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Store your Yeast properly
July 28, 2009 - "Store your Yeast properly" By Joseph Parish. Yeast is an organism which is similar in character to that of Fungi. There are currently more then 1,500 different species which survive from the cold artic region to the deeps of the ocea...
Include your cat in disaster-preparedness plans
July 21, 2009 - "Include your cat in disaster-preparedness plans" By Melissa Kruse. The current swine flu situation has added an apocalyptic air to life in Seattle. Cats cannot contract swine flu, but I got to thinking about what would happen to my p...
Some thoughts on Storage Space
July 18, 2009 - "Some thoughts on Storage Space" By Joseph Parish. As survivalists we never seem to have adequate space for stock up with the important supplies that may be required to assure our survival whenever an emergency condition occurs. A mod...
We Leave No Trace
July 5, 2009 -"We Leave No Trace" By Joseph Parish. As survivalists it may come down to a situation where we must hide in the woods while we are embarking upon our way to our chosen retreat in order to survive. If and when this event happens it is im...
Correct Behavior During Missile and Rocket Fire
June 11, 2009 - "Correct Behavior During Missile and Rocket Fire" On the eve of the Gulf War, missiles and rockets became a real and present threat. Many countries had to cope with the fact that the war had moved from the front lines to the hinterlan...
Bring it on
June 8, 2009 - "Bring it on!" By Joseph Parish. Are you knowledgeable enough to survive an emergency situation? When was the last time that Delmarva area had major hurricanes with its damaging winds and torrential flooding? Would you know what to do ...
Surviving Terrorism on the home front
June 7, 2009 - "Surviving Terrorism on the Home Front" By Joseph Parish. Whenever an emergency situation seems to strike a particular area it also seems to bring out the worse of the population as well. Within a very short time frame you will hear ru...
The Prisoner Dilemma
June 6, 2009 - "The prisoner dilemma" By Joseph Parish. Imagine if you will that the balloon has finally gone up and people are quickly scurrying around aimlessly with no major plan what so ever. The highways are rapidly being overloaded with potenti...
Wake me up Please
May 27, 2009 - "Wake me up Please" By Joseph Parish. I obviously must have dozed off and need someone to pinch me so that I would wake up. I simply can not understand the current trend of our government in trying to resolve our economic problems. Cli...
Martial Arts Are About Survival
May 24, 2009 - "Martial Arts Are About Survival " By Kevin Brett . Here’s a shocker for you … martial arts are about survival. Yep, that’s right. The purpose of martial arts is to have the skill and knowledge to be able to do in the bad guy and...
Survival Group Organization
May 13, 2009 - “Survival Group Organization” The old saying that there is safety in numbers is just as valid today as it ever has been. During those emergency situations where a friendly hand is needed and like minded people are desired a small s...
Locust can save your life
May 12, 2009 - "Locust can save your life" By Joseph Parish. In 2004 Israel experienced a severe incursion of locust which reached biblical magnitudes. This famished swarm of gluttonous vegetarians devastated a significant amount of vegetation leavin...
Survival Preparedness and DIY
May 10, 2009 - "Survival Preparedness and DIY" Do-it-yourself skills are on their way out for many Americans, who prefer to have someone else to the dirty work. This has a direct effect on our collective ability to survive disasters. Click here...
How to eat Scorpions for Survival
May 7, 2009 - "How to Eat Scorpions for Survival" Eat scorpions to survive. The bad news--that just sounds nasty. The good news--scorpions can be found in many environments, forests, caves, grass, deserts, so chances are you can find them. But to eat...
Is Cap Stick a Survival necessity?
May 6, 2009 - " Is Chap Stick a Survival necessity?" By Joseph Parish. Many people often pose the question of whether Chap Stick should be included in our first aid kits or survival packs and I repetitively respond “yes”. In addition to the custo...
Personal Hospital in your Retreat
May 3, 2009 - "Personal Hospital in your retreat" By Joseph Parish. We tend to accumulate all the indispensable first aid supplies that we may require during a tragic situation however we frequently overlook a few significant hints. In this case perh...
PDF Versions of Articles
April 28, 2009 - At the request of a viewer I am now including a PDF version of all articles that I place on the website. This will allow the readers to achieve these articles into their own survival library. Slowly I will make my way back in the pre...
If I was a terrorist
April 25, 2009 - "If I was a terrorist" Here is an interesting video entitled "If I Were A Terrorist" by A James Pence! Click here...
Survival Group Organization
April 24, 2009 – “Survival Group Organization” The old saying that there is safety in numbers is just as valid today as it ever has been. During those emergency situations where a friendly hand is needed and like minded people are desired a sma...
Wilderness Survival Foods
April 17, 2009 - "Wilderness Survival Foods" By Joseph Parish. When you become stranded or lost in the middle of the woods it is an encouraging thought that simply by looking around you can easily discover a vast multitude of foods. As a survivalist ...
Storing your Flour and making Olive Oil Bread
April 15, 2009 - "Storing your flour and making Olive Oil Bread" By Joseph Parish. I store up on a lot of food in the event that we have an emergency or a situation develops where food may not be readily available. As such, I on occasion, purchase fo...
Emergency Disaster Planning: Building a Bug-out Kit
April 13, 2009 - "Emergency Disaster Planning: Building a Bug-Out Kit" Report after report comes in about how many people couldn't or didn't escape the wrath of Hurricane Katrina. More reports come in about the disorganized relief effort, the communi...
On the Value of MP3 Players in Bug Out vehicles
March 23, 2009 - I recently wrote an article entitled "On the value of MP3 Players in Bug Out vehicles". This was an article that was placed on the web site and stressed the use of the old time radio shows during bug out situations. As such I have up...
A case of preparedness and rough economic times
March 22, 2009 - "A case of preparedness and rough economic times" By Joseph Parish. I recently glanced at an commentary that essentially stated there were over 250 million people that are affected by disaster every year. These figures are unquestion...
Toxic Ziploc Omelet Procedure
March 22, 2009 - "Toxic Ziploc Omelet procedure" By Joseph Parish. I recently came across several people suggesting a procedure that I have listed in this article as dangerous. This article was written by me in February of 2008. I thought in view of ...
How Far Can You Go?
March 20, 2009 - "How far can you go?" By Joseph Parish. I have always been very keen on imagining scenarios and events that can perchance curtail a necessary bug out. In fact, I pride myself in perceiving just how far I am able to travel safely when...
Dangerous Drinks
March 18, 2009 - "Dangerous Drinks" By Joseph Parish. It has been suggested that specific soft drinks can provoke havoc with your health. As survivalists this can be extremely important for our preparedness plans. We of course are concerned about our...
The Value of Cats when TSHTF
March 15, 2009 - "The Value of Cats when TSHTF" By Joseph Parish. Traditionally a good number of people often judge cats as a municipal nuisance. This perception likely stems from the outward determination towards their free will and their independen...
