EMERGENCY POWER ON DEMAND: Jump-N-Carry Starters
The term Murphy’s Law describes a simple but often neglected concept—what can go wrong, will go wrong. At…
KEEPING YOUR GRID-DOWN COOL: Cooler Shock Ice Packs
During an extended power outage, options for even basic refrigeration are often severely limited. Here in the coastal…
Hurricane Irma: Lessons Learned
Preparedness is not a hobby practiced by the lunatic fringe in advance of a zombie apocalypse or biblical…
HOMELAND SECURITY: Measures To Make Your Home Safer
For most of us, our homes are a sacred place of peace and comfort and hopefully the one…
Going Retro: Bolt Guns for Preppers
“When we get to the end of the world as we know it, the last man standing on…
Shades of the Gray Man: Blend in and Survive
Imagine that a serious crisis is unfolding right before your eyes. Almost immediately, conditions begin to deteriorate in…
Ten Bug-Out Bag Essentials: Repairs on the Go
Bugging out can be difficult and full of hazards. But it’s a reality that many people in Texas…
Fiskars Bow Saw – Survival Camp Tool Extraordinaire
About 11 years ago, I bought a retractable seven-inch saw from the Fiskars Company. It was clearly marked…
Safety With Cutting Tools
You’re lost! Darkness is setting in as you rush to make a shelter with a hatchet … and…
Basic Survival Sanitation
THE (fill in the disaster of choice) has finally passed, but now comes the brutal aftermath. Extensive infrastructure…