The life lanyard is worn around your neck and has the minimal things you are probably going to need or those few things that when you need them, you really need them. When you get to where you’re going and take your pack off you can slip the lanyard over your head (you’ll always have [...]
This week the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Treasury were both in China for talks about the economy. China is the number one holder of US debt according to government figures. $2 trillion of their reserves is made of foreign currency, currently almost half of this reserve is in US debt.
In order to fund [...]
As we’ve said before, no matter what situation you end up in you will have your body and mind. This post is about jumping off points for improving your knowledge.
Most of the reading I do to stay on top of the news is online. There are some topics that are worth taking a deep dive [...]
What would cause it?
There are cosmic events that could cause an Electromagnetic Pulse but the most likely cause of an EMP is via a nuclear weapon explosion. The detonation needs to occur within your line of sight or above your horizon for it to effect you. It is possible that a powerful enough detonation far [...]
We’ll assume you have a good amount of water in your bug out bag. Having 3 full days of water is not practical, 3 gallons is hard to carry on your body. The food in your bug out bag should minimally keep your spirits up while giving a baseline of nutrition to keep you operating [...]
If you haven’t heard the term BRIC, you will. That’s who will be running the world as America fades. BRIC stands for Brazil, Russia, India and China.
Military
Not many BRIC nations are challenging the US military. Russia and China are conducting joint military exercises. China is buying time, increasing their leverage and growing strong.
Economic
China is flush [...]
If you are under weight and are a hard-gainer look into the GOMAD diet. Since gaining weight has never been a problem for me I won’t pretend to have anything to say in that area.
If you’re still with me then you’re in the camp that wants to lose fat and retain or increase lean muscle. [...]
I have to say up front that I have no special training in security consulting, I’m not a law enforcement officer. I have some training in physical security from military days but it’s hardly applicable to home defense.
If multiple armed perpetrators are inside your house and in control of your family then the fight is [...]
Tomorrow I’m traveling to Denver to see Chris Martenson lecture. Way before the initial crash of the market in October of 2008 I was geeking out on things like the economy, how money is made, peak oil and the housing bubble. There was enough information out there and I was able to piece together enough [...]
Before talking about handguns I might need to make the case for guns. If you are preparing and you don’t have a means of protecting yourself, your loved ones and the things critical to your survival then you are not considering possible outcomes. It’s possible that all your preparation benefits someone else. Someone stronger, less [...]