I have a huge flashlight fetish. They are all over my house. They vary in size and power and battery size. Ever since I was a kid and my dad gave me this cool looking metal flashlight, silver in color with a switch on the side that had a button that I could press to … Read more
Higher capacity aftermarket magazines for the Ruger 10/22 have been hit or miss for many years. With the release of the factory Ruger BX-25 magazine, 10/22 owners finally had a reliable higher-than-standard capacity magazine available to them. I honestly felt that there would be no more non-Ruger magazines produced as how could they possibly compete. … Read more
Solar Storms 2012 by Ted Howe and Shirley Swift Part IV A week later there was the usual January thaw and Frank came over and helped R.J. and Ralph bury the bodies. “By the way,” Frank started, “I came upon that guy we let go lying face first in the snow.” “You mean … Read more
Solar Storms 2012 by Ted Howe and Shirley Swift Part III Frank showed up at the crack of dawn with a large wild turkey. He and Sally, much to everyone’s surprise, cleaned it in the basement. Every once in a while their laughter drifted up the stairs and Gert kept winking at Nancy. … Read more
Solar Storms 2012 by Ted Howe and Shirley Swift Part I North Liberty, Iowa – November 1, 2012 “Damn” Frank said forcefully turning the radio off and standing up. “Sounds like those solar flares are gonna’ happen after all.” “R.J., you got your ears on!” Frank excitedly yelled into the CB mike trying to get … Read more
I am in the process of putting together a new bug out/get home kit. The revision of my kit comes from my recent bout with severe lower back pain. Although my back is better I have put some thought into changing things to reduce weight. When my back was really bothering me the pain was … Read more
The Smith & Wesson M&P15-22 is one of my favorite guns to shoot. I have a few thousand rounds through mine and it continues to perform extremely well. Is it 100% reliable? No – but I know of no rimfire that is. I’ll tell you what – it is extremely close – maybe 99.8%. The … Read more
Do a search for “bug out vehicle” and you’ll find everything from a small economy car to a monster truck suggested. Certainly there are numerous vehicles that can work in different situations. I recently picked up five mountain bikes for the family – mainly for recreation and exercise. After having rode mine on pavement … Read more
Reality in Everyday Carry by Bret Gould For all of those reading survival blogs, we obviously have our eyes on the upcoming problems on the horizon. The astute have been forecasting for years that a currency collapse, a false flag EMP, an Iranian EMP or something we cannot even imagine may happen in the … Read more
Why would I want to have a cache? Well, pretty much all of my supplies are located within my home. If something should happen and my home was destroyed or I was forced to leave it – the amount of supplies available would be diminished greatly. Should my home be destroyed – all would be … Read more
The Ultimate Bug Out/In Vehicle: How an RV Can Save Your Family in an Emergency My wife and I have lived full time in RV’s for five years and have owned every kind of RV on the market. When an emergency strikes having an RV fully loaded and ready to go (or stay whatever … Read more
The Henry US Survival AR-7 Rifle is the latest rendition of the USAF AR-7 that many Air Force pilots carried “just in case” for the last 40+ years. Even today it can be found stored away by many backpackers, bush pilots, and ATV riders. The AR-7 is known for its unique ability to disassemble in several components and store it … Read more
I have a copy of Glen Tate’s new book – 299 Days: The Preparation – on the way. This book is one in a series of 10 planned. Although my time is very valuable and in limited supply – I have been really trying to read more. After reading the summary of 299 Days and … Read more
I have several methods for making suspect water safe at home as well as while traveling. One of the most inexpensive methods incorporated in my system is the Aquamira water filter straw. I received this water filter from SurvivalGearBags.com who carry the Aquamira as well as many other survival and preparedness supplies. Why the Frontier? … Read more
Growing up, knives were a part of life. I was given a little red Swiss Army one for Christmas when I was six or seven. Since then I have carried a knife on me everywhere it is legal to do so. A knife is perhaps the most primitive tool invented by man, and has an … Read more
Light. Probably one of the very first things a prepper considers when making a list of supplies to stock up on in case of an emergency. That famous lined, yellow notebook is brought out and at the very top “flashlights” is written, followed by “batteries”, “food”, “water”, etc. Almost half of every single day the … Read more
A couple weeks ago the folks at I.O. Inc. located in Monroe, North Carolina allowed me the honor of touring their facility. Having been the previous owner of an I.O. STG-2000-C and in the market for an AK-variant, I was more than interested. The tour started with a door opening up and as I walked … Read more
Everyday Carry Not long ago, my daughter who is a third year medical student and I planned to dine at a nice restaurant which is co-located in a busy area along with other restaurants and fast food businesses. We were in a diesel one ton ranch pickup equipped with a massive front bumper concealing … Read more
There are many reasons to have your own garden. Growing and eating vegetables that you grew from scratch by preparing soil, planting seeds, weeding, watering and picking all yourself is incredibly rewarding. Money can be saved as seeds are much less expensive than the corresponding produce. Fresh produce harvested straight from the garden taste … Read more
I started my gardening this year in early April. Back then I started cucumbers, zucchini, and summer squash from seed along with a few other things. Here in South Carolina some crops can be planted twice to get two rounds of growing. Just this past weekend I had to pull up a few cucumber and … Read more
by Wyzyrd Hopefully, Number 1 in a series of “unusual” tools that can make life, both pre-and-post TEOTWAWKI just a little easier. I do a lot of “nautical-themed” decorative and useful rope and cord-work for an online business, so perhaps I have a skewed perspective on some very useful tools. Unless you are an avid … Read more
Everyday more and more people are getting involved in preparedness. The reasons are many however these “newbies” often are confused and just don’t know where to start. This post is to assist in pointing many of you new to preparedness in the right direction. The acquiring and completion of this list does not get you … Read more
Dispelling the Myths A Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) vs. High Altitude EMP (HEMP) Weapon: There are really only two known causes of EMP that can wreak havoc on a nationwide scale. One cause is an extremely powerful solar flare (aka Coronal Mass Ejection, or CME) and the other is the detonation of a nuclear device … Read more
Author’s Note: Rourke has been a good friend of our team at SurvivalWeek.com and is aware of the tremendous research we have done on the topic of Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP). Since he receives numerous questions each week regarding this topic, he asked us to put together a two-part article to provide some clarity on the … Read more