Do you ever test your skill’s? Do you practice making a fire? Do you ever go camping? If you don’t practice your skills, you could find yourself in a bad situation. Things happen every day that we can not control, accidents happen and vehicle’s break down. In most case’s, help is usually a phone call … Read more
Getting a well-rounded diet is imperative to living a healthy life. If you’re not eating the way you should, then it can affect the way you feel from day-to-day, it can kill your energy and stamina. I use www.cronometer.com to make sure I’m getting the right amount of nutrients. They offer a free version and … Read more
In the event of a natural disaster such as a tornado, hurricane, earthquake, and ice storms, odds are our cell phone’s wont work, the tower’s would be flooded with traffic in the first few hours after a disaster, people trying to get into contact with loved one’s can cause the tower’s to be overloaded causing … Read more
Today I would like to talk with you about Bartering, in a SHTF scenario, money will hold no value after everything goes down and people realize things will not be the same. Priorities change, from wanting to get a paycheck to take care of your family, to doing what you can to make sure your … Read more
You should always have a pocket knife, a flashlight, a pen,a multi-purpose tool and a lighter. I grab a 10 pack of Bic lighter’s to keep in the drawer, I willkeep one in my pocket, it always come’s in handy. Although Idon’t smoke, I still keep one on me when I’m out and about.If I … Read more
Most power outages are weather related, occasionally there will be a power pole knocked over by someone, but for the most part, power outages are related to weather events, during the summer months the grid could become over worked and could go down. During the winter months, the biggest threat would be ice storms, it … Read more
With the Winter months upon us, we have to deal with the coldwet weather. We can’t all just take a long vacation in the Bahamas.That being said, a good portion of us will have to deal with snowand ice. With ice comes power outages. We have to prepare our family’s for the possibility of being … Read more
We don’t wait until a snow storm is coming to hit the store. What we like to do is every payday, pick up a package of toilet paper and a case of water, even if we don’t necessarily need it. It allows us to be able to slowly build up a surplus of things. With … Read more
Today I would like to talk about the things I used while OTR, as far ascooking and food storage. I first started out with a smalllunchbox like heater, RoadPro 12-Volt Portable Stove , I started out withthat and RoadPro Aluminum Pans for the 12-Volt Portable Stove . I would stop off atWal-Mart’s that allowed trucks … Read more
One thing Ive learned from my time OTR is that it is a smart Idea to keep food and water on the truck with you as well as a way to cook the food and a cooler to keep it cold. I understand that not everyone lives on the road, but it is still a … Read more