Hello Pack. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and spent it surrounded by loved ones and counting your blessings. I prefer to live in open rebellion to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s tyrannical edicts, so there were no masks, social distancing, or attendance limits on our homestead this holiday. We had a busy week of prepping even with the…
Imagine you have left the city in a hurry for a bug out location, or if you don’t have a safe spot to bug out, you are continually on the move. You have your bug out bag with you containing the usual survival stuff we all know to include, but imagine after a few days that you come across a…
The slingshot is an ancient weapon, and one that still sees plenty of use today for hunting, target practice, and even insurgent operations. Shockingly powerful and nearly silent in use, it is easy to see the benefits of this primitive but useful weapon. Any prepper worth their salt should consider himself wise and add a slingshot to their survival repertoire.…
Hello Pack. I hope you all made it through another chaotic week in American history. We still don’t know who will be standing at the presidential podium on January 20, 2021 as of this writing – and I would be willing to be both my dog and my horse that we will not know the answer to that question before…
In the movement towards self-sufficiency, more and more people are choosing to keep some chickens in their backyards, or on their homesteads. The whole point is to avoid having to buy caged eggs that are produced by battery hens, with all the cruelty involved in such a system. You may want to keep a few chickens for the table and…
Cooking over an open flame is such a pleasure as you sit around the campfire or the barbecue, socializing and enjoying being outdoors. The grill master has to however pay full attention – the meal could be ruined if the person cooking over an open flame doesn’t take into account the temperature of the fire, and adjust the positioning of…
Hello Pack. I hope you all are weathering the political upheaval in our great nation well. Odds are we will be sitting on pins and needles possibly through at least the beginning of December. Until all the legal challengers to uncover and prove election fraud are done, the presidential election results cannot be certified. Fingers crossed there is enough proof…
Water is the second most essential element required for human survival, placing second only to air. You can die in minutes without oxygen, and in just a couple of days without any water. Every human being alive instinctively understands and craves water on a deeply primordial level, and rural folks more than most understand how critical it is to account…
Hello Pack. We have not gotten a lot of prepping done this week because – like I am sure most (if not all) of you are, have been glued to the news. I am writing this column the Friday after election day, and we still do not know who truly won the race. I doubt by the time you read…
Let’s face it: We humans produce a whole lot of waste. Even if we’re quite environmentally conscious, it’s really hard to completely eliminate trash from our daily lives. So, whether it’s food waste, glass bottles, scrap metals, or single-use plastic bags, finding a way to deal with all of this garbage is of the utmost importance. Being able to reuse…