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Building A Cache
What is caching? In short, it is taking something you value, or something you think you will need in the future, protecting it from the elements, and hiding it. You ...
Practice Like It’s Real
I had a new Advanced Pistol student a while back. This was a gentleman who was a part-time security guard who I crossed paths with at the shooting range. His objective was to increase his accuracy and rapid target acquistition. Before the first session with any of my Advanced students, I spend 15 or 20 […]
A Shelter For Every Emergency
Most people who understand the need for preparedness have at least heard about the, “Rule of 3′s” – You can live for 3 minutes without air You can live for 3 hours without shelter You can live 3 days without water You can live 3 weeks without food The first time reading the list, many […]
Food and Drink Skills Dump
We push independence around here, along with experience and resourcefulness. Many folks take a lot of what’s around us for granted. We run down to the store or some sort of specialist (doctor, mechanic, plumber, etc) to get done what needs doing. That’s not really living and promoting those core principles. I HOPE that as […]
Proper Technique Will Save Your Life
In one of my recent beginner pistol classes, I had a student ask about why technique is so important. He was saying how he’d been shooting before and did just fine. He knocked all the beer cans off the log, and had a great time. I told him that if his reason for taking my […]
You’re A Termite In Their Eyes
One of the key tenants of preparedness-minded individuals is independence. Without it, you’re obviously dependent upon someone or something for a given task or item. Food is one of those key items for which we want to be independent. For me, producing as much of what I eat is more about knowing what’s inside it. […]
First Aid Protocols
Whatcha gonna do? A child playing on a swing set is suddenly on the ground, and not moving. A fellow Baby Boomer walking in the park suddenly drops to the ground in front of you. While driving down a back road, you come upon an automobile accident and you see the driver – not moving […]
Defeating Stalkers
Stalker: An individual with an unhealthy obsession for another person. There are a number of definitions of “stalker” in our society today. You can have stalkers on your website or your FaceBook account. These people, while “creepy”, generally cannot do you direct harm. The anonymity of the Internet gives you some level of safety. Where […]
Open Carry vs. Concealed Carry
Open carry versus Concealed carry is one of the most divisive and controversial issues regarding firearms. Open carry, in particular, seems to evoke the most strident responses. There is very little gray area in most people’s opinion on the subject: Most are either fully for it, for fully against it. According to OpenCarry.org, 44 states […]