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In most people's minds, the biggest issues in a post-disaster world are keeping themselves fed and having enough water. Of the two, more thought and effort is typically put into food than water, working under the assumption that water will be available from nature, either from rain or surface water (rivers, lakes, etc.). But food, other than the food we grow or stockpile will not. Those assumptions are probably fairly accurate, considering the difficulties that exist in living off the land. While early settlers in what is now the USA commonly lived off the land, they did so in a...

Whether we want to think about it or not, defending our home or survival retreat has to be a major part of our survival strategy. Experience has shown that there are many people who are willing to take advantage of any situation they can, in order to use it as a cover and an excuse for crime. Part of what makes this so common is that law enforcement and other officials are overburdened by dealing with disaster and all the special needs that people have in regard to it. That keeps police from patrolling and chasing criminals, giving criminals a...

I was recently on a trip with a close friend. Sharing a room in the hotel when we stopped for the night, he made what seemed a bit like an odd comment at the moment. As I emptied my pockets on the top of the dresser, he said, “I thought I carried a lot in my pockets,” clearly implying that I carry much more than he does. The truth of the matter is, I do carry a lot in my pockets. Mostly that’s due to two interrelated reasons. The first is that I exercise my Second Amendment rights by carrying...

Every military survival manual I’ve ever seen starts out with a section on having the right mental attitude. The military clearly recognizes something here, which a lot of people take for granted. That is, ones mental state will have a lot to do with their ability to survive. Oncologists see this regularly. Cancer patients with a positive mental attitude are much more likely to survive than those who are expecting to die. Their positive attitude leads them to fight for life, not only doing what is necessary for healing to occur, but even fighting with their own bodies in a...

If you haven’t heard yet, things have been getting worse and worse with North Korea every week. First there was the missile test of a true multi-stage ICBM, which is supposed to be able to reach the United States. But the experts told us not to worry, because the North Koreans hadn’t miniaturized their nuclear warheads yet. Then we found out that an intelligence report came out in 2012, showing that North Korea already had miniaturized nuclear warheads. Somehow the Obama administration managed to keep that report hidden. You’d think that would be enough bad news about the hermit kingdom,...