Food Preservation is Preparedness The kids are back in school so here is your reminder that September is National Fruit and Veggie Month. It goes hand-in-hand with September being Emergency Preparedness Month. There is truly no reason that you can’t torture your children with brightly colored plant foods ANY month of the year (and you should)….
Category: Primitive Skill-Set’s
You Can’t Just Blindly Obey the Authorities During a Disaster
You Can’t Just Blindly Obey the Authorities During a Disaster We talked yesterday about the horrifying coincidences surrounding the devastating tragedy on Maui. But one thing that I can’t get out of my head is the fact that, in this case, many of the decisions made by the authorities were NOT in the best interest of…
Small Unit Tactics: Building a Fighting Position (Revised)
For the individual soldier, being able to build either a hasty or prepared position to fight from that will give you adequate cover and at the same time good fields of fire is essential for small units to be efficient in the field. All of the material I am covering here can be found…
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The Power of the Area Study
The Power of the Area Study As the tragedy unfolds in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, I ask you to pray for some miracles. There is tremendous loss of life and horrific property damage. We could use a miracle here. As usual, we can use the event to learn. This event really highlighted why you need to…
Prepping 101: Growing Food in a Shade Garden
Got Trees? Here’s How to Grow Food in a Shade Garden One of the truths of urban living is a dearth of space. Whether it’s living space or planting space, there’s seldom enough of it. This is especially true if one lives in an older area of the city, as I do. My entire lot…
Edible Wild Plants
Edible Wild Plants: 25 Wild Plants You Can Eat to Survive in the Wild This article is from 2018 but is a really good reference to have. Save it to a flash drive and print it out for your SHTF Binder.
Homestead Security Basics
Homestead Security Basics Highly recommend subscribing to this guy’s Substack: New Revenant Society. You can never know enough about Security. Prepare Accordingly.
Awareness Drill: The Top-Down Scan
Awareness Drill: The Top-Down Scan American Indians, scouts, and indigenous trackers the world over have been observed to survey terrain/territory in the following manner. A scan of the sky overhead, then towards the horizon, and then finally moving slowly towards the ground. The reason being that outdoors, what is overhead-the clouds, flying birds, monkeys…
DIY Pizza Oven
Got this ideal from a good friend across the pond. Thanks Nick! These are multi-functional wood burning outdoor ovens you can cook just about ANYTHING in! Cooking outside is a part of Southern culture, whether it be with my Big Jimmy Smoker, Big Bertha Charcoal Grill or my Hank Hill Deluxe Propane Grill!