If you follow recent trends in the gun industry, then you have probably noticed an increase in the number of new gun models that are of the sub-sub-compact variety. I’m not talking about smaller sized guns, suitable for concealed carry. … Continue reading
Last month, I posted about the threat from a new version of the flu: the H7N9 bird flu. This disease is not a hybrid bird/swine virus, like the H1N1 that did some significant damage a few years back. It is … Continue reading
The “end times” may or may not be just around the corner. But an impending “plague” of locust-like cicada is unlikely to be catastrophic. This Wired.com article introduces the topic succinctly. The last emergence of this particular variety of 17-year … Continue reading
The latest USDA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin is out. The news is not good. There has been very little rainfall, especially in the western half of the continental U.S. The severe drought continues. The drought plus unseasonably cold weather … Continue reading
This recent news headline caught my eye: California lawmakers weigh first statewide ban on lead ammo. Some California legislators want CA “to become the first state to impose a statewide ban on the use of lead bullets for hunting.” Even … Continue reading
In our on-going discussion of prepping and survival topics, we often consider various possible disasters, from small to large, from short-term to long-term, and how we might prudently prepare. Many of these disaster scenarios involve a sharp increase in injuries … Continue reading
Many people think of their stored food in terms of meals: how many days’ worth of complete meals have I stored? That metric is useful. But another way to consider stored food is in terms of macronutrients: protein, fat, and … Continue reading
With all the recent talk about new gun control laws, at the State and perhaps also the Federal level, one point tends to get lost. The Second Amendment not only protects us from a denial of the right to bear … Continue reading
A new version of avian influenza (bird flu) has developed in China, and has begun to spread from poultry to people. This new bird flu has been given the designation H7N9. Earlier this year (2013), the first known human cases … Continue reading
If you intend to grow some portion of your food for prepping and survival purposes, it would be useful to know which crops are the most productive. But the mere weight of the garden produce is not a good measure. … Continue reading
Ordinarily, you have some idea where your family members are on any particular day: at work, at home, at school, out with friends, etc. If you need to contact them, cellphones make this task easier than ever before. But what … Continue reading
Long-grain white rice is one of the least expensive, longest-keeping staple foods that you can store with your other food and water prepping supplies. Choose long-grain rice (or extra-long grain) over medium, short, sushi, or pearl rice. The long grain … Continue reading