Practical Survival Advice

Does anyone have any specific tips on how to keep yourself and your family warm in the event of a power outage in a harsh cold winter?

I came up with a list of 41 "heat hacks".

Wow! I think the SHTF for a lot of people today. Looks pretty apocalyptic to me, gridlocked cars shoved off the road. I hope everyone will stay safe. But it's not looking good.

I went shooting again today to test my new Rossi R95 in 30-30 and a new Savage 243 Axis (not Axis II) and thought I would post some groups. I went a few days ago and got generally sighted in but decided I needed a little tweaking. Mainly on the trigger of the Savage. The Savage came with a factory wood stock from Boyds. Just a plain, simple, no frills hunting rifle.

I polished the mating surfaces and clipped one coil off the trigger spring. The polish job seemed to do the most good. The…

Sighting In And Getting Ready

OK, we had a good thread last week about defending subdivisions. I have a new learning discussion for us. Those who follow my blathering probably know I have a love/hate relationship with where I live. 99% in our hood are good, decent people, there's a couple of places that will need remediation if a serious WORL or a SHTF occurs. So here's my question:

"Do you have neighbors, or just people who live nearby?"

What is the difference? And how do we address the varieties in a shtf event…

Do you have neighbors, or just people who live nearby?

Didn't see a good place to post this so………

First person to be confirmed of having bird flu.

Hello. Just a no one that likes to be prepared. From SWPA. M 50's .