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When Things Get Cold
As promised, I’m going to go very briefly over things to think about as cold weather arrives again… I recently had the opportunity to “camp out” at an SCA event. I use “camping” advisedly, because most of us were in … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thought, Planning, Skills and Practice, Survival Questions
Tagged gear, learning, plans, questions
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Bit of a Reboot
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
Posted in Critical Thought, Gear, Planning, Skills and Practice
Tagged BoB, gear, learning, practice
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Not Much Going On
I apologize, folks, but I’ve been absolutely too busy to think much about what to write, this week. I’m in the middle of an inter-office shift in my day job, and at home–well, it’s springtime. It’s the “springtime” stuff that … Continue reading
A Bit Brisk
As I’m writing this, a large portion of the country is dealing with the Return of the Polar Vortex ™. Parts of the North Central States are dipping to temperatures not normally seen on this planet. The temperature gradient between … Continue reading
Prepping the Homestead
As we wait for the political worm to turn (again), my family has been taking advantage of the unseasonably warm weather to make some early preps to get the homestead ready for spring. The biggest, most obvious chore over the … Continue reading
Almost the New Year
In fact, my next post will be next year. We’ll have a Democratic House of Representatives, with supoena power and everything, which will be–well, if not “nice,” at least a positive change. Hopefully we can do something about the daily … Continue reading
Observations from Vacation
We’re back. Vacation was good, and I certainly got enough relaxation to cover some of the more exciting bits (tire blowouts, household plumbing leaks, and the like). We went “camping,” for values of camping–Pennsic isn’t exactly “roughing it” in the … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Critical Thought, Planning, Skills and Practice, Solar
Tagged gear, learning, practice
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Backup Backups
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
Posted in Critical Thought, Gear, homestead, Make it Stop, Skills and Practice
Tagged gear, learning, practice
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Makin’ Bacon
We’re back! I hope everyone had a delightful Thanksgiving. I was pleased to be able to enjoy “friends near, and family far…” As I mentioned last time around, this time I want to touch a little on food preservation. I … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Frugality, homestead, Skills and Practice
Tagged food, learning, practice, preservation
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Back at it
Real World update: 7.2 magnitude earthquake, just outside Anchorage. As I keep saying, don’t prep for the “End of the World;” rather, prep for what could happen where you are. Anchorage, unfortunately, gets hit in lots of ways. They’ve got … Continue reading →