Bringing Down the Hammer

Rubber Chicken Gun

sledgehammer — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:40:37 +0000

Might be useful if you ran out of regular ammo

Citizen Times has the story about this contraption.

[ Many thanks to Fred for emailing me the link. ]

This quarter-page ad ran in the Texas edition of the Wall Street Journal yesterday

sledgehammer — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:54:00 +0000

Walking

sledgehammer — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:10:00 +0000

I was watching Lost today. Came to a very simple solution that just about every survival type situation involves walking. Maybe you will need to get home even though the road is blocked. Maybe you will be safely at home but want to go to the neighbors to see how they are and what is going on but don't want to burn the gas. If nothing else just doing day to day stuff without ready access to cheap fuel would change things a lot.

I preach physical fitness and I imagine a disturbing percentage of readers ignore me. Maybe being able to run and lift heavy stuff is not something you can see the importance of. However I do think we can all see the wisdom of being able to walk.

Of course being able to walk all day long at a rate of 20 minutes a mile carrying an 80 pound pack would be nice. Realistically if you can walk 4-5 miles with say a 20 pound day pack and not be useless when you get there it would be a darn good start.

Things are a Changing and a Challenge

sledgehammer — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:30:00 +0000

Welcome,

As you know, I have quit posting the 16-week course on getting started in emergency preparedness.

If you want to direct your family and friends to its new home, it can be found at:

A Prepper Survival Manual

http://www.apreppersurvivalmanual.blogspot.com

I will be rewriting and adding information at the above site, but it will be posted here first. Plus, I am going to support the prepper networks by writing and submitting articles on various subjects

So wish me luck

A Challenge

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I would like to issue a challenge for you to support your local prepper network by posting informative articles on how you get prepared. I'm talking about practical articles with pictures on how to do a task.

Such as the one that will be appearing here in a few hours.

My reasoning.

No matter your skill level, there are folks out there that can use your knowledge. Plus, someday you might not have the stuff that you need and you will have to improvise a solution. A solution someone may have already tried to do.

So get to doing and writing to share with other preppers.

How Can I Save Cucumber Seeds?

sledgehammer — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:45:44 +0000

A long-time gardener describes the seed-saving technique for cucumbers.

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MRE 3-Day Food Supply Giveaway

sledgehammer — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:11:00 +0000

MRE's (Meals Ready-to-Eat) are great to have in your food storage or emergency kits. They can be eaten without any preparation and have excellent shelf lives. We recently opened and taste tested a 23 year-old Beef Stew MRE. It actually tasted pretty good even after all that time! Click here to watch the video on our YouTube channel.

Click to watch MRE video!

Our MRE 3-Day Food Supply is on sale this month for only $27.99. This is 31% off the individually priced items! If you purchase an MRE 3-Day Food Supply during the giveaway and win, we will issue you a refund or send you the supply - whichever you prefer.

MRE 3-Day Food Supply

How to Enter:

To enter this giveaway, simply send an email (with "MRE 3-Day Food Supply" in the subject line) to blog@BePrepared.com with your contact information in case you are the winner.

That's it! We hope you take advantage of this sale and add some MRE 3-Day Food Supplies to your food storage and/or emergency kits. All emails received through Wednesday, June 23rd will be entered into the drawing. The winner will be chosen at random and posted on the blog no later than Thursday, July 1st.

Please note: We welcome emails and entries from everyone; however, free shipping of the MRE 3-Day Food Supply is included for the winner to the 48 contiguous United States only. For any locations outside this area, the winner is responsible for arranging and paying their own shipping costs.

Cold Steel Sale!

sledgehammer — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:06:00 +0000

Guys, I often recommend Cold Steel products, some are on sale right now, best price I've ever seen on their machetes.
http://www.ltspecpro.com/july-4th-sale.html
I particularly like the Short Bowie machete as a weapon/GP tool, the Spear point looks good too. I only have the Bowie one that I posted about, I'd love to have an extra one (specially at that price) or a spear point one. 8 bucks for that Spear point? I'd get at least a couple.

This is the one I recommend, Spear Point 12" machete. Excellent knife. Heck, buy two and sell one to me, I'd gladly pay a few extra bucks over retail for your trouble. :-)

Anyway, thought I'd pass the word. I have no affiliation as I have with the Amazon products which helps with a small %, but those are terrific prices for those preparing with a tight budget.

FerFAL

50 Statistics About The U.S. Economy That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe

sledgehammer — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:19:45 +0000

This article was originally published at End of the American Dream by Michael Snyder Most Americans know that the U.S. economy is in bad shape, but what most Americans don't know is how truly desperate the financial situation of the United States really is. The truth is that what we are experiencing ... No related posts.

Lessons Learned From A Real World Bug Out

sledgehammer — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:13:00 +0000

Like I said in the last post I conducted my first real world bug-out scenario due to the heightened security risks that were prevelant at the apartment I was renting. Here are some of the ancedotal "Lessons Learned" that I picked up from our unexpected departure.

Keep your ear to the ground and maintain a constant watch. Know what's going on in your immediete neck of the woods.
Expand your knowledge concerning potential threats from gangs, criminals, etc. Know how the enemy dresses, talks, walks. Figure out their modus operandi. Learn to "read" graffiti. Graffiti is considered to be a newspaper for the street. By being able to translate it, you will have actionable intellegence on which you can base your decisions.
Constantly work to lower your profile. Work to blend into your environment. Do nothing to cause yourself to stand out. The more you stand out, the more the criminal element will become aware of your presence.
Always have a Bug-out bag packed and sitting by the door. Routinely inspect it and change its contents according to the seasons. We lost valuable time when we had to dump the winter stuff.
Practice bugging out beforehand. Identify those items that your family members must have with them, in case you never come back. From the time I said, "let's go, we're out of here," to the time we actually left the building was almost 30 minutes. In a crisis, this would be unacceptable.
Have supplies pre-positioned in your bug out vehicle so that all you have to worry about is grabbing your bag and leaving.
If you can return for the rest of your stuff make sure you acquire a truck big enough to make it in one trip.
Maintain 100% security during periods of concern and never surrender your 2nd amendment rights. If I was unarmed and had to rely on the Police for protection I would've been up the proverbial creek without the paddle. With response times pushing 20-30 minutes, all hope would have been lost.
Always project strength. Most bad guys prey on the weak. They will often let someone pass them by if it appears that they would have to fight to get what they want. This is not always the case but by projecting strenth you dramatically decrease the odds of an attack.
Show respect to those around you, even if you don't feel like it. Gangs will often retailiate when they feel that they have been slighted. Do nothing to provoke them but be ready to respond if you do.
Avoid problem areas like the plague.

As always I welcome your input. If you can think of anything that would help smooth out a bug-out, please share!

How to Build Your Own Desk

sledgehammer — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:25:15 +0000

Finding the perfect desk with just the right amount of work space can be a hassle and a financial drain. Build your own desk with this do-it-yourself tutorial, and you'll have room for your computer, notebooks, phone, printer and any other work-time necessities, and you'll save some serious cash in the process.

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