Hello Pack. I hope you all have had a great week of prepping. We can now see actual land and not big mounds of snow on 85 percent of our survival homestead! We are once again living on a mud farm – but I welcome the change from snow and ice. Our private farm road … Read more
Kel-Tec is a well-known American manufacturer of innovative firearms, starting from humble beginnings with a few handgun offerings to now producing a wild, wide and interesting assortment of rifles, shotguns and handguns. Love them or hate them you have to appreciate how hard they work to optimize their various designs for specific purposes in a … Read more
Hello Pack, I hope you have all stayed warm during this miserable week of winter weather. As I write this column we are officially just 29 days away from spring – oh glorious spring! Staying warm and being grateful that we have a robust wood stove that keeps us that way was quite a blessing … Read more
Here is a question that has probably crossed your mind before while waiting in a long line or whiling away the time before an appointment: If you were in a survival situation, starving, like really starving, could you eat grass if you had no other choice? It is a surprisingly compelling question that seems simple … Read more
Hello Pack. I hope none of you are snowed in – or if you are, are enjoying the heck out of being home, and away from the rest of the world for a while. I have completely lost track of how many inches of snow we have gotten this week. Other than plowing the driveway … Read more
Survival depends on knowledge and pre-training for the very scary scenario of people bursting into your home and kidnapping you, or bundling you into a car while walking down the street. What’s even scarier is the thought of your children or partner being kidnapped. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reports 421,394 cases … Read more
Hello Pack. I hope you all have had a productive week of prepping and are keeping warm. There seemed no end to the snow for a week here in southern Ohio. It is supposed to hit 40 for the next few days – turning all of our snow and ice to mud, and giving us … Read more
It doesn’t matter where in the world you are, if you’re into hunting or perhaps the lucky recipient of extra meat from a hunter, then preparation of a nutritious meal incorporating the hunter’s bounty, and items you may have grown in your survival garden is a great skill to master. Types of game and the … Read more
Hello Pack. I hope everyone has had a good week of winter prepping. We have had a roller coaster weather ride, going from unseasonably warm, a couple of inches of snow – and yet more mud than ever before on our survival retreat. I am so sick of dealing with mud. As much as I … Read more
Anytime your vehicle’s battery goes dead it will require recharging before you can get back on the road. Sometimes this can be done safely outside, or even with the battery still in the vehicle. Other times, due to inclement weather or the risk of the charger and battery being stolen you might need to bring … Read more