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I Don’t Need That, I Don’t Need That… I Don’t Need That Either…
The other day I ALMOST had to make a trip to Wally World to get a new pair of clippers to shave the boys heads because the old one didn’t seem to want to work at first. Fortunately, we got it functioning–barely–but probably need to replace it in the near future. Regardless, in the interim…
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SHTF One Gun Defense by Greg Rentchler, Editor-at-Large
I’ve been spending a lot of time at my BOL thinking about a one-gun solution for defending the family in time of SHTF. After much discussion with my survival family and colleagues, we collectively concluded that there is no such thing as a one-gun solution to address the plethora of variations of circumstances involved in…
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Dutch Oven Cooking While Camping
Believe it or not, these past few days was the first time we managed to get away and do a bit of camping with the kids this year. Of course, we had a lot of fun, played plenty of games (my arm about fell off playing catch), and we got to break in a new Dutch…
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Explaining the Layout Changes (with pictures!)
As I’ve just finished (I hope) making layout changes here, I figured I would try to explain how things have changed and what to expect in the future. Before that, however, I want to re-iterate what my view for this site has always been, and that is to provide YOU with the most interesting, relevant,…
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The Illusion of Knowledge Could Get You Killed!
A few weeks ago I watched an episode of Brain Games–a television show on the National Geographic Channel–that challenges how you think and attempts to show you how your brain really works. I can say that I thoroughly enjoy the series and look forward to new episodes each week. Anyway, this particular episode (I think it…
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Why Buckets Should be a TOP Priority Purchase
If there’s one supply that I feel people tend to overlook in their preps for long term survival, it’s buckets. Yup, buckets. Buckets of all sizes and shapes, from larger five and six gallon buckets to simple pails. Heck, why not throw in large drums while I’m at it, but that’s not what this post…
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Over 75 New Products at Full Moon Survival!
The folks over at Full Moon Survival recently let me know that they have over 75 new products listed in their ever-growing array of emergency food and gear, including two new brands of food by Mother Earth and canned meat by Survival Cave Foods. Check it out!
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6 Reasons Why Bugging Out is a Bad Idea
It’s no secret that I feel bugging out should NOT be your first reaction to an emergency situation. After all, I’ve written an entire e-course about sheltering in place. In my opinion, you should stay put most of the time, and for good reason. Now, let me state clearly that I also understand there are…
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A Look Back at Several Past Reviews (were they worthwhile purchases?)
I thought I would do something a bit different today and look back at some of the previous reviews I’ve done now that I’ve had some more experience and exposure to these products and let you know whether they’re still worthwhile purchases or not (links point back to the original reviews)… Whistler 800 watt inverter…