Great literature will feed our souls during years of survival

July 7, 2009

Man is a complex creature, with many diverse needs. Satisfying just the body is often not enough. We see that in our share past. Well before history, our ancestors sat under the stars, imagined mythic tales taking place in the night sky and passed those stories down from generation to generation. By 3,000 years ago [...]

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What does “survival” mean?

June 18, 2009

Never assume that everyone understands a word the same way. There are nuances that depend on culture, region of the country, experience, education, the TV shows one watches and many other factors. Take, for example, the word “survival.” In the 21st century context, the word has been greatly trivialized. We talk about “surviving middle age” [...]

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Survivor education material needs to be in the form of physical books

June 8, 2009

I love surfing the internet, finding great information, reading it while following all the accompanying links and then bookmarking it for later reference. Nice, but no good for the survivalist. The stuff we’re all going to need we’re going to need when the internet is but a distant memory. That means it all needs to [...]

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Hemp — how it is cultivated and prepared, 1872 style

June 3, 2009

From The Manufacturer and Builder, March, 1872 HEMP is a plant of very great importance; its tough, durable and elastic fibres being better suited for making cordage and canvas for shipping than any other substance yet known. The quantity required to supply the navy and commercial marine of the United States alone is immense. This country [...]

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Presenting the technology of yore — and of 2013

June 3, 2009

We’re addicted to the latest in technology. But so were the folks in 1800 or 1850 or 1880. The differences between the times include a much slower change in what’s current and a much likelier chance that the latest devices could be crafted to compounded at home or in the local shop. Take a look [...]

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3 reasons why orienteering, not geocaching, is the sport for survival

May 22, 2009

There was time, not too long ago, when orienteering was considered a group competition that would heighten skills needed for survival. Then we all went high-tech and it was supplanted by geocaching. For those who didn’t benefit from “old-school” activities, orienteering is a sport where participants move through a wild area, from point A to [...]

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How long will packaged food last?

May 5, 2009

How long will packaged food last? Longer than you will. That’s a tongue-in-cheek answer, but it has a bit of truth that most of us don’t want to face. Just reading the FAQs on a website of a survival food company that indicates its own canned goods are guaranteed good for 25 years, but which [...]

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Is it time to get a Federal Firearms License?

April 23, 2009

In any tale of survival, it’s necessary to think through the subject of weapons.  If that’s as far as you planning goes, someone else is probably going to inherit a fine collection of firearms shortly after the End of Days.  But if the matter isn’t planned out at all, the same will be the case. [...]

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What is the shelf life of medicines?

April 10, 2009

So many things we take for granted.  Our day-to-day lives take advantage of tremendous benefits from a society that innovates at a pace that a few years ago would not have been conceivable; that will do nothing but speed up if we continue in the same pattern. With this innovation, we quickly become accustomed to [...]

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Another item to add to your trade-goods cache

March 4, 2009

I wrote recently about stocking up on trade goods for the End of Days and included such commodities as silver, gold, whiskey and ammunition. The other day, I was gassing with a friend who owns a gas station/grocery store when a guy came in a purchased three bags of bulk tobacco.  He was a pensioner [...]

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