First off, what’s happened in western North Caroline and Eastern Tennessee in the mountains and adjacent areas is horrific. This will not be a quick
I wish I could be more optimistic. I am at a certain level—I think the average American is a decent person. The problem now is
I’ve been updating my free slideshows on various survival and life preparedness information. The latest are in the subject and gathered on one page HERE.
The glass is half full, and there’s a crack in it. Sadly, we’re seeing a surge in infections in a number of states that have
Beyond the Four Basics and doing an Area Study, the next priority is having a Grab-N-Go bag. At least one. I have one in the
Official reports show that 33,000,000 Americans have filed for unemployment in the past month. The equivalent of the work force for half the states in
A happy picture, although they are not adhering to social distancing, of Scout and Cool Gus in my office with Tigger ready to pounce in
The image is supposed to be of 10,000 people lined up, waiting for a food bank to open in San Antonio. I’ve seen similar lines
In an era of coronavirus, wildfires, drought, power outages, tsunamis etc, we know we have to do some preparation for possible disasters. But if you
I’ve just added this section from the Green Beret Preparation and Survival Guide to Wattpad, and here is the excerpt below. An Area Study is
Stay dry. Water accelerates the cold and hypothermia. Get out of the wind. Build a shelter. Make it as small as possible. Essentially consider it
My review of the material available on being reasonably prepared for man-made and natural disasters uncovered a plethora of confusing and often contradictory information. It’s
I saw a question about this on Quora and it got me thinking, because there’s so much information out there and it can be overwhelming.
Task One-again. Mild: Did you get the two cases of water bottles for each person in your household? If you did, you’ve just taken the
Many people flail about when they think about what they might need to do in order to prepare for natural and man-made disasters. There’s a
The first thing we did when we were assigned a mission in Special Forces was an Area Study. We examined WHERE the mission would occur
We all need we need to “be prepared”. But what does that mean? Where do we start? There’s so much information out there and the
At reader’s requests, I’ve pulled all the checklists from The Procrastinator’s Survival Guide and put them into a flipbook. Also, are links to all gear,
