With all the recent rain we have been having, I have been thinking about field expedient shelters. Now I am familiar with many of the improvised shelters made with natural materials. But to tell you […]
Building Field Expedient Shelters to Keep You Dry Read More »
Diarrhea or dysentery is often caused by food poisoning or exposure to contaminated water. After TEOTWAWKI, this would become more common due to lack of refrigeration, clean water and good hygiene. In the old Special
Charcoal for the Treatment of Diarrhea or Dysentery Read More »
This is a update of an article that I posted several years ago on how to pasteurize your water. It explains how you can pasteurize your water without bringing it to a boil. In an emergency
Learn How to Pasteurize Your Water Without Boiling Read More »
Chamois leather commonly known as a “Shammy” is a type of porous leather that has almost no abrasive properties, and can be used as a absorbent drying material for almost any surface. Now I am talking about
Why You Need to have a Shammy in Your Preps and Car Kits Read More »
In case of a disaster, you should understand the dangers posed by your propane tanks and how to turn them off. Now this article is written primarily about the large tanks, 250 gallons and above. These
How to Turn Off Large Propane Tanks Read More »
This was posted about three years ago, but I feel the subject is important enough to re-post for the benefit of our newer readers.. When the grid fails many of us will have trouble getting water
Well Buckets for When the Power Fails Read More »
Ok, the grid is down and you have turned off the utilities and taken care of your water, what do you do next? Check on your food situation. Take a look at the refrigerator and
How do you take care of your food when the grid goes down? Read More »
The grid has just failed for one of many reasons, running from earthquakes to economic collapse. You are without power and don’t know when it will come back on, but it appears that it will
Your Water has Failed What to Do Next? Read More »
I see many articles written about treating wound after TEOTWAWKI and most of them are quite good. But there is one aspect that I rarely see mentioned and that is the type and amount of
Wound Dressing After TEOTWAWKI Read More »
A while back I wrote a post on the different types of tourniquets that are currently available and some of their pro and cons. Since I wrote that article I have experimented with them and
The U.S Armies CAT Tourniquet Read More »
