For many years, oilcloth was used for waterproofing clothes, tents and even for covering pioneers wagons. You can still buy oilcloth clothing and some members of my family wear it and love it for rainy …
Waterproofing for Tents, Clothing and Shoes, Making Your Own Read More »
You are out for the day and are 50 or 60 miles from home, when your car quits from EMP, or some other catastrophic event occurs, and you have to walk home. The weather is …
Improvised Footwear to Keep Your Feet Warm and Dry Read More »
Lately I have been thinking about what it would be like to live in a tent for a substantial period of time. This came about as the result of a discussion on what type of …
What Do You Need to Live in a Tent for a Long Period of Time Read More »
A while back I wore a hole in the rubber mat in my car. Now these things are expensive and I was not looking forward to buying a new one. This is when one of …
This morning my wife and I decided to go for a four-mile hike. Now this is a trail that we hike on regularly and normally have no problems. Lately my wife has been complaining about …
Socks are something that we take for granted. It is so easy to run down to the store and purchase a cheap pair. That has not always be the case. I can remember my Grandmother …
With all the talk about sheltering in place going around I want to offer a few suggestions in case you have to. The need to shelter in place could be caused by everything from pandemics …
If the economy and world conditions continue to head downhill at their current rate, one of these days we will be glad  that we store clothes in our preps. If you have children you want …
Just recently, my granddaughter was getting all excited about learning how to sew.  Her dad’s mother gave her an old sewing machine and she was trying to learn how to thread it and how to …
Yesterday I was down at Disaster Stuff, a local preparedness supplier located in Roseville, California and saw an interesting new item. A solar lighter, now this was designed to be a cigarette lighter and I …
