Archive for 2004

The long adjustment to the rural life, one year later

Sunday, December 26th, 2004 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

It has been an interesting road for us since we moved out of the city. We have learned quite a bit, and discovered that there is even more that we ... Read more..

Water–life sustaining liquid

Monday, May 31st, 2004 Posted in Shelter and Protection Articles | No Comments »

Posted by "oldfart" in the FS653 Forums. If you don?t have a well or a stream or river on your property, then you are hauling water. Hauling water can be a ... Read more..

Rusty Hubcaps & Real Estate

Friday, March 19th, 2004 Posted in The Slow Collapse of Society | 1 Comment »

It is human nature that during, and especially after a crisis that people suddenly "get religion".  Foxhole Faith; when the skeptic suddenly feels an irresistible urge for security. Y2K was that ... Read more..

In the Beginning, the Threat Analysis

Tuesday, March 16th, 2004 Posted in The Slow Collapse of Society | No Comments »

Survival FAQ - In the Beginning, the Threat Analysis (c) 1996 by Richard A. De Castro Non-commercial use permitted so long as the entire work, with attribution, is used, and it's ... Read more..

Bugout: When to bug?

Friday, February 13th, 2004 Posted in The Slow Collapse of Society | No Comments »

Mike's Bugout Bag FAQ. v2.4 "Survivalism" as it's called in the mass media is more an art than a science-there are dang few right or wrong answers. The unofficial motto of ... Read more..

Bugout versus hunker down

Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 Posted in Shelter and Protection Articles | No Comments »

Taken from Misc Survivalism: This is an eternal debate in my mind -- in a real widespread disaster, is it safer to be in the country, because few will make it ... Read more..

Would you Save your Family and Yourself, or would you Die in the Flames?

Monday, January 26th, 2004 Posted in Shelter and Protection Articles | No Comments »

IF YOU HAD A FIRE IN YOUR HOUSE, Would You Save Your Family and Yourself OR Would You Rather Die In the Flames? By Arthur B. Robinson, Co-Author of the book, and ... Read more..

Technology In The Wilderness

Wednesday, January 21st, 2004 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

Technology comes to the homestead. Access to the internet was an easy affair when we lived in the city, but that changed when we moved to an area that power ... Read more..