 HOW BIG IS YOUR KNIFE?
I have often wondered: Do we really need a BIG knife? You know, those huge, heavy, macho things that you expect Rambo and Crocodile Dundee to be packing. I’ve used a very big knife on occasion, though not often. I’ve used those machette-type knives for hacking away brush — not the kind of treatment that the plants like, but sometimes the expedient way to cut a path. In fact, I even have a few big knives somewhere in a box in the closet. I pull them out every now and then and show them off to visitors. But other than that occasional “showing off my big knife,” I just about never carry such devices into… Read More
According to the world diabetes foundation worlddiabetesfoundation.org,
“An estimated 285 million people, corresponding to 6.4% of the world’s adult population, will live with diabetes in 2010. The number is expected to grow to 438 million by 2030, corresponding to 7.8% of the adult population.”
Diabetes can affect young and old alike. It can happen anywhere, anytime. Knowing how to deal with it it, can potentially save a life.
Hypoglycemia
hypoglycemia is low blood glucose. It can be brought on when a diabetic exercises too much, eats too little, or takes too much insulin. It happens when glucose moves out of the bloodstream faster than it is being produced or ingested.
Signs and Symptoms of hypoglycemia include an altered… Read More
 On a recent training exercise, We had a young lady fall victim to the midday heat. Fortunately for her, instead of ignoring the symptoms she informed us and we were able to help her out.
Heat injuries are a very serious matter. And, if not treated can lead to death.
There are three stages to heat injuries: Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, and Heat Stroke.
Heat Cramps
Initially a person may begin to feel cramps in the abdomen and legs. A person may also feel nauseous or dizzy or may even have a headache.
to treat, immediately move the victim out of the heat, loosen the clothing, Have the person lie down and rest while you fan the person to… Read More
 The Self-Sufficient Home – Going Green & Saving Money
By Christopher Nyerges
This is the latest book written by our own Christopher Nyerges, and it is a good one. It is truly about today’s society, and how to deal with the high cost of living within that society.
As we all know, much of our society is dependent on the government and businesses to provide for their basic needs. Although self-sufficiency most likely cannot be attained 100%, most people can become more self-reliant by providing at least some of their needs. We need to start somewhere, and this book is a good start. As Christopher states in the Introduction, ” We’ll look at how you can create some of your… Read More
Long Term Survival in The Coming Darkage, By James Ballou, with a foreward by Ragnar Benson.
This is a subject many are interested in. And while I feel no one book or DVD can cover that title, the author does a very good job in covering your ass in this work.
It does address the many skills one should acquire, if you are and your family plan on being survivors.
Man made infrastructure collapse, a war, your own or the nations economic meltdown, pandemic, earthquake, astroid, pick your own kick sand in your face…. Here are some skills and how to “get them” .
Survivors are the only real optimists, they believe they can do it, and live… Read More
MEET THE McPHERSONS
Authors of “Naked Into the Wilderness”
John McPherson, who grew up in Elmira, NY, always knew that he wanted to live in the woods and be close to nature. Today, he and his wife Geri live in rural Kansas, having sold over 200,000 copies of their popular “Naked into the Wilderness” books, while continuing to teach outdoor skills to students who come to their farm.
At Dirttime 2010 in Wymoming, I had the opportunity to talk with John McPherson.
I wanted to know his life’s path, and how he and his wife Geri got to where they are today.
“I was 27 when I got out of the Army,” says McPherson, “having just spent 8 years… Read More
Survival situations seem to spring up when you least expect them, and most people don’t seem to ever be prepared.
As an instructor, I constantly remind students of A.N.E.E. and as long as you listen to her teachings, you can potentially prevent a serious accident.
We’ve all run into A.N.E.E. before. She’s that little voice in our head that tells us maybe we shouldn’t be doing this or that, or that perhaps we shouldn’t be so cocky and actually practice.
Yep! A.N.E.E. seems to be everywhere and is always trying to teach her lesson… Assume Nothing Expect Everything.
Ahhh! It all seems to make sense now… or does it?
In his book, “98.6 Degrees, The Art of Keeping Your Ass… Read More
 The worst time to find out that some of your survival kit components are not what you expected, or that you can’t operate them properly, is during an emergency situation!
I have always been a big advocate of, what I call, Backyard Survival. I discuss this several times in my book, Build the Perfect Survival Kit, and it involves using the contents of your survival kits in the backyard. Practice with the components until you are comfortable with them. This is also a great opportunity to teat your other gear and practice your skills. If something goes wrong, or doesn’t work, you can always go in the house.
However, once you have confidence in your kit, don’t stop there. This… Read More
Sometimes we are prone to one thinking in the box, much more than we realize. If a thing says it is a gizmo and it is used for the thing, that what we use it for. Period.
The rat trap is kind of like that. In survival circles we talk about traps, snares, conibears, dead falls , etc. However, at hand and for cheap we have the rat trap.
I find the traps made by Victor are the best, they have good strong springs. And, they do not need an elephant to set them off.
For ten bucks you can buy 4 or 5 of them. Why? Well they work for birds, dove, quail, rodents,the ground type,… Read More
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HOW BIG IS YOUR KNIFE?
