Prepatude “It was a different world back then and Gen X kids, who were pretty free-range.” Prepping is a subject that has been near and dear to my heart since I was a kid. The Wilder family would frequently go on long hikes and snowmobile trips into the backcountry. Likewise, we’d go hunting…
Category: Self-Sufficiency
“We’re It”
In the pantheon of WW2 Movies, Fury is not that good of a movie, but for our purposes here today, I want to discuss a theme many fellow martial citizens can relate to: Self-Sufficiency and the realization that you cannot depend on any form of Government or “Higher Chain-of-Command” for you, your team or…
How Helene Affected The People Of Appalachia
How Helene Affected The People Of Appalachia This is why we need to Always be Training, Caching, Stockpiling and Preparing for the WORST.
NERC sounds alarm over winter gas supplies
NERC sounds alarm over winter gas supplies, potential grid impacts Almost two years after Winter Storm Elliott forced the largest recorded manual load shed in the history of the Eastern interconnection, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said Friday it “remains concerned about maintaining sufficient natural gas supplies to address extreme winter conditions.” NERC’s…
Practical Skill-Set’s: Snakebite Management (pre-hospital)
Snakebite Management (pre-hospital) Please allow me to introduce myself. I am a medical toxicologist and emergency physician at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. I have treated 600+ snakebites and direct one of the busiest snakebite services in the U.S. I also love snakes and consider myself a member of the herpetology community. And…
Armed Citizen Corner: Reasons for Concealed Carry – My Interview with a Psychopath
Reasons for Concealed Carry: My Interview with a Psychopath In this article, Dr. Will Dabbs discusses why he carries a firearm for self-defense. The article includes discussing a real person with a serious mental illness. Real names have not been used. Nothing in this narrative is intended to disparage or stigmatize those who might…
Training Stressors
From the Archives, 2018 (Hermit Note: In keeping with my recent announcement of re-centering priorities of “Just Shut-Up and Train!” I will be posting articles from the archives that I feel are of vital import to the Armed Citizen. Let’s all make a point to get out there and train in whatever capacity we are…
It’s Better to Shut Off the Computer
It’s Better to Shut Off the Computer I’ll let you in on a little secret. A knife has never been my go to choice for self-protection. I train with them. I instruct in the use of them. Hell, I’ve designed them. It was my dislike of the knife that drew me to better understand it….
When The Music Stops – How America’s Cities Will Explode In Violence (Parts 1 and 2)
{Hermit Note: This is one of the most important articles you will read this year. Read and Heed! Highest Dissemination Possible.} When The Music Stops – How America’s Cities Will Explode In Violence (I wrote this back in 2012. It was originally published at the old Western Rifle Shooters Association website, and…
The Martial Library: Martial Arts, Self Defense and a Whole Lot More. 80 Essential Books for Self-Defense
80 Essential Books for Self-Defense One of my Patrons suggested I do a list of recommended books for self-defense practitioners. It took a while but the result is what you can find here below. I’ll keep it up to date when new books become available and I consider them a good addition to the…