” and then I thought “hey… I should read other classics too!” I used to…
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Are You Committing These Security Blunders?
For most of us it’s easy to let your home and personal security lapse. After all, how often is your life or property ever really in danger due to other people’s actions? Unless you live or work in “bad neighborhoods” or just have bad luck I would guess it’s a relatively rare occurrence… I know…
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What Did We Ever Do Without Plastic? …The Many Plastic Preps We Rely Upon
I’m still amazed at how pervasive plastics are–in all of its forms–in our modern society. The most amazing part is that the plastics we’re accustomed to using really didn’t become mass produced until around WWII or so. In just a matter of a few generations, plastics have become so ingrained that you simply cannot get…
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Reviews of Seychelle Water Filtration and Live Fire Fire Starter by DesertSurvivalist (videos)
Sadly, I didn’t have time to write my own review this week, so DesertSurvivalist is going to fill in without even knowing it. 😉 He recently reviewed the Seychelle Water Filtration water bottle as well as the Live Fire fire starter (can only seem to be purchased at NorCalSurvival.com), both critical areas of outdoors preps.…
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The Incredible, Edible Egg – Why Eggs MUST Be Part of Your Preps
Even before I challenged myself to store eggs without refrigeration I’ve been a huge fan of eggs as a part of my preparedness plan. In fact, eggs are nothing short of INCREDIBLE and quite possibly the most important single food storage item you can include in your preps… seriously. Sure, we should store a wide…
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Sun Oven Sunday – Pepperoni and Cheese Pizza
I’ve been meaning to get back into using my sun oven and, fortunately or not, it took going camping to do it. In fact, I wasn’t planning on using my sun oven at all while we camped but I brought it anyway and since the sun was out we figured we would try to make…