Archive for 2010

It’s Not What You Have; It’s What You Know

Monday, August 9th, 2010 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

This article was contributed by Cutter in the Tpass Forums If you run a search on "survivalism" or "preparedness" in the internet, you will get more hits than any 3 people ... Read more..

Build an Attractive Raised Bed Planter – Instructions

Monday, July 19th, 2010 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | 2 Comments »

This is a project that I came up with due to some tomatoes on the front porch that still need to be planted, the question was "where to plant them". ... Read more..

BP Gulf Oil Spill – Largest Manmade Disaster in History? Probably.

Monday, June 14th, 2010 Posted in Natural or Manmade Disasters | No Comments »

More scary information is coming to light in regards to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill that is taking place in the Gulf of Mexico. In a nutshell, all the efforts ... Read more..

Preparing on a Shoestring part 19: The Conclusion

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | 1 Comment »

The final part of the Preparedness on a Shoestring Series by forum member Cutter. This will be the last of the shoestring series. Unfortunately, anything beyond the 30 day store just ... Read more..

Preparing on a Shoestring Part 18 – Natural Disasters

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

Another installment of an ongoing series by forum member Cutter. Natural disasters are a mixture of the common and the area specific.  For instance, thunderstorms and high winds happen all over ... Read more..

Preparing on a Shoestring Part 17 – Loss of Utilities

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

Another installment of the Preparing on a Shoestring Series from forum member Cutter. Note: part 16 became part 9B (Firearms Safety). Loss of municipal utilities and services is a good place to ... Read more..

Batteries, the Often Overlooked Staple

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

Batteries are one of the most often overlooked items in a household, and in the middle of a power outage they are something that you don’t want to be without. ... Read more..

Memorial Day Thanks

Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

Memorial Day is the time that we set aside to honor those that have served, and are serving in the US Military in order to protect the freedoms that we ... Read more..

Frugality 101 – Shopping Second Hand

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

There is a mostly undiscovered secret out there, the second hand stores. They have been getting to be more mainstream as of late due to all those that are out ... Read more..

Preparedness on a Shoestring Part 15: Beyond 30 Days

Thursday, May 20th, 2010 Posted in News and Other Preparedness Related Articles | No Comments »

Part 15 in an ongoing series by forum member Cutter Beyond 30 days, the idea of preparing for “come what may” becomes a real Pandora’s box of possibilities and challenges.  The ... Read more..