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Pencil Sharpeners, Fires and innovative approaches: Weekly Review and Instructional

Last updated on October 17, 2017 By Jesse Mathewson 11 Comments

Recently in the comments of an article Ferro Rod Review and Usage Guide and comments in the Medical Bag article led me to check out an interesting pencil sharpener as a possible addition to the go bag/ ready bag/ fire kit.

KUM Two Hole pencil sharpener is built with a magnesium body and German high carbon steel blades! Extremely solid construction for a hand-held pencil sharpener, even better you can shave the body of the sharpener and use the shavings to help light up the curls from the wood being “sharpened” for your fire! Honestly, I thought this would be another gimmick, and yet, $6 for 3 means there is no real loss if it doesn’t pan out! This is one manufacturer of magnesium pencil sharpeners, there are in fact several currently available.

Just For Fun: The 5 Strangest Things Bought Through My Amazon Affiliate Link

Last updated on October 15, 2017 By M.D. Creekmore 15 Comments

You would think that readers of this site would buy mostly prepper related items through my Amazon.com affiliate link, but the reality is that that isn’t the case. No, at least 80% of the things being bought through that link has absolutely nothing at all to do with prepping, in fact, some of the stuff bought leaves me scratching my head in disbelief.

Below are this weeks five strangest items that have been bought through my Amazon.com affiliate link over the past seven days. Enjoy.

What Did You Do To Prep This Week

Last updated on October 14, 2017 By M.D. Creekmore 287 Comments

What a week! No, not a great one, but an awful one with allergies that turned into another sinus infection. I love Tennessee but if a person has allergy and sinus issues it’s probably not the best place to be – according to this article these are the top 10 worst states for allergies?

And to make matters worse my Grandfather passed away at the age of 95 – he had been in good shape all his life up until the time that fell ill last weekend and passed away Monday. He was my last living grandparent and the one that I had spent the most time with. He could tell awesome stories, play guitar and find ginseng better than anyone else that I know.

There has been so much going on this week that I’ve gotten behind on answering the mountain of emails that I get each day and I’m sorry about that. I’m trying to catch up.

I didn’t get a lot done prep-wise this week because of the funeral and my feeling like I’ve been punched in the face repeatedly by Mike Tyson but I did start reading The David Icke Guide to the Global Conspiracy: And How to End It and while I don’t agree with everything he says in the book, it is interesting.

I don’t think that he believes everything he says and talks about either – if he did then he would be prepping like crazy, yet he isn’t a prepper as is evident in this video.

What did you do to prep this week?

California Fire Storm – A Catastrophic Event of Death And Destruction

Last updated on October 13, 2017 By Contributor 53 Comments

Sulpher Fire, burned all the way to the lake

Four Counties in Northern California are all adjacent to each other. They are Napa County, Sonoma County – directly west of Napa County, Mendocino County, directly North of Sonoma County and Lake County, directly east of Mendocino County and directly North of Napa County.

These counties are the backbone of Wine Country, California. They make some of the finest wines in the world. And this past weekend, they all caught fire and burned.

Napa County – The Atlas Fire started on 10/8/2017, 9:20 pm. This fire is located east of the City of Napa, and the fire is between the city and Lake Berryessa. This area is a mix of wildland, forest, and vineyards. Lake Berryessa has many second homes and some primary dwellers living in subdivisions in different areas surrounding the lake. There are a lot of small country folks on 5 and 10-acre parcels in that area, some 5-acre farmers. Lots of horses, chickens, cows, goats, sheep, and of course the indomitable marijuana growers that are willing to shoot a fireman and stand his ground as his house, barn and fences flare up around him. Truly among the stupidest people on earth.

4 Key Aspects Of Firearms Training For Self-Defense

Last updated on October 11, 2017 By Contributor 9 Comments

I have been around firearms most of my life and in the past 6 years, I have grown to love shooting and learning about them. This year I have started a journey of becoming more proficient with them. I am going to share the four aspects of firearms training as I see them.

Before I get started on the four aspects there are some guidelines that I would like to lay out to make your training more beneficial.

Indivisible: With Justice for Some by Troy Grice

Last updated on October 17, 2017 By Contributor 3 Comments

Vaughn’s eyes opened in complete darkness. He scanned up and down, left and right into the void trying to orient himself but it took a moment to complete the climb back into consciousness. He finally managed to raise his head up from his pillow and find his clock on the nightstand. The red digital numbers were at first glance incoherent, hieroglyphic nonsense until his lucidity returned.

The time read 3:01.

He reached out next to him feeling the warm curve of Jessica’s flannel-covered hip under the duvet. He slid his hand up her side, feeling that she was facing the other way, curled up in a fetal position as she always did when she slept. Her toes were always freezing cold.

“Did you hear that?” he whispered to her.

Garrow Firearms Development 17HMR dedicated upper: Weekly product review

Last updated on October 9, 2017 By Jesse Mathewson 12 Comments

Over the past month, I have had the pleasure of being able to shoot and test an amazing new 17HMR firearms approach. Michael Garrow of Garrow Firearms Development was kind enough to send an upper to me, and 650 rounds later I can give you a solid report on its reliability, accuracy and the overall benefit I see in having a firearm in 17HMR.

Engineers are in my strict opinion amazing individuals to have around as long as they are true engineers, eg., fact using, measurement taking; get it right individuals who are willing to allow others full testing privileges to wring the bugs out. Ohio Prepper is an amazing engineer and our resident go to for electronics person! I personally would embrace having an engineer or two in the basics (Structural, Mechanical and Electrical engineers) given the reality that there are dozens of specific engineering degree options and approaches these are the two that would be most likely to benefit a tribe/ group/ family set up. I am certain others will have input on this as well.

What did you do to prep this week?

Last updated on October 7, 2017 By M.D. Creekmore 405 Comments

These cool fall mornings in Tennessee are wrecking havoc on my sinuses, thankfully taking Benadryl before bed and when I get up helps a lot but still more issues than I’d like, but that’s life I guess, just accept it and move on.

However, looking to at the bright side of the season, I love the fall colors that are starting to pop all over the state, if only the colors lasted longer that would really be great but like my sinus issues I’ll just have to accept it and move on.

Okay, I’ve had a lot of pack members who’ve sent emails asking for my take on the Las Vegas shooter and his motive and while I don’t have any insider sources and simply watch, read and listen to different news sources including mainstream news and alternative I do have a couple of theories.

So far investigators haven’t found (or released) a clear motive and from all that I’ve seen and heard he was well off financially and was living the “good life” with money, nice home, cars, an airplane or two and traveled the world.