Survival & Emergency Preparedness

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Found on PrudentBear, via Clayton Cramer : The rise in the gold price above $1,100 per ounce last week is a pretty good indicator that som...

Over on Survivalblog, JWR posted a letter from a retired US Army warrant officer with experience in several real-world SHTF situations. H...

Last Saturday I attended the Second Annual Zombie Shoot at Langhorne Rod and Gun Club.  One of the shoot sponsors was Rogue Elite, owned by ...

Over on Blog O'Stuff I posted an after action report for Langhorne Rod & Gun Club's Second Annual Zombie Shoot.  I posted it th...

I found this article from Mises.org interesting, in light of the possibble collapse of the US dollar due to government mismanagement of the ...

(Originally posted on Blog O'Stuff.) When law abiding people are subjected to oppressive gun laws which make it difficult to obtain we...

From Mas Ayoob.  Read it .

For my first substantive post after resuming this blog, I am going to discuss selecting a shotgun for home defense.  This post is based on a...

I've decided to bring this blog back out of hiatus.  Even with no posts since January, it's still getting a decent number of hits.  ...

I've decided to refocus my blogging efforts on my main site, Dave's Blog O'Stuf f.  Separating out this blog was an interesting ...

I just ran across this deal and pass it on.  Dickies makes workwear that's good for use out of doors in emergencies.  I ordered one of t...

Via Yahoo : WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Heat is more likely to kill an American than an earthquake, and thunderstorms kill more than hurricanes...

A laptop is an important part of emergency preparedness.   Here's my review of the MSI Wind Netbook.  

Last week I picked up a Trijicon Reflex II model RX06-10 1x24mm sight for my Colt 6520.  The Reflex was considered one of the best non-magn...

In my last post I described the replica Denison Smock I picked up last month, and my trial of Nikwax Cotton Proof water repellency treatment...

Most of us have heard the phrase "cotton kills," when referring to clothing to be used in cold weather.  That's because cotton...

Articles relating to power outages associated with disasters, especially hurricanes: Carbon Monoxide (CO) Risks of Portable Generators Li...

OVer on Arfcom, "charlesb_la" posted an AAR describing his experience riding out Hurricane Gustav in an apartment in Baton Rouge....

Brendan Loy at Weathernerd is blogging about Hurricane Ike. In short, while Ike is likely to remain a Category 2 Hurricane, it's likel...