Create an emergency preparedness plan. As my regular readers know, preparedness is kinda my thing. I’ve done articles before on disaster preparedness, but today, I’m going to do another one for the algorithm. This will be a multi stage process to help you prepare for the most likely disaster in your area, and then expandContinue reading “Emergency Preparedness Plan: A Multi-Stage Process”
Category Archives: Preparedness
How Covid-19 Destroyed Healthcare (It’s Not What You Think)
Disclaimer: There’s been a lot of political nonsense regarding Covid coming from both sides. This is not that. I’ve been working in healthcare for five years, and I’ve been experiencing how Covid has affected us all for the past two. This is what I personally experienced, with no political commentary or opinions. Just a simpleContinue reading “How Covid-19 Destroyed Healthcare (It’s Not What You Think)”
An Evaluation of Solo Prepping vs Group Preparedness, Part Two
Into the woods we go. In part one of this series, we’ve acknowledged that it’s not feasible to survive for extended durations in a populated area through the home or bugout location. But what about out in the wild? I’ve heard it said many times that if you ask someone about their preparedness plan, itContinue reading “An Evaluation of Solo Prepping vs Group Preparedness, Part Two”
An Evaluation of Solo Prepping vs Group Preparedness, Part One
A thought that has occurred to me quite suddenly in the past five minutes, and one I must now flesh out on paper (or screen), is that of solo preparedness. More importantly, why it doesn’t work for the long term. The world of preparedness is full of hoarders of various soft, hard, and edible goods,Continue reading “An Evaluation of Solo Prepping vs Group Preparedness, Part One”
The World Sucks.
I’ve been gone for quite a bit, and I’m frankly exhausted. The world pretty well sucks right now, so I’ve been trying to hold things together for a bit. There’s a lot of interesting things going on in the world though. Wars everywhere. Rumors about other wars. Food shortages, inflation, and all the things thatContinue reading “The World Sucks.”
Fatwood (Firestarting)
Fatwood is a firestarting material that is derived from the sap impregnated wood of injured pine trees. It is created when the sap of the tree hardens inside the the tree. The sap is highly flammable, and by harvesting it with a saw or ax, you can process it into a useful fuel source.
Ferrocerium Rod (Firestarter)
In the world of firestarting,one of the most, if not the most common method of bushcraft firestarting seems to be the Ferrocerium Rod. This is a firestarting tool comes in the form of a long shaft of ferrocerium alloy, a mixture of iron and cerium, and a striker made of some kind of metal. TheContinue reading “Ferrocerium Rod (Firestarter)”
Land Navigation
Land Navigation is the art of moving a person or group of people over land using a map, compass, and other navigational assets. It is an essential part of the Modern Survivalists tool box. Learning to read grid coordinates, contours, azimuths, and field expedient methods are all parts of Land Navigation. An excellent video onContinue reading “Land Navigation”
Grey Man
Grey Man is a survival concept which proposes being as unassuming as possible is the best way to be safe. This tactic places an emphasis on looking as civilian as possible, OR as tourist as possible, depending on which is a lower risk. It’s commonly considered the survivalists best friend, allowing you to evade riskContinue reading “Grey Man”
A-Frame (Shelter)
An A-Frame Shelter is a shelter using a single ridge pole and two side walls, pulled tight into a shape like the letter A. This type of shelter allows less mobility, but has increased wind protection. An A-Frame shelter might be best suited for non combat situations, such as when in a large group; lackContinue reading “A-Frame (Shelter)”
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