The CALFEX is an exercise that tests the ability and readiness for our military in a “real world” scenario, preparing …
World’s Largest Cottonmouth Snake?
What would you do in this situation? The Mossy Oak crew came across this venomous cottonmouth (water moccasin) while out …
How’s your poop? Check the chart!
The normalcy of your stools may be determined by comparing them to the Bristol Stool Form scale, or the BSF scale for …
Gunshow loophole and other anti-gun fallacies
The Yankee Marshall clearly debunks all the arguments posited by anti-Second Amendment types. That’s the cross-state purchase, the private sale and of course, …
You can buy insulin without a prescription, but should you?
If you’re living off the grid you may not have health insurance, you may not have a doctor. You may …
UK government warns Earth will only have 12-hour warning to deal with massive Sun explosion
We’ve been warning about it for ages. We must get ready for a solar or terrorist EMP event that could …
10-4 Big Buddy. Are you missing a big piece of your preparedness plan?
As we all know, phone systems can go down in emergencies. So when the next one occurs, you can be part …
Don’t waste those pumpkins! They’re delicious and good for you.
Pumpkins are a wholesome, native squash, rich in the antioxidant, beta carotene. They’re also well known for making guest appearances …
Six Dirty Little Secrets About Portable Solar Generators
Thinking about investing in a portable solar generator to protect yourself and your family during power blackouts? Watch out. Most …
#5 – Topher asks why private property is controlled by the state. (And whizzes up his phone)
Topher brings you Protecting My Private… Property, video #5 from the Lifestyle Regulation Madness series, where he asks why private …
Hurricane season is here – Are you prepared?
9/27 11am ET: Life-threatening storm surge from #Ian is increasingly likely along the Florida west coast where a storm surge …
EXPOSED: Giant cover-up of deadly infection in US hospitals. Be very vigilant.
EXPOSED By Ryan McNeill, Deborah J. Nelson and Yasmeen Aboutaleb. (Reuters) RICHMOND, Va. – Josiah Cooper-Pope, born 15 weeks premature, did …
Honey bees died from spray intended for Zika. Go bats to protect your home!
Millions of honey bees were killed after areas of South Carolina were sprayed to kill the mosquitoes that transmit the pathogen. …
All natural. Kill your weeds in 40 seconds.
You’ll need: Apple Cider Vinegar, Epsom Salt, and a Spray Bottle. Epsom salt, named for a bitter saline spring at Epsom …
Syncing Up Drug Refills: A Way To Get Patients To Take Their Medicine?
You have your red pill and your green pill. There’s the one you take at breakfast, the one you take …
CIA’s OPSEC Guidelines For Pokémon Go
US Government operational security guidance for intelligence officers and friends playing Pokémon GO UNCLASSIFIED pic.twitter.com/yAASF3XR46 — Thomas Rid (@RidT) July …
It’s 100ºF outside so naturally it’s time to think about a wood stove
I know, I know. You’re thinking swimming pools and ice machines right now. But seriously, it’s a great time to …
Go bats! And protect your home from bugs
I live in Virginia. Through the mosquitos that share these wetlands (swamps!) with us we are at risk from West Nile …
Sucking chest wound? You need the Asherman Chest Seal!
A pneumothorax is the medical word for the condition when air leaks through a defect in the lung, the chest wall or both, …
Making a leather from pineapple scraps
With this fruit we can make juices, cocktails…and also leather. This faux-leather is created from pineapple scraps and later biodegrades …
So cool! Transforming Mobile Homes
Most of us love the idea of being able to get out of Dodge. Well this method looks like a …
Other people’s money and why the government is hopeless about spending
Milton Friedman, Adam Smith, and Other People’s Money by Dan Mitchell From an economic perspective, too much government spending is harmful to economic …
Whizz Bang! How to make gunpowder from urine (it takes a while)
This is real SHTF prepping. Cody lives on a wild tract of land and has been working on ways to …
Why This Sexual Assault Survivor Is an Advocate for the Second Amendment
When Kimberly Corban was a 20-year-old student at the University of Northern Colorado, a man broke into her Greeley, Colo., …
Aquaponics. A virtuous loop that delivers a lot of food.
Aquaponics refers to any system that combines conventional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as snails, fish, crayfish or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. In normal aquaculture, excretions from …
More handy household tips from 1900’s cigarette cards
These cards are super cool. They come from the New York Library Digital Collection and are British cigarette cards from …
“Run, Hide, Fight!” How to Respond to an Active Shooter II
Preparing for the Worst: How to Respond to an Active Shooter II David Inserra / @dr_inserra This article assumes you are …
Doomsday clock moves one more minute closer to a global nuclear war
The Squirrel says: Self-Reliance Central has brought you information before on a naturally occurring EMP but right now we’re growing concerned about the …
UPDATE: The devastating Zika virus
Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, …
Why ‘Junk Silver’ Should Be Your Next Precious Metals Purchase
Of all the forms of precious metals you can own, we believe your very next purchase should be at least …