Dilbert’s a geek AND a prepper! In the following Dilbert comic strip, which I found out about on The Survival Podcast and then found online via Survival and Prosperity we learn that our favorite office geek Dilbert has been prepping like a lot of the rest of us: What’s worth considering is that a lot… Continue reading Dilbert the prepper
Imagine, if you will… It’s 10:15pm and you step outside to quickly water a couple of plants. You’re barefoot, wearing only a tank top and underwear, but you’re not really worried about anyone driving by. Then the bar across your patio door drops and locks you outside. Your front door and your car are both… Continue reading Never leave home in your underwear
This will be a quick post, but I’m very proud to have had the opportunity to redesign the website for one of my favorite survival/prepping resources, and I wanted to announce that here and give that site a little plug. The Survival Podcast is a daily (Monday-Friday) hour-long original podcast produced by Jack Spirko. He’s… Continue reading The Survival Podcast
We just finished our second Hunter-Gatherer weekend class taught by Sam Coffman of The Human Path. This time our class was primarily devoted to primitive fishing techniques. Having survived the previous weekend on nothing to eat for a day and a half other than grasshoppers and roasted prickly pear cactus, the group of 10 hunter-gatherers… Continue reading Fish heads, fish heads…
After hours spent working on the necessities of shelter, fire, food and water (we made water purification systems with plastic bottles, grass, gravel, sand, and charcoal), it was time to break for the night. Several of us took this opportunity to strip off some of the layers of dirty, sweaty clothing we had worn all… Continue reading A dirty tale of a dirty weekend, part two
I really hate prickly pears. I used to just dislike them. But after last weekend, I can safely say I hate them. The weekend started innocently enough. As I documented in my previous post, I got to learn about wild plants, hang out with a baby fawn, and milk a goat. Saturday and Sunday were… Continue reading A dirty tale of a dirty weekend, part one
Wise advice: “When you are in deep trouble, say nothing, and try to look like you know what you’re doing.” I can think of many situations where it might be dangerous to let on that you are lost or feel out of place, such as when traveling. When threatened, it’s foolish to display too much… Continue reading When in doubt…
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