I would hear all the time that once your harvest a deer, it will fill your freezer. I’m skeptical, but …
From a Reader: Growing Mushrooms on Logs
We are delighted to share a success story from one of our readers in Tennessee. He choses to remain anonymous …
Why the Swiss Love their Guns (more than Americans)
The first video is about Swiss culture and how guns are interwoven into that culture. While a lot of the …
Home Defense Weapons
It’s been a while since we ran a piece looking at home defense. Mike McMaken wrote a while back here …
How these everyday expressions came about
Thanks to Rob for sending these to me, I love them. ‘A SHOT OF WHISKEY’ In the old west a …
A Reader Writes: “It was THIS big!”
I would be willing to bet that anyone reading this will either be a “narrator” or at least a “witness” …
A Reader Writes: Is this a ‘Dave’ situation?
A reader who is trained in facial recognition wrote me to say he believes that these photos are impossible. That …
A Reader Writes: In Defense of Bayonets
SRC reader, David, very kindly responded to my request for content from all you experts out there. Here he describes …
FUNNY (kind of) How 911 will work when we defund the police!
I was sent this by a reader. It would be amusing if it weren’t terrifying to many people. As self-reliant …
Know your history! Statues that should have been left alone
In Philadelphia, vandals/protestors defaced a statue of famous abolitionist Matthias Baldwin, dousing the statue with paint and spray-painting the word …
Mike’s Briefing: Surviving a Riot
Have you ever been caught in a riot? As DC just demonstrated, it can happen anywhere. Our security expert, Mike …
Always scoffed at .22 long rifle ammo? But have a touch of arthritis? Watch and learn!
There’s a lot of swagger about caliber out there says, reader Hugh. “Never go smaller than .380”, “Mouse guns are …
“All models are wrong. Some are useful.”
I worked for 4 years in modeling and simulation analysis, and I’d like to weigh in on the models currently …
A Reader writes: What’s really going on?
I just got back from a visit to our local hospital. I’m not COVID sick, just a knee issue that …
Why I Took My Daughter to Lay Wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery
First published in 2016, this piece is as relevant and moving now as it was then. Capt. Loyal Ray …
Blast from the Past: Ice Harvesting
Dear Kelly Did you ever wonder how food was kept fresh in the days before refrigeration? It involved “putting up” …
SRC EXCLUSIVE: Private Security Contractor Small Arms of the Iraq War
I’ve spent the past 14 years traveling in and out of various conflict zones in Africa and the Middle East, …
Is the future six-stroke?
One of our regular readers tipped me off to the six-stroke engine and its potential for fuel efficiency and lower …
Military skill training: Reacting to Gunfire
“Active Shooter” by Mike McMaken The term Active Shooter was coined after the 1999 Columbine High School shooting that killed …
An idiot’s guide to firearms. Please share with an idiot.
My friend and renaissance man, Lawton Clites (potter, archer, wilderness man, carpenter, hunter, chef, firearms expert) is a helpful soul. …
Are Flying Cars Coming to the Skies?
Since the very first science fiction hit the shelves, the world has fantasized about flying objects. For nearly a century, …
Packing light tip from Lawton
Lawton is one of my favorite people in the world. He’s a potter, chef, bow master and maker, carpenter, crack …
7 Privacy Threats That You Need To Address Right Now
As our world continues to destabilize, self-survival and protection are more crucial than ever. While the Second Amendment gives us …
A reader’s (simple) homemade soap recipe
Kathy C. wrote to me recently telling me that the recipe I had posted for soap was too tricky for people …
Aromatherapy Tips From A Naturopathic Doctor
Hi Kelly A friend of mine had an unfortunate experience recently. She was gingerly elbowing past a fellow traveler on …
Over a Thousand Motorists Stranded by the Flood: Are You Prepped for Something Like This?
As the waters in Louisiana continue to rise, over a thousand motorists stranded by the flood have been stuck on Interstate 12 …
The “starter” and how to make your own sourdough bread
There’s been a big lockdown craze of creating our own sourdough starters for baking bread. If you’re not familiar with …
E-cigarettes helped me quit smoking, saved my life
By Robert Romano E-cigarettes are a relatively inexpensive smoke cessation product — and they probably saved my life. Thanks to …
A reader writes: Start small caliber and work up to “rolling your own” ammo
Another letter from a Squirrel reader. Thanks SMC! As I have mentioned before, I’m no firearms expert so I expect you …
A Reader writes: I’m for commonsense gun laws. Here’s why.
Dear Kelly, In response to recent comments about gun laws, I am for common sense firearms laws. Let me explain why. …