Hey FPA, I’ve been doing some research on home security cameras lately and I thought that I would share it with you all. If you’ve been keeping up with our Facebook page you know that my truck got broken into in my driveway a few weeks back. A bunch of my stuff was stolen. Ever […]
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Situational Awareness – The key to your survival
I think increased awareness doesn’t get the credit or focus that it should. It’s not as sexy as guns, or gear, and not nearly as easy to obtain. But, one of my mantras has always been “Pay attention, and keep yourself OUT of trouble!” In our culture we often hold up as […]
Read More...Real Threats Around Us
If you know me well you know that I am a big fan of logical realistic preparedness and not a huge fan of kneejerk emotional preparedness. Some of you might disagree with me, which is fine, but every day we are faced with a ton of extremely unlikely doomsday disaster scenarios and must make […]
Read More...Poisonous Non-edible Plant Identification
Learning about local edible plants can be a really excellent and worthwhile pursuit. It is a great way to become more self-reliant and save a few bucks on groceries? Who doesn’t want to save money, eat more nutritious food (free nutritious food) that you don’t even have to plant, water, or care for? What’s […]
Read More...Hunting 101: Basic Hunting Skills
I consider myself one of the lucky ones. I grew up with a father who was a great hunter, himself the son of a hunter. We are all descendants of great hunters. If we weren’t, our family lines would have died out long ago. However, in a disturbing trend it’s becoming less and less common […]
Read More...Bug IN or Bug OUT?
One of the most common questions that I get asked from preppers is how to know when it is time to “Bug out”. Unfortunately I have still not come up with a one liner, one solution fits all, answer to this question. It would certainly save me a lot of time if I could. The […]
Read More...Top 5 Tips for Surviving Any Crisis
We hear about it every day in the news, people in this crisis or that, stories of those who made it and those who did not. Which group would you rather belong to when crisis strikes? Here are my top 5 tips for surviving a crisis. 1. Stay calm! I know this […]
Read More...What To Do Incase of Fire
What happens after “Stop Drop Roll?” Here’s what they didn’t teach you in school I have this recurring waking nightmare. It’s the middle of the night and my wife wakes me saying the smoke alarms are going off. All of the bedrooms in my home are on the second floor. I run into my daughter’s […]
Read More...Military MRE’s – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
A Meal Ready (or NOT Ready) to Eat… Here’s our opinion. I’ve eaten hundreds of military MRE rations in my lifetime. That’s too many if you ask me. Though I certainly appreciate them (I’ll get into that in a bit) I’m NOT the kind of guy who you’ll see tearing one open on a camping trip. Once while […]
Read More...The 5 Top Guard Dogs for Your Family
Man’s Ultimate Best Friend is a Guard Dog. There is nothing more re-assuring than knowing that you have a good guard dog watching your back. Personally, my work often takes me away from home on trips for days at a time, and knowing that there is a good dog around to protect my […]
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