Rich Murphy
One of the more serious problems that face us in the aftermath of any disaster is that of losing electricity. We use electric power for so much in life, that getting by without it is more than inconvenient; for some, it can be life-threatening. But if there is anything we can count on in the …
Generally speaking, when we talk about survival skills, the first thing we talk about is bushcraft skills, the skills that are necessary to survive in the wilderness. If the conversation expands outwards from there, we will usually move to talking about homesteading skills, as those are useful in a long-term survival situation, where we need …
The most common disaster that any of us are likely to be confronted by in our lives is a natural disaster. I don’t care what part of the country you live in, there is some sort of natural disaster you need to be concerned about. Whether that is hurricanes in Florida or earthquakes in California, …
The greatest skill any fictional spy can have isn’t their martial arts ability, it’s the ability to disappear into a crowd. James Bond couldn’t pass for Japanese and would most likely stand out in the African Jungle. So we don’t see James Bond working in those environments. When he goes to Africa, he goes to …
There are many questions one needs to ask when they decide to get serious about preparing and survival. Unfortunately, in many cases, there are no clear answers to those questions. That’s mostly because none of us have any definite knowledge of the disasters we are going to face, all we have are likelihoods. Since we …
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