Sunday, March 29, 2009
bug out bag for vehicle
1 cast iron skillet
small bottle of olive oil
change of clothes
tent
sleeping bag
ammo
money
roll of quarters
oil for the car
premixed radiator fluid
jumper cables
freeze dried food
propane stove
fix a flat
The Bugout Guy
http://www.thebugoutguy.com
Meltdown At Three Mile Island
1999 PBS-TV documentary, "Meltdown At Three Mile Island", chronicling the terrifying near-catastrophe that occurred in Pennsylvania at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in March 1979.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
actual bug out bag male complete list
Note: My bug out bag is super heavy and I would also be carrying a rifle and ammo.. so the idea of the bugout bags is that they really go into the car for bugging out of the city. If thigs get really bad and we need to leave the cars then we can put them on our backs and walk for a short time. I don't think I could walk far with my super heavy pack. But then again after you start eating an drinking it gets lighter and you can always ditch things.
bottom compartment
1 alpine design mess kit
2 match boxes
freeze dried food
- spagetti with meatsauce(1 serving)
- turkey tetrazzini(2 servings)
- beef stroganoff(2 servings)
-rice and chicken(1 serving)
-sweet and sour chicken(2 servings)
1 animal snare
chef boyardee jumbo spagetti and meatballs
1 roll of toilet paper
jet boil stove and 2 fuel canisters
--> Buy it -- Jetboil PCS Stove w/ Coffee Press
--> Video of it -- Jetboil on video
1 chocolate soymilk
2 individual instant coffee packets
spoon fork knife
2 lighters
3- 3 oz chicken breast in water Swanson
smoked oysters
camp soap
deck of cards(glowin the dark)
bottom outer pouch
1 texas map
birth certificates
deed to house
eyeglass prescriptions
$200 in $10 dollar bills
passports
medium size swiss army knife
pocket knife 3.5 inch
leatherman multi tool
side water pouches
2 liters of Aquafina water
strapped on bottom area
Coleman Sundome Tent for 2
Top main compartment
1 roll campers toilet paper and 4 small square wipes
1 Coghlan's survival kit in a can
1 roll of duct tape
1 sweetwater gaurdian microfilter for filtering water
1 animal snare
1 leg trap
1 hard drive backup
adult clothes- camo pants long and short, 2 shirts, 2 socks, 2 underwear
para cord
1 chocolate soy milk
2 lighters
hygiene kit- deodorant, shaving cream, razor blade, toothpaste, toothbrush, comb, soap
1 small first aid kit with loradine tablets
top strap on area
sleeping bag
upper left side small pocket
bottle of Bacardi Rum
100 .22 bullets
1 Ruger .22 pistol
upper right side small pocket
brookstone wind up radio/flashlight
3 light sticks
2 ponchos
roll of quarters
Need to add:
pen and paper(old technology for communications)
Friday, March 27, 2009
Actual Bug out bag female complete list
outer bottom small pocket
$200 in $5 bills
5 1 oz. silver coins
1 map of Texas
2 swiss army knives
1 tiny swiss army knife
roll of quarters
bottom main compartment
Jetboil PCS Stove w/ Coffee Press and 2 fuel cannisters
Freeze dried Food:
- chicken cashew Curry
- 2 Beef Stew
- Chili Mac with beef
4 serving size of mashed potatoes
2 packets of instant coffee (2 cups)
1 starbucks doubleshot
wipes
8 diapers
1 chocolate soymilk
1 can ravioli jumbo meatball
1 mess complete mess kit, pan cups, fork spoon
side bottle holders 2 liters aquafina bottled water
on outside of pack, 1 crappy lightweight tent
top main compartment
clothes adult
clothes toddler
1 hat
1 roll campers toilet paper and 4 small square wipes
1 henry survival rifle .22
1 foil emergency bag
1 bag of assorted zip lock and trash bags
1 hygene kit with No-rad, sunblock, campsoap, deodorant, tooth brush, paste
multiple loradatine pills for my allergies
1 airtight container with 1 animal snare, 1 leg trap, 150 rds of .22, deck of cards
sweetwater water filter
Top of pack- sleeping bag
left side top pouch
1 kobun knife
one small bottle All detergent for clothes
1 instant cold pack
tiny first aid kit
bungee cord and clothes pins
right side top pouch
2 rain ponchos
1 windup radio/flashlight
1 windup flash light
2 light sticks
1 chocolate soy milk
Almost everything packed in zip lock bags
Snaring animals
http://savvysurvivor.com.cnchost.com/survival_snaring.htm
Gotta Have more than a bugout bag
http://www.alpharubicon.com/prepinfo/bugoutsomewherejaden.htm
Wild edible plants
see this PDF on wild edible plants.
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Portals/18/publications/pdf/wild%20edible%20plants.pdf
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Why the End of America is Closer than You Think
http://www.counterthink.com/025688.html
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Lights Out
This is the best free fiction you will ever read if you are half way into surviving come what may.
An EMP attack takes us to where the computers don't work anymore and a full blown bugout, bug out location and all the other stuff you can halfway think of happening happens.
http://www.survivalmonkey.com/SF%20books/LightsOut!/LightsOut-Current.pdf
one day you may have to pay for this so Like I said download it now. I read the whole thing in a week. It is really good stuff.
What would you do if the lights went out?
bug out guns
If you know you are going to be in a gunfight, you don't take a pistol you take a rifle. Actually you take a rifle but you take a pistol as backup if the rifle fails or you run out of ammo.
AR-15 style rifle -- advantage is that it is a "good guy" gun and our military uses it. It is accurate but needs to be cleaned and maintained to function reliably. Lots of people in the US have this gun.
Ak-47 -- this gun is reliable and is reliable even when you don't clean it much or treat it badly or get it all dirty. Isn't the most accurate, but may be more accurate than you are when shooting for your life. You won't be able to make it into a sniper rifle though.
As for an Ak-47 go ahead and buy the best.
http://www.arsenalinc.com/slr107fr.htm
Lots of people make AR-15 style rifles.
Folding stocks on either rifle are worth it if bugging out in a vehicle are involved. Folding stocks were invented for getting in and out of vehicles with rifles.
Pistols
Revolvers are more reliable and simple for people that are "not into guns"
they are slower to reload for most.
Automatics are better for people "into guns"
.38 special, 9mm, and .45 are good calibers for two legged snakes.
A .22 pistol is great for the bugout bag for shooting at some food you might find during your bugout or after. In one of my bugout bags I have a Henry Survival Rifle in .22. Very compact, light and the rifle barrel fits into the buttstock.
shotguns are good if you can carry it. With a slug you can reach out to 100 yards and buckshot is great for close encounters. Put birdshot in there and you can hunt small game. It has been said if you could only have one gun it should be a shotgun.
To all the idiots out there that think that they are going to scare someone away by the sound of their shotgun chambering a round, all I can say is that I for one would say that anyone with any brains will immediately shoot toward the direction of that sound.
freedom of being prepared
So saturday I went shooting at the range..
All I had to do was grab the gun and my "gun bag" with the ammo and the ak sight adjuster and leave.
got hungry and pulled some canned chicken out of the trunk and ate it and had some Perier...(it is hot in Texas so water in bottles lasts better in the heat than plastic).
Then I went to check up on my possible bug out location. I went and walked around for an hour or so and got all sweaty. So before I left I pulled out of the trunk a new pair of shorts and a shirt and left feeling refreshed.
I could have had a little cook out and slept out there as well since I have a bugout bag and other bug out items in the car.
Kind of cool, I could just take off anytime I want and just do whatever I want. No need to pack a bunch of stuff.. you stay permanently packed.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Stove for the homestead or bug out location
Anyway tonite I took a new Coleman Powerpack Single-Burner Low Profile Stove
, attached the adapter to hook it up to a big propone tank that I had disconnected from my outdoor grill and cooked some bacon and beans. It also works with the 16 oz disposable propane cylinders.
It sounded like it was leaking a little gas on the propane tank side but it was windy and heck it came with a 6 foot hose, so I just set up the stove 6 feet away from the tank, turned it on and lit the stove with a match(yep, gotta have that too..)
Cooked the beans fine. The bean came from a regular size can, and fit the skillet just perfect. It was pretty windy, a wood fire would have been really, really hard to work with. The wind didn't bother it much at all. Anyway, so it works just dandy. It also works with the small propane tanks as well so you could take it in the trunk of the car. Too big for a bugout bag though.
So I would use this to cook in the backyard or maybe put it in the fireplace and cook there and open a vent if you didn't want hungry neighbors bugging you from over the fence. You have to been careful indoors though. If you didnt have a fire place or way to have some airflow you wouldn't want to use it indoors at all. Not even positive if the fireplace would provide enough air.
But for sure don't use it indoors if you don't have air coming in from outside since carbon monoxide can kill you... sneaks up on you and puts you to sleep. Open a window on each side of the house or something until we can get an expert to tell us if the fireplace vent open would be enought or not.
Coleman Powerpack Perfectflow Stove
single burner propane stove
7500 BTU burner
Iron Logic cast iron 8" skillet
The box says you can make it work with a Coleman Coffeemaker or Camp Oven. Mindblowing. They have a picture of it on the box.. a stove with a little oven on top and a stove with what looks like a regular coffeemaker on top. Messes with your mind. If that coffepot works like a normal one too I might have to get it.
Anyway, if the power goes out I will be able to cook just fine.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Cool Shop for bug out bag supplies
Lots of cools stuff I haven't seen here.
http://www.shelfreliance.com/shop/listing/3
Thrive storage food
http://www.shelfreliance.com/shop/listing/2
my kid loves black beans...
http://www.shelfreliance.com/product/view/p455
About money and why we are in trouble
explains the Fed and what a dollar is supposed to be.
Those forefathers knew it all
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Ideal bug out vehicle
4 wheel drive
Diesel and or with bio-diesel conversion
extra fuel tank
skid plates
winch
trailer hitch
CB radio
upgrades shocks
SUV or Truck
Bug out vehicle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds23bBY4eBw&feature=channel
Bug out bag complete detailed list
water
2 liters water
water filter
Snack Food
beef jerky
soy milk in small packs
Food
freeze dried food
starbucks doubleshot(9 servings)
Chef boardee spagetti and meatballs
tin of smoked oysters
tiny packs of coffee
Cooking
Jetboil stove with two cans of fuel
1 mess kit with pans, cup and spoon, fork
2 lighters
2 match boxes
Hunting
animal snare(get over it)
animal trap
.22 pistol and ammo
Shelter
tent
sleeping bag
two ponchos
emergency blanket(foil)
Clothes
2 underwear
2 socks
2 pants
2 shirts
hat
Money
paper cash in small and large bills
roll of quarters
checks(don't laugh, hopefully they wont)
gold or silver coins
credit cards/atm cards
Tools
multi purpose tool
knife
map
assorted zip lock bags, trash bags
survival kit in a can
duct tape
Light and communications
crank powered combo flashlight/radio
cyalume light sticks
Communications
contact list of important email and phone numbers
cell phone with crank recharger
Medical and Hygene
first aid kit
camp soap
toilet paper
Paper towels or napkins
hygene kit - toothbrush, toothpaste, razor, shaving cream, dental flosh
personal medicine
sunscreen
norad thyroid pills
Entertainment
playing cards
rum
Documents
passport
eye prescriptions
harddrives
thumbdrives
deeds
etc.
volcano stove
could cook for a famlily of 4 for two weeks.
all about water storage
drinking and food preparation.
add another one half gallon or gallon per person per day for washing
dishes and yourself.
places to find water if you have none are the storage area of your
toilet and your water heater.
use food grade plastic. long term storage requires water trearment.
you could add chlorine bleach at 1/4 teaspoon per gallon or 16 drops.
store away from sunlight.
in emergencies, boil for 5 minutes. pour back and forth between pans
to add air to improve taste.
all of these are half dead or under attack
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
LED lantern powered by cranking for home or bugout location
http://astore.amazon.com/thebugoutguy-20/detail/B000MYLCHO
Monday, March 16, 2009
Food for the bugout bag
The only disadvantage is you have to add water to it. Heated water if possible.
Buy it here:
http://astore.amazon.com/thebugoutguy-20/detail/B0002YRNJK
If you want something ready to eat that might be cheaper(but heavier) then I would recommend chef boyardee spagetti with meatballs which doesn't taste half bad cold.
Maybe smoked oysters, beef jerky or small cans of tuna or chicken. Peanuts are good too.
Don't forget the can opener or the swiss army knife to open cans though.
http://astore.amazon.com/thebugoutguy-20/detail/B0009KF4GG
Jetboil store for the bugout buy
you can buy it at Amazon.com here:
http://astore.amazon.com/thebugoutguy-20/detail/B000YWFRI4
Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse: A Novel of the Turbulent Near Future
From raping and looting biker gangs, to needy refugees, gardening, training the neighbors how to shoot a gun, and jerky guys trying to usurp the government this book really has it right.
This book is fiction but it was written by a guy who has been doing survival preparations for years and years. So the fiction is good, but the details are the real deal.
you can buy it in the bugout guy store
http://astore.amazon.com/thebugoutguy-20/detail/1425734073
Best food to store at the bugout location or home
They sell stuff like spagetti but they also sell vegetables, and even scrambled eggs or just beef or just chicken.
It is not expensive compared to a fast food store, but if you can't afford it or want to supplement it with cheaper food, buy a huge bag of rice and an huge bag of beans.
Kroger is now selling 25 pounds of rice and 25 pounds of beans for around $15.... I wonder why?
Good timing whatever the reason. Buy some good freeze dried food and supplement it with beans and rice. Don't forget to store water and have ways to purify water though.. you need water to eat any of those...
http://astore.amazon.com/thebugoutguy-20/detail/B001CBBPHI
Cast iron cookware for bugout location or home
It is very heavy... but it will stand up to the abuse an outside fire made with wood and be able to distribute the heat evenly, where you thin normal cookware would not or that fancy non-stick stuff would not.
You can buy it here in the bugout guy store:
http://astore.amazon.com/thebugoutguy-20/detail/B000UIF05W
Sunday, March 15, 2009
My Tale of the Hurricane Rita Evacuation. August, 2005, by Dan G.
Read this tale about someone who bugged out to get away from hurricane rita.
Day without electricity
Kill the main power switch for 24 hours and see what you learn. You will be surprised.
Send me stories of what you learn to jasongbaird@gmail.com and I will post them here on the blog.
bad radio for bug out location
It sounds good when you read the specs below, but it feels really cheap. The radio I got cost about $60 at radio shack. The one I got would not tune to AM or FM. The dial only took it to shortwave and weather channels, on which I heard nothing. It just feels cheap as well. Stay away from this radio, I am removing it from the bug out guy store.
wind up, battery(3 AA batteries) or solar charging
cell phone charging
am fm shortwave and NOAA weather
flashlight and distress alarm
even has a wake up alarm
too big for the bug out bag but good for home or permanent bug out location.
winding up a radio gets old the solar charging sounds cool
I will test soon in the sun, too overcast today
good radio for bug out bag
I used it for a few days, about the size of a medium sized flash light. Works good, sounds good.
Cranked up fine, I say it is a keeper.
you can buy it in the store here.
features:
wind up for power or batteries(3 AAA batteries)
am fm weather band, alerts
leds to use like flash light
cell phone charger
has antenna and sounds good
the trigger effect movie review
town in the USA.
it illustrates very realisticlly the types of problems that can pop up
quickly once the power goes out.
this movie is very realistic and not a movie that is overblown and
over the top. the power went out is all but it illustrates problems
that pop up as in how do you know what is happening when you don't
have power to turn on the radio and tv...how do you get a prescription
for yor baby when the computer at the pharmacy is down.. how do you
buy things when the ATM and credit card machines are down.. won't the
grocery store close down if they can't ring up your grocerirpes with
their scanner?
they eventually bug out but they don't do so war. if you find total
disaster or nuclear emergency movies too hard to swallow then this
movie is one you can imagine happening to you and get you thinking
about being prepared
you can buy it in the bugout guy store
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Orlav's recommendations
1. Get to know the neighbors
2. get out of debt
3. start a small business
4. grow a garden
Friday, March 13, 2009
China 'worried' about US Treasury holdings
When China dumps and or stops buying T-bills the game is OVER.
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Clinton focusses on selling US treasury bills to China
What Happens When China Stops Buying Our Debt?
Russian TV program says USA will collapse
His name is Dmitri Orlav and he lives in Boston.. he watched the Soviet collapse and has lots of interesting info on the parallels between the soviet collapse and our future. He also has some ideas on what to do to prepare. He makes alot of sense.
How did the soviet union collapse? Continuing to take on unsustainable debt. Think about that one.
Survival and guns
Forward or send to every gun owner you know…
Watch This, If You Want More Proof:
YouTube - CNN- Obama To BAN Guns SPREAD THIS FOLKS, PLZ!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv3p2lLmjGk
A partial list of gun rights groups:
Gun Owners of America
http://gunowners.org/Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
http://www.jpfo.org/FREEDOM=GUNS
http://www.tcsn.net/doncicci/freedom.htmNational Rifle Association
http://www.nra.org/Second Amendment Committee
http://www.libertygunrights.com/Second Amendment Foundation
http://www.saf.org/Second Amendment Sisters
http://www.2asisters.org/Women Against Gun Control
http://www.wagc.com/
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
5 rifles and no food or water
The problem with that is that everyone has guns, but very few have stored food or water for emergencies. If you have food and water, there is little reason to poke your head outside.
If you don't have food and water, but have 5 guns, then you are part of the problem. You are going to be a bunch of you guys with more guns than brains all trying to get food and water from somewhere, somehow. That is dangerous for you and for everyone else.
Be a smart guy, get your guns but also store food and water so you won't have to venture out in search of food or water-- because what happens when you and someone else who has more guns than food run into each other? You might both be suspicious of someone carrying guns and walking about, it could get ugly with two good guys suspicious of the other one.
Get guns but go ahead and store food and water, that way you don't have to go out where a bunch of guys with more guns than brains are looking for food an water.
At least here in Texas, having guns just puts you on par with everyone
else. It is not like you have an advantage, you are not the only one armed and some of those guys are better trained and have more buddies than you do. Get the water and food so you can just stay inside where is mostly safe. At least if someone comes kicking in your door you will at least feel good you are shooting a bad guy. Outside, you might not know if you are shooting at a good guy or a bad guy. And also since legally, someone kicking in your door you have a right to shoot at, just two guys getting nervous and shooting at each other could be murder either way you want to look at it.
All this being said.. wouldn't it be better to bug out, out of the city where there are so many people and so little food? People are the most dangerous animals on the planet and the more people and less food in any area, the more dangerous it is.Get out of the city, less people is better.
Carbine Class
Anyway the training was very good, and I worked out some issues related to quickly reloading, safely handling the rifle around others and doing immediate action drills when the rifle jams. We did alot of timed quick shooting at targets from many distances. Oh, and we also did some drills of transitioning to a pistol if and when the rifle has problems.
I recommend training to anyone of any skill level. There is nothing like group training and doing drills under supervision in a timed drill. And I stress whatever your skill level.... It is just usefull whether you are clueless or super advanced.
I highly recommend http://bluffdalefirearmsacademy.com/ in central Texas for carbine classes.
your home is your castle
I recently had a handyman come out and install longer screws in the doors, in the hinge and also the bolt plate. The screws that were originally put in there when the house was built were a joke. Now the longer screws go deep in the boards that are part of the frame of the house. Kicking in the doors will be much harder now.
I hear that people prefer to kick in doors since the sound is something that can be ignored by neighbors. Breaking glass however is something people take note of and investigate.
Anyway, it was quick and easy and something good to do. Buying locking gas caps for the care also a quick and easy idea. As thing get tough, the people will ramp up on thieving.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Intro to survival preparations
http://www.survivalblog.com/newbies.html
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Dow Jones is not indicator of much
market", as in the market is at 7000 is
is computed from the stock prices of 30 of the largest and most widely
held public companies in the United States.
This is based in dollars...and since the dollar is fiat currency whose
value is only value in terms of it's value to other fiat currencies
then it make the Dow very hard to compare to other times in history.
So for example, since the dollar has lost 40 percent of its value in
current history, saying that the Dow is at a level now that it was say
in 1997 doesn't mean much since dollars in 1997 were worth more than
they are today.
So right now the stock market is very low, but in real terms of value
it is worth even less if you put in the loss of the value of a dollar.
So, once the market is back to 14,000 or so close to its all time
high... well when that happens, by then there will exist trillions and
trillions of dollars more than the last time we were at 14,000, so Dow
14,000 will really be more like Dow 8,000.
So anything valued in dollars is really deceiving since the value of
the dollar varies because of many things, one thing being supply and
demand. The more dollars we create in bailout or stimulus, the less
the dollar is worth. Remember your father or grandfather saying they
could buy a Coke for 5 cents? That show you how deceiving it is to
compare things over time on the basis of of dollars. Did the price of
a coke really increase from 5 cents to a dollar? Or is the dollar
simply worth less.
Worthless.
SOG PowerLock Multi Tool Review
The class rules limited what was allowed to be brought from a gear/
tools perspective. The gear was limited to a multitool and/ or a
pocket knife. Before attending the course, a friend of mine
recommended to me that I purchase a multitool with a good saw if
possible. So I shopped around and found the multitool that I would
settle with; the SOG Paratool. It came highly recommended to me from a
few other owners. The cross-cut saw was a deal sealer for me. As I
went through the class It became evident that my purchase was a good
one. from sawing down trees to build shelter, to using it as a
makeshift fish scaler, the Paratool very much proved its worth. I was
able to build a stronger shelter because I was able to saw down larger
plants/trees for support. I was amazed that after a good two days of
extensive sawing, the blade never lost its edge. I now keep one in
each glove compartment of my vehicles. You never know when you might
need a tool such as this.It could be very handy during an emergency on
a long road trip. I highly recommend this product!!!!
-- Dave M. of Dallas
Advice from a reader
head. The stove you have pictured, Jetboil, is an awesome stove. MSR
(Mountain Safety Research) just came out with their version of this
stove. It is a little more efficient when it comes to fuel vs weight,
but unfortunately not as versatile as the Jetboil. As for what is the
heaviest item in you pack?...hands down water. Nothing (and I mean
nothing) weighs more than water (not even ammunition). SOG makes a good
utility knife, but Leatherman has been making those knives for years, so
you can never go wrong with a Leatherman. As for sleeping bags, people
always argue down vs synthetic. People say down b/c it is warmer for
its weight (and packs much smaller). Others say synthetic because it is
warm when it gets wet. My answer...sleep in a wet synthetic sleeping
bag and tell me how warm your chestnuts are. Down all the way!!! Check
out a sleeping bag called the Rock Wren (or Winter Wren, depending on
the warmth you need) by Feathered Friends. That bag has multiple uses
and I think that is key for every single item that goes into your
backpack. You must ask yourself this question: do I NEED it or do I
WANT it?
We once made a gravity filter, which is an easy way to purify water. I
will try to find the instructions on how we did that.
There are so many backpacks to choose from these days. If money is no
object, buy a Mystery Ranch. Mystery Ranch packs are made in the USA
for the military (they do have a commercial line). You can NOT go wrong
with these packs. I don't know if you know this website, but look at
militarymorons.com. They review military gear and the site master does
an excellent job reviewing each item.
At the end of the day, the stuff I listed is expensive but it works. If
you are making a B.O.B., then the stuff you have in it (and what is
carrying your stuff) had better work and be ready to take some serious
abuse. Last thing you want is your backpack to bust out (had it
happen), your water bag/bottle to break (been there), or your purifier
to crap out and you end up getting giardia (yup, been there too).
Monday, March 2, 2009
more links to explore
http://www.popularmechanics.com/survival/
self reliance tools, power out tools
http://www.lehmans.com
good article on communications
http://www.endtimesreport.com/communications.html
they test all sorts of outdoor gear(bug out gear)
http://www.backpackgeartest.org/
rain catcher
http://www.plastic-mart.com/class.php?cat=187
Seeds on order from this company
recently... the seeds at the local hardware store suck.
So buy some seeds from people who sell them for survival purposes.
These guys come recommended from someone I trust so they are probably
good.
Anyway, if things get tough, people start gardening. In the old days
they called it a Victory Garden.
the idea here is that you don't depend on others, but instead depend
on your self. one way to do that is grow your own.
http://www.seedforsecurity.com/
A guide to the crash of 1929, depression and new deal
thinking. History repeats itself. It won't be the same but might be
similar.
This is a good overview for people with short attention spans.
Glasses for retreat location or bugout bag or backup
One for the retreat location, one for the bug out bag, one to leave at
home if the bugout is unsuccessful.
If you lost your glasses during hurricane katrina, when do you thing
you got a new pair?
Check these guys out, prices ARE CHEAP(nuts really) but feedback of
people who have used them are excellent.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Data from US and Japan triggered fears that the downturn has turned into the worst slump since the 1930s
Dirty Bombs and Nukes
Yes, they say that a dirty bomb or nuke going off in a major US city is inevitable.
Woolsley the former head of the CIA said that yes, he really thinks it wouldn't be hard to get a nuke into the USA... you could hide it in a bale of marijuana going across the US border.
http://www.cafepress.com/slashslash.360707775
The russians admitted making and losing suit case nukes. We are letting the iranians master the hardest part of making a nuclear bomb, getting the enriched uranium...
And we talk about and don't secure our borders.. and the drug war only gives good incentive to have a group of people who know how to get things across the borders.
We are Rome and the barbarians are at the gates. Wake up people.