It seems like the summers are getting shorter and the winters longer, but then again, we say this every year, and it may just seem that way as we get older. Nonetheless, winter is just around the corner, so it is time to start thinking about winterizing your home. Some things can … [Read more...] about Winter Checklist for the Home
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5 Survival Uses for Tarps
If you have ever researched bug-out-bags, wilderness survival, and survival articles in general, you will find tarps listed as a survival must. There is a reason for this of course, because they are versatile. Emergency shelters usually come to mind, but they have other uses as … [Read more...] about 5 Survival Uses for Tarps
Preppers: Seasonal Inventory Inspection and Cleaning
Closer and closer to fall and then winter, so this means the seasons will change from oppressive heat to cooler and eventually to bitter cold in some parts of the country. In other parts of the country, the change will not be as dramatic, but change it will. Changes in the … [Read more...] about Preppers: Seasonal Inventory Inspection and Cleaning
5 Survival Uses for Cotton Swabs (Q-tips)
For cleaning your ear canals right, well doctors do not recommend you put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear. Q-tips and ear canals do not mix well, because you can rupture your eardrum, and besides, ear wax plays an important role in protecting your ears. Why do they … [Read more...] about 5 Survival Uses for Cotton Swabs (Q-tips)
Preppers: How Well Suited Are We for Different Environments
Somewhere along the evolutionary trail the human brain became bigger. Bigger brains meant less physical work. We were able to fashion tools, weapons and build things like shelters. This meant we needed less physical attributes, because we could think and reason and to some extent … [Read more...] about Preppers: How Well Suited Are We for Different Environments