Time to Light em’ Up! The good folks over at County-Comm (A Preppers One Stop Shop!) have sent me their brand new Maratac AAx2 Tactical Flashlight (Rev 3) to field test and review for you guys. Now for those of you that are new to CC, I highly urge you to save them to your…
Category: Disaster Survival
Surviving a Hazmat: The Rule of Thumb and the 3 U’s
Imagine this … you’re sitting there in your car waiting for the light to turn green and over to your left you see a huge flash of fire and then a split second later a deafening BOOM! You’re in the middle of a train derailment, one where several rail tankers have collided and caused an explosion….
The “Batteriser”: Essential Prepper Gear
Batteriser is a $2.50 gadget that extends disposable battery life by 800 percent by Jon Phillips | Bob Roohparvar tells a killer story of industrial espionage. He says the robbery occurred last October at his Batteroo office space in a sprawling Silicon Valley office park. The target was intellectual property surrounding Batteriser, a simple metal sleeve…
Essential Gear: The PTK 1.0
With the recent rash of active shooter/terrorist incidents (You know things have went to shit when you have to ask “Which rash of shootings are you talking about… last week or this week?”) I thought it prudent to re-iterate a piece of kit I think every SERIOUS CO should have on them at all times,…
The Top 8 Deadly Myths About Survivalism
When it comes to material about Survival on this blog, I like the more practical, down-to-earth stuff like this, which not surprisingly is getting harder and harder to find as more of the “snake oil” survivalist come out of the woodwork . Trust me when I say this folks: Common sense goes a long way…
A Green Beret’s Introduction to Trauma Medicine
by Jeremiah Johnson Hello there, Ready Nutrition Readers, fasten your seat belts and prepare to vault into Trauma First-Aid Medicine, Warp Factor 1! In this introduction we are going to go over some medical basics: some courses you may wish to take and a brief introduction to a primary survey. In part 2…
Open Carry Update
For those of you keeping up with this, it appears all the political haggling and filibusters are over. HB 910 has officially been sent to Governor Abbotts desk for his signature, which will make Open Carry of a handgun Legal in Texas with a Permit. Meanwhile, here is something that really matters: Although as…
Storm Preparedness Essential Gear: NOAA Radio
This year, without a doubt, for Texas, has been one of the worst year for storms that I can remember. High winds, torrential rain, tornadoes, hail. flash flooding..and all of it hitting us at once in some areas. We have discussed at length about the need for the CO to have a solid Emergency Plan…
Violent Mob Defense Tactics: Moving Vehicle TRUMPS All!
Let me be clear before I start this group of lessons. What is happening across this country right now is NOT protest, it is the behavior of common thugs. Going around needlessly looting, stealing, destroying private property, committing blatant arson and attacking innocent people WITHOUT cause is CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, NOT POLITICAL PROTEST. As a Civilian,…
Building your Kids a SHTF “Key Ring”
If you are a parent and are like me, for every thought that passes through your mind about preparation, survival and security, there is always another thought that follows close behind that ask how it applies to your kids. In going over a basic SHTF plan, most families have to consider that their is…