Category Archives: Gear

When You Get Sick

Posted on 10/24/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

Okay, a relatively quick one this week, because I’m out of town. (Not unexpectedly, but… well, it sort of snuck up on me.) This will be a little train-of-thought-ish, and springs from an idea I read about a couple of … Continue reading →

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More Boots…

Posted on 10/10/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

Well, re-boots.  We’ll continue the thread of the last post in a second, but first… Well, yep, it’s a full-blown Constitutional Crisis, at this point, much more than it has been at any other point. The White House is now … Continue reading →

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Bit of a Reboot

Posted on 09/26/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

I know it’s like watching a slow-motion train wreck, but I figured I’d try once again to turn my eyes from the events on the world stage, and focus some more on actual prepping… In that vein, let’s go back … Continue reading →

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A Few Realities

Posted on 02/14/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

No, I’m not talking about the dichotomy between the world most rational people live in, and the one inhabited by the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.  (Although those are certainly two vastly different realities.) What I’m referring to would … Continue reading →

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Now We’re Cooking

Posted on 07/05/2018 by leftwingsurvivalist

We’re cooking, alright–in multiple senses. The thermometer locally has toyed with the notion of one hundred degrees Fahrenheit, the last couple of days. Cooking, indeed. But of more relevance is the topic of cooking food, and cooking it outside. That’s … Continue reading →

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Corrections, repairs, and replacements

Posted on 06/07/2018 by leftwingsurvivalist

I’d like to start this time with a correction to the last post. Thanks to alert reader “Bear,” who pointed out that the batteries in my solar cart are, in fact, connected in parallel, not serial as I had originally … Continue reading →

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Finally, the Sun

Posted on 05/24/2018 by leftwingsurvivalist

Mother Nature has had a touch of wry humor this past week, giving us a full seven days of rain when I’m supposed to be writing about my solar generator. But she finally relented, and the sun came out, so … Continue reading →

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A Little Taste of Summer

Posted on 02/22/2018 by leftwingsurvivalist

The weather right now is being uncooperative. After a couple of warm days last week, we had an inch and a half of snow on Saturday, followed by low 60’s on Sunday. As I write this on Wednesday evening, we’re … Continue reading →

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Backup Backups

Posted on 02/08/2018 by leftwingsurvivalist

It’s been an interesting week around the homestead. I’ve been on a pretty steady repair mode, as appliances have started going on strike. The biggest thus far has been the igniter on the oven. (The rest of the stove works … Continue reading →

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Quick Thoughts

Posted on 09/28/2017 by leftwingsurvivalist

Just a few random mental meanderings this time around, dear readers. So, the president is still at it.  He’s had a pretty rough week of it, though–he still can’t get the ACA repealed (yay, us!); he’s having a “Bush-Katrina” moment, … Continue reading →

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