Aug 24
I was on the phone with my dad earlier this evening and we were discussing the upcoming elections, it’s my belief what we are seeing currently is a precursor to some pretty heavy events that are going to stress the fabric of our nation to its very core. So far most of us have been …
Aug 09
It was a little warm today working outside but it had to be done, have been putting off the chores for a while but the realization that our last snow was in mid June and our next snow will probably be in late Sep got me off my butt. By warm I mean it was …
Aug 01
Here I sit, dead in the water (or without water). Every tap in the house is dry and I’ve got a well tech coming out in a few hours to tell me how much money this is going to cost me, I’m guessing somewhere between 1-2k [update: $2400] because these things are never cheap. I’ve …
Jun 21
This post might be speculative intertwined with a bit of what could be considered conspiracy-ish but the good news is being over prepared never really hurt anyone. In short I’m thinking this is the lull before the real storm during which we might face even greater challenges than we saw in the spring. A few …
Apr 09
Haven’t posted in a little while, been riding this out like most of you out there. This will be more of a human side of PJ update and I suspect it will resonate, not that I’m doing what you are doing but hey…might share some good thoughts. First things first, here is what I’m listening …
Mar 29
Before I get into this I should point out that I am very thankful that I am not on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. My wife was reading out some of the posts and comments on the local community FB page with respect to this virus, hilarious and sad at the same time. I think the …
Mar 17
Last ski season my wife and I were attempting to park in a lot which was close to the resort, after all nobody wants to walk further than they have to. I pulled up to a sign that said “Lot Full” and a parking attendant turning people away. He came up to the truck and …
Feb 11
Prepping is like investing in the stock market, there will be highs and lows but you must be steady with your inputs understanding that commons sense and patience wins the day. Certainly if one is starting from zero there is a baseline that must be achieved (typically this might look like 1 month of supplies …
Jan 25
Recently I was able to assist a higher profile gentleman who believed he had a stalker, and with good reason (there was substantial evidence and threats). Once I had discussed the details with him my immediate reaction was to ask him to get the local authorities involved, based on my assessment of the situation there …
Jan 22
A few days ago I strolled into the local bank, overdraft slip in hand looking for a manager. I did the same thing last year and will probably do it again next year. I opened an account at this particular institution for one reason: Safe Deposit box. Every year the charge for the box comes …
Jan 20
I’m sure you’ve noticed the gap in posting over the last week and that’s because I was traveling. The fact that I was away from the homestead was bad enough, couple that with I was gone for 7 days with a small roller bag / backpack and not a single traditional self defense weapon on …
Jan 10
It’s coming up on 4 years ago when I walked into my home in suburbia, a vinyl sided 4 bedroom standard home with a patio that you could see 37 other homes from (with 2 community pools and an HOA), and told my wife that we were moving out west. I had just come back …
Jan 07
Two is one and one is none – a phrase many live by but that can eat into other capabilities if one isn’t careful. Redundancy is critical but must be balanced against mobility, especially related to EveryDay Carry (EDC). Let’s take a real hard look at this from an EDC perspective, given a sample list: …
Jan 06
Raise your hand if you have a box somewhere full of holsters that you’ll probably never use again, I know I do. Remember when drop legs were the thing to have, how about one of those 1970’s leather TV Detective types that fit over the shoulders. *Shudder* I suppose we all have purchases that we …
Jan 05
Here I sit in the mountains typing away with a fire crackling in the wood burning stove, just the sound of the keys getting pecked at and the occasional log popping inside the fire box. We’ve lived up here over 3 years now and have previously never had a home with a wood burning stove, …
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