Category Archives: By Ourselves, For Ourselves

Knock, Knock

Posted on December 8, 2006 by Phil Kadath

“Who’s there?” “Just your friendly blue-helmet.” “Just your friendly blue-helmet, who?” “Just your friendly blue-helmet wearing guy coming to collect your firearms, world citizen.” BANG! BANG-BANG! BANG-BANG! “Didn’t they tell you UN cocksuckers that I don’t give at the office … Continue reading →

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Now that he mentions it

Posted on October 13, 2006 by Phil Kadath

Our good man RD has a post up that may have an effect on your Christmas shopping. Here is a snippet It may be time to consider speeding up the completion of your SHTF weapons kit. With most polls showing … Continue reading →

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Lahar

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Phil Kadath

It’s not just a metal band from the Netherlands. Aftershocks rumble at Mount Rainier The effects of this weekend’s magnitude 4.5 earthquake at Mount Rainier may simmer for several more days as low-level aftershocks continue, scientists said Sunday. The quake … Continue reading →

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I’ve got the power!

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Phil Kadath

He-Man was a wuss, although I might need him to lift this thing around. A little while back, The Mom called me up to ask if I was still looking for a generator. I told her if it was of decent … Continue reading →

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Ultimate SHTF Vehicles

Posted on September 18, 2006 by Alaska

Over at survivalblog, there was a recent post about a tricked-out (for survival purposes) camper rig, the “Earthroamer,” built in this case on a Ford F-550 chassis, with solar panels and all sorts of other well-thought-out survival touches. It seems … Continue reading →

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New Member of the Family

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Phil Kadath

By now, I’m sure you have heard about my April vehicular aquisition of Grimm. At the end of that post, I mentioned that the co-worker I purchased him from, Don, was also selling a couple of other trucks like Grimm for prices that … Continue reading →

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Mmm, Beef

Posted on May 24, 2006 by Alaska

Not to step on Aaron’s toes as food editor for the Paratus preparedness blog, but Costco by my house just started stocking a six-pack of their house-brand (Kirkland) canned roast beef. I’d given up on storing canned roast beef after trying … Continue reading →

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Got Gas?

Posted on April 24, 2006 by Phil Kadath

A couple weeks back when I was talking about extending Grimm’s fuel supply, RNS reader Dagamore stopped by and mentioned bed-mounted combination toolbox/fuel tanks. I’ve heard about them and even seen a few in the past, but at that time, they … Continue reading →

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The Dilliyo

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Phil Kadath

While I spent a couple days of last week talking about getting a commuter truck, things happened, which were poorly explained yesterday. I got emails from folks wanting to see a build up of a 22R who were a bit disappointed … Continue reading →

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EMP Protection for Portable Radios?

Posted on March 3, 2006 by Alaska

Okay, I’m finding all sorts of things as I unpack the files in the garage. Some of this stuff has been stored for a long time. Sometimes I can even figure out why I stored it in the first place! … Continue reading →

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