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 …
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 19
How many times have you heard this as a canned response to just about anything? I’ve seen it in the comments section here and in other blogs, people are quick to point out that after T-SHTF (think a major event), whatever it is that is being discussed will not be relevant and therefore the author …
Jan 29
It’s safe to say I have over a year’s worth of storage food for my family should anything go sideways (tiered storage, various types etc). I also have a pretty robust water storage supply in addition to a well I just had checked and in a worst case, a river about 3/4 of a mile …
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 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 01
Greetings to all those who might be reading this, as we move into 2020 the realization that I’ve been working this blog on and off for 8 years comes to mind. I’ve always been relatively obscure (intentionally) with respect to actual details of my life but I suppose a few tidbits of reflection couldn’t hurt. …
Jun 30
There have been multiple times in my life when faced with cash only situations and in almost every instance I was able to produce some Federal Reserve Notes in order to take care of business, this until recently. Two incidents not only steeled my resolve to continue to carry (more) cash, but also to keep …
Jun 10
There I was, with a 5 gallon plastic gasoline container hoisted up on my shoulder, spout down into a funnel which was in my truck. Glug glug glug….pause, glug glug. PAINFULLY slow transfer of my storage gas to the truck, I made the decision right there that I would no longer use plastic storage containers …
Apr 15
Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs and the Barr Trail to the summit: 13 miles, 7500 ft elevation gain (to over 14k ft) and the last few thousand feet fighting snow and ice. Many folks who do this trek take 2 days choosing to overnight at the Barr camp about 7 miles in from the trailhead. …
Dec 30
I recently helped someone set up their apartment, someone who understood the value of preparedness but was just not at a point in their life where a home away from things on some land was possible. Let’s face it, some might not even want that in their lives or other circumstances could force them to …
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