There are a lot of homes with wrought iron fences around them in the area where I live. This comes from the strong Hispanic population in the area. In Mexico, it’s common to build cinder block walls or wrought iron ...
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Stockpiling for Survival Gardening: 7 Things You Better Store
If a major disaster were to happen which shut down the food supply chain, I think we’d suddenly find ourselves motivated to make the most of our gardens — and that would start with making our gardens the most ...
Read More »Stockpiling Firewood On The Cheap
Most of us are planning on heating and cooking with wood when the power goes out or the grid goes down. But to make it through winter requires somewhere between four and six chords of firewood. At today’s prices, that’s ...
Read More »14 Things Your Great-Grandparents Knew That You Should, Too
Our ancestors grew up in a very different world than the one we inhabit today. More and more, our world is built around the Internet — an electronic world where we have instant access to entertainment, information and communications. But ...
Read More »20 Roadside Emergency Items You Better Store In Your Car’s Trunk
The trunk of my car is an amazing place. In it, you can find tools and equipment to deal with a variety of situations. Most of what is there can and has helped me out in an emergency; but pretty ...
Read More »How To Build A Long-Lasting Bargain-Priced Stockpile At The Dollar Store
With many Americans and homesteaders living from paycheck to paycheck, it’s often hard to find the extra money necessary for stockpiling. One great help is the local dollar store. While not everything in the dollar store is actually cheaper ...
Read More »Tricking Out Your AR-15 For Survival: 5 Things To Do
When the M-16 was first introduced to the Army during the Vietnam War, it was not readily accepted. On one hand, this is common, as military personnel aren’t quick to give up their old guns. But on the other hand, ...
Read More »Teaching Your Kids Survival Skills, Just Like They Did In The Old West
Those of us who have kids must take them into consideration in our survival planning. As parents, we want to protect our children from harm, which could very well cause us to do everything for them. But in doing so, ...
Read More »Congress May Make Silencers Easier To Purchase … But Should It?
Earlier this year, Rep. Jeff Duncan, along with dozens of co-sponsors, reintroduced H.R.367, titled the “Hearing Protection Act of 2017.” This short bill seeks to remove firearm silencers from the list of guns and gun-related items which fall under the ...
Read More »Why Post-Disaster America WON’T Be Like The 1800s. (It Will Be Worse.)
There has always been a lot of speculation about what a post-disaster world would look like. I remember reading books 40 years ago, where the author tried to grapple with the idea of a world after a nuclear war. Through ...
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