Now that the 4th is over did you have any fireworks left over? Last summer we were coming home from vacation. We were driving through a state where fireworks are legal. My son was bugging me to stop and look at one of the big fireworks stores. So we [...] Continue Reading…

Memorial Day is usually considered the kick off to summer and also tornado season. We have seen the death and destruction left by the tornado’s path the past couple of weeks and over the next few months we will probably see additional destruction by new tornado’s. But you don’t [...] Continue Reading…

What do the following articles have in common?
Visa Digital Wallet Accelerates Mobile-Payments Race

McDonald’s upgrades — cashiers out, computers in

AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile adjust plans for cellphones-as-digital-wallets service

They are all signs of the coming digital cashless society. The day is coming where you have no choice but to [...] Continue Reading…

Came across this flashlight hack on YouTube. Looks like it works ok but the batteries may be more expensive and the new bulb may melt a cheap flashlight lens. But still a cool project.

Came across this interesting article on the America’s Middle Class Crisis: The Sobering Facts. The first sobering fact is:

“There are 8.5 million people receiving unemployment insurance and over 40 million receiving food stamps.”

The first thing I think of is what do 40 million people do when there is no [...] Continue Reading…

Well it looks like the silver correction is under way. A drop of $14 per ounce in a week. Hopefully some of you reading took my advice last week and sold some of your silver in the $47-$48 range to buy preps. Put it this way if you sold [...] Continue Reading…

Stopped at the grocery store earlier today for a few things, a few things always turns into $50. I noticed they had soup on sale 10 for $10. Really? A buck each for a can of cream of mushroom soup? It doesn’t seem that many years ago a can [...] Continue Reading…

Zombies are a great theme for a post apocalyptic world. There are websites devoted to zombie survival, zombie guns and how to kill zombies. But if you are preparing to take on the flesh eating undead you may be wasting your time. Or are you?

There may be a different [...] Continue Reading…

Many people are aware they should stock up on food and supplies just in case, but most are not sure where to start, how much they need or what to buy. Others think they have to spend thousands for a years supply of dehydrated food so they never start. [...] Continue Reading…

Finished watching the last few episodes of Out of the Wild Venezuela, the Discovery Channel’s adventure/survival show. This was the 3rd season, the first two were in Alaska. Nine ordinary people are dropped off and have to survive off the land for 30 days while traveling back to 70 [...] Continue Reading…