Taking a road trip and commuting daily are only two of the reasons why you might want to rethink your preparations in your vehicle. For many Americans, a large portion of their day is spent travelling to the various tasks ...
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Will Your Faith Survive?
Western man is unprepared for genuine suffering. Our expectations run high. Everywhere you look, you’re encouraged to long for and expect a better car, a better waistline, or a better-looking spouse. And what’s more, you’re told that you have a ...
Read More »The Psychology of Preparedness, Part 2: Cultivating the Mindset of a Prepared Citizen
When attempting to prepare for the most comprehensive plan, the psychology of being prepared is about being open minded and understanding risk. Knowing what situational awareness is and how to use it to assess changing risks is also important as you implement an action plan based on the thoughts (psychology) of the situation. The basis for the psychology of preparedness also includes knowing where you stand in addition to which risks you face.
Read More »The Psychology of Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, Part 1: The Risks
I have always been a prepper; it’s in my blood. I have also always been a gunsmith; I think I inherited those genes via a generational skip from my grandfather. But above all, I have always been a lover of ...
Read More »Making Coffee When the Power is Gone
Coffee has been a staple for years, a part of the quintessential American experience from tales of cowboys around the fire, to busy executives trying to hammer out that new great idea. Making coffee without an electric coffee maker, however, ...
Read More »A Living From the Land
Reviewed by Sondra Wollbrinck www.mom7x.blogspot.com I’ve been reading some older books, published before 1940, among them William Duryee’s A Living From the Land, published in 1934. It seems as if he was seeing through a looking glass and watching events ...
Read More »Beginner’s Luck: Could It Kill You?
After months of thinking, planning, looking, and saving, I was finally going to do it! I was ready to make bread from flour ground in my own mill. First I had purchased the wheat berries – which then sat on ...
Read More »Packing Up the Kids
We have all thought about packing up for a grab and run scenario. We get the duffel bag, the important papers, a case of bottled water and throw it all in the car. Then we load up the kids. Oh ...
Read More »The Psychology of a Survivalist
What makes a person a survivalist? What mental attributes and worldview does a survivalist have that allows him or her to continue striving over and above others that may be more intelligent, have more book sense, or be better equipped ...
Read More »How Ready is Your Neighborhood?
During the week or so after Hurricane Katrina slammed into Louisiana and Mississippi, the world watched in shock as over half of New Orleans was covered in water and nearly two thousand people lost their lives. While politicians bickered and ...
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