If I was forced to sum up the Intent and the Content, now and in the future, of this blog in ONE word …. it would be … Survival. Although that may appear to be quite a narrow arena … looks are deceiving. It’s all a matter of perspective. Finding enough food for my family to eat today may be my biggest survival worry. While worrying about how to increase my 401K… Read More
It’s an unfortunate fact should you become involved in a crisis situation you will, if not immediately, eventually incur some sort of injury. Without treatment any wound, trivial or not, can become infected, but assuming you will be dirty and unable to properly sanitize yourself, the risk of serious infections skyrockets. Suddenly feel like you should be leaning on your musket wearing a coon skin cap? Best not to count on Walgreen… Read More
We’ve always been told not to drink saltwater, specifically referring to the ocean. It’s traditional wisdom we don’t question, but why not? We question everything else. Why can’t we drink saltwater? To answer that question we’ll have to turn to some medical expertise to see the effects of saltwater on our bodies. So let’s begin with the question: What happens to our body when we drink saltwater? It seems logical if… Read More
Good luck trying to get three (3) or more people in today’s environment to agree on anything. A beautiful sunny day … no, we need rain. Don’t even start on politics. Therefore, I’ll assume you will grant me some slack on the issue of creating shelters from a tarp. That blue, comes in various colors, tarp that we use to throw over our firewood in order to keep it dry, or drape… Read More
There doesn’t have to be a Zombie apocalypse to find yourself confronted with a life threatening situation of possibly freezing to death. We are so accustomed to feeling a chill and turning the thermostat up for more heat, that the thought of that not being possible doesn’t cross our mind. A failing antiquated power grid structure is more prone to failure than the governments or power companies are willing to admit…. Read More
There was once a fable of the tale of a dispute between an Ostrich and an Owl that goes something like this: One day an ostrich and an owl were discussing the day’s events when they spotted a snake slithering stealthily towards an unsuspecting mouse. Mr. Owl became very anxious as he analyzed the possible future results of what he was witnessing. In his expert opinion he knew the snake was… Read More