Five Fathers Day Gift Ideas
Got a preppers or a survivalist for a dad? If you do, here are some gift ideas for Fathers Day. Steripen Sidewinder from Safe Castle The Steripen Sidewinder is a hand powered unit that purifies water...
View ArticleSurvival Gear Preps Second Quarter 2012
While stockpiling survival gear for a long term SHTF / TEOTWAWKI situation, I think it is important to pause, review, and then move forward. It does no good to stockpile the same thing over and over,...
View ArticleTrip to the Bug Out Location June 2012
Man oh man, what a weekend. In a previous article we talked about survivalism as an experience and not a theory. Part of my prepping for SHTF / TEOTWAWKI includes going to the Bug Out Location for a...
View ArticleStockpiling Survival Gear at the Bug Out Location
A few weeks ago my wife and I, and some of our friends, made a trip to the Bug Out Location for the weekend. Spending time at the BOL gives us a chance to test our survival plans, see what works, what...
View ArticleKa-Bar Becker BK2 Campanion Fixed Blade Knife
Perfect for camping and/or hunting, the Ka-Bar Becker Companion Knife has the strength for splitting kindling, and the sharp edge required for skinning game or chopping onions for the campfire grill....
View ArticleAK-47 ERGO Grip SUREGRIP Review
If there is one thing about the AK-47 that sucks, it has to be the factory pistol grip. The AK-47 is a great rifle, but lets face the facts, most of the factory pistol grips suck, big time. Thank...
View ArticleSurviving SHTF
For the sake of discussion lets say that some kind of long term SHTF situation has happened. Whether it was civil unrest, meteor strike, financial collapse, nuclear war, outbreak of new disease,,, lets...
View ArticleTour of the Windham Weaponry Factory
The Military Arms channel (Sturmgewehre) has posted another excellent video on youtube. This time its a tour of the Windham Weaponry factory. Even though the video covers a lot of good topics, there is...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts May 6 2013
Over the past few days I have been thinking about a lot of stuff. A lot of small stuff, to small to make their own post about. So I thought I would combine a lot of small topics into a random thoughts...
View ArticleChickens Or Ammunition
Lets play a game - chickens or ammunition. You can pick one or the other, but not both. Chickens - 5 laying hens that are one year old and in good health. The 5 hens would include a mixture of barred...
View ArticleTacticool has no place in prepping
While visiting various AR-15 forums and other firearms forums, I see a common trend that only the best is good enough. Only the best AR-15 is good enough, everything else is junk. Only the very best...
View ArticleThruNite TN12 review
Up until just a few days ago I had never heard of ThruNite, much less the ThruNite TN12. Someone on youtube reached out and asked if I would be interested in reviewing the TN12. After looking at the...
View ArticleCutting Out Middle Man For Prepping Supplies
One nice thing about Ebay and international shipping, it lets you cut out the middle man. Rather than going to a store, or even ordering from Amazon, get on Ebay and go straight to the source. Believe...
View ArticleCamping Trip Load Out
To get ready for an upcoming camping trip I decided to do a load out list. List like this help you see what your pack contains, and hopefully spot missing items. For those of you looking at this list...
View ArticleOrganizing Preparedness Plans for SHTF
Your SHTF survival plans can be organized in a couple of ways. The plans can be written down on pieces of paper, tossed into a hat and drawn at random. The plans could be ideas jotted down in a...
View Article2012 Prepping Plans
With a title of "2012 prepping plans", you might think this article is about what might happen in December of 2012. Well, that is not what this article is about. If you are worried about 2012, and you...
View ArticleThree Day Fishing Camping Trip Story
During December of 2016 two of my sons, a buddy of mine and I went on a three day camping trip on the Angelina River near Jasper, Texas. One reason for the trip was rest and relaxation, another reason...
View ArticleBest Survival Knife For Under 25 dollars
You have $25 to spend, you want to buy a good quality knife, so which one do you buy? What is the purpose of a $25 survival knife? In my opinion, knives in that price range are disposable. They are the...
View ArticlePicking a Camp Stove for a Bug Out Location
Some kind of long term disaster has happened, you and your family have almost depleted the food and water reserves at your home, now it's time to make a decision, stay or go? Its time to go. Your...
View ArticleTrip to the Bug Out Location June 2012
Man oh man, what a weekend. In a previous article we talked about survivalism as an experience and not a theory. Part of my prepping for SHTF / TEOTWAWKI includes going to the Bug Out Location for a...
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