SnoMan recently posted a great article on his site. It reiterates the basics that many of us have read, heard, and discussed before. He’s always producing great content, be sure to check his site out. I liked one particular part of this article which you can read below: Understand Your Immediate Shelter Needs There are […]
As if there were not enough acronyms for governmental entities, try this one: ICS-CERT. I’m familiar with the citizen’s corps of emergency response, CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) and FEMA’s (Federal Emergency Management Agency) respective ICS (Incident Command System). I had to look up that acronym to discover that it actually stands for: Industrial Control […]
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I never tire of watching true craftsmen at work, forming their art and working their magic. This video truly is a beautiful piece of work. It depicts the raw transformation of steel into structure; of logs into lodging. The degree of dedication seen in this almost 10-minute clip reminds us of the true law of […]
Our friends at HomesteadBasics.com posted an article that I found valuable for reference-relevance. Here it is: Cinnamon serves uses beyond bread pudding, french toast, and tea. In fact, Pliny the Elder referenced an unknown native people’s guarding of a pricey cinnamon by “a terrible kind of bats,” circa 77 AD.1 Both bark and flower have […]
…rain gutters, of course! Suzanne Forsling has become somewhat of a celebrity for her ingenuity. Her resourcefulness finds a practical application for re-purposing rain gutters. Have a read: I am from Iowa, so I have an inherent need to grow vegetables. Each winter, I dream up ways of trying to garden in Juneau’s environment which, […]
Another fantastic article (insert satire here) comes to us from Reuters this morning. It speaks to the world’s demand on water, especially with regard to the modern trend of population growth. I think we are all keenly aware that water is the fundamental element of life. What consistently disappoints me is the lack of transparency […]
Thanks to Tom over at the American Preppers Network (APN), we have this article today: The “Pine Tree” can quite arguably be considered the Survivalists (and Preppers) number one friend in the forest. Not only can every part of this highly versatile king of the woods be used, but those uses can range anywhere from […]
One of the most dangerous mistakes commonly made during a flood is the attempt to drive through a road which is covered in water (seemingly stand-still or moving), as can be seen here: Why anyone would attempt to drive through without an amphibian vehicle is beyond me. Perhaps they were going for something like this: […]
Erosion is a result of water and wind weathering on soil. Water’s effect on causing and furthering erosion can be manifested in many ways. Rain and water run-off can create grooves in the earth that may affect the land’s ability to retain structure. The wind’s influence can also increase the rate at which surface soil […]
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