Author: Pat Henry

To the concealed carry permit holder, you have a very important responsibility. The responsibility to carry a handgun is not one that you should take lightly, it is a key factor in deciding whether or not you or your family will be safe and at the same time whether or not you will take a life. Guarding your family and ending the life of a bad guy is not a choice you should make with the same amount of thought as to what you are going to watch on TV tonight. This should be something that you are clear in…

What if the SHTF when you are away from your home? What if you are on the big family vacation down at the Grand Canyon and the global economy finally tanks like a drunken toddler going down the stairs on roller-skates? You could be hundreds, maybe thousands of miles away from your home, your supplies and everything you have been preparing for. All of your careful planning, saving and prioritizing would be wasted if you couldn’t get back home to the comparative safety of your home or retreat. This is something I think about whenever I have to travel out-of-town…

Today we are going to talk about all of the different options, choices and considerations for your own personal Get out Of Dodge Vehicle.

In case you haven’t heard about the “next big thing”, it’s here. Google Glass will revolutionize our world in the same way that the cell phone or the internet did when they each appeared on the scene but is that really a good thing? The glasses which are estimated to cost $1500 initially will allow you to record video, send text messages, search the web and get directions from a lightweight device that you wear on your head. You can see a demo of this impressive technology on the Google Glass site. These glasses will change how we interact with…

Welcome back again to another episode of Doomsday Preppers Diary with our two writers Cornelia and Pat. Each week we watch Doomsday Preppers and provide a little commentary on the episode and how each prepper is portrayed for fun. This week’s episode is a re-run, but we started late in the season so we are giving this the same treatment as usual. Last week’s episode was probably my favorite to date with preppers in Alaska and Hawaii. Talk about contrast and compare! This week is a repeat of another interesting show with 3 different preppers so without any further ado,…

Many of you are familiar with the nearly famous books “Where There Is No Doctor” and “Where There Is No Dentist” which are the most widely used health education books in tropical and sub-tropical developing countries. These are great references that you can download from our Resources page that cover basic medicine and dental care from the perspective of people who aren’t able to drive to the doctor or see the dentist whenever they have a toothache. The concept of “Where there is no” popped into my mind as I was preparing to write this post. In a grid-down scenario,…

My youngest daughter surprised me the other night (as she often does) with a short story that she had written. She loves to write and does this all the time. One of her favorite things to buy with her allowance money is journals. Journals with frogs on them. Leather journals that look worn and old like something straight out of Indiana Jones. Journals that are pink and girly with eyeballs that slide around when you shake them. She must have 50 journals all over the house, possibly outside and definitely in the car, filled with short stories, notes to herself,…

Yesterday, we had a post describing the best home defensive weapon to purchase especially if you don’t have any options or have limited funds. For those who didn’t read that you should. If you don’t want to read it I’ll just tell you it is a shotgun. There, I ruined it for everyone. I came across this video today of Jeff Quinn who has a website and a YouTube Channel called GunBlast.com. He has a lot of videos about weapons and shooting, but the one that caught my attention was this video about shotgun stopping power. Jeff demonstrates in his…

Welcome back again to another episode of Doomsday Preppers Diary with our two writers Cornelia and Pat. Each week we watch Doomsday Preppers and provide a little commentary on the episode and how each prepper is portrayed for fun. Last week’s episode was Jeff and the Rockman and some really awkward dating action. I am super excited about this episode because it looks like we are finally going to meet the guy who has been jumping his boat over those trees on the river in all of the promos so let’s dive in. Craig Compeau lives in suburban Alaska with…

There are few things more likely to start a fight than the discussion of firearms and more specifically, what is the best gun for home defense if you are just starting your emergency preparations. There are entire survival forums on this subject alone and if you want opinions, there are lots of places to find them. Similar to the conversation regarding Bugging Out Vs. Hunkering down, there are a lot of options, opinions, and reasons why you should or should not do one or the other given by everyone.Speaking of opinions, I have my own on the subject of the…

Politicians in Olympia Washington (or the individuals who are writing the bills they are not reading) appear to have finally laid their cards on the table with a resounding “Up Yours!”. They are now unabashedly trying to jump on the face of liberty with a pair of muddy steel toe boots and stomp around for good measure. One of the latest efforts by the lawmakers in Olympia, Washington this session is Senate Bill 5737 and it calls for the sheriff to inspect the homes of assault-weapon owners. “That’s impossible” you say. “There is no way they would actually put that…

When you start to consider prepping, one of the first things you need to start prepping for is your prepper food storage. Simply put, food is one essential you need to live and your family must have a sufficient supply of food on hand to keep you fed should any emergency strike. Because of our just in time supply chain model, most grocery stores do not have more than 3 days’ worth of food stocked. The shortcomings with JIT were clearly evident during the early days of Coronavirus and many retailers are gearing up again because they are expecting additional…

Those words pop into my head almost daily. It’s usually on mornings as I head out of my door after kissing my wife and kids goodbye for the day. As I lock the door behind me I glance around the corner to make sure someone isn’t waiting for me. No, I don’t live in a “bad neighborhood” and I am just as likely to find a unicorn with a leprechaun on her back waiting for me in my driveway as someone with criminal intent, but I do wonder what would happen to my family if I did not come home…

A frequent topic in Preparedness and Survival circles is the subject of Bugging Out and more specifically the question of whether you plan to Bug Out or will you Hunker Down. This simple question easily elicits all manner of responses and you will rarely find consensus on which is the better option. The only good thing about this question is there are only two options and one of those has to be the correct one in someone’s eyes. A 50/50 shot of getting this right isn’t too shabby if you are looking at odds, but there will be those who…

Subtitled: If you believe that I have a bridge to sell you. As drone use has became more prevalent with the onset of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan they have been increasingly used in the US. Police stations and Universities all want their hands on one and for what reason? We don’t know at this time, but the privacy implications alone are troublesome. Not to mention the fear that just like in Pakistan, drones could be used to track down and kill Americans. It seems to be an eerie prelude to a “Terminator” like scenario where we are hunted…

We are back again with another episode of Doomsday Preppers Diary with our two writers Cornelia and Pat. Each week we watch Doomsday Preppers and provide a little commentary on the episode and how each prepper is portrayed for fun. Last week’s episode was excellent with three preppers and a ton of good ideas. This week has two preppers Doug and Jeff. The previews look exciting so let’s dive in. Doug lives on 50 acres of land in Southeast Tennessee with his wife and teenage daughter. He runs his own stone quarry business and people around Tennessee have taken to…

As I read the news about the snow and mayhem in the northern part of the country this past week, I had to shake my head. The most recent storm was dubbed “Nemo” by the Weather Channel. I can’t figure out if they were trying to come up with something cute, or they really couldn’t pull anyone else whose name started with an “N” out of the air. Why not Napoleon? That would have been scary. Why are they naming a blizzard after a Disney character? OK, if we are going to name a winter storm after a Disney character,…

In truth, the Ammo isn’t gone, but it sure is harder to find and it’s a lot more expensive. I regularly see prices that are double what I paid just a few short months ago. For example, back in November, I paid $14 for a 50 round box of .40 S&W and they are now going for $35 dollars. If you are purchasing online, expect a longer wait now because of the huge demand with some places unable to fill orders for almost a month. For some, if you don’t have it already, the ammo is gone. The cost increase…

There are numerous concepts used in the Prepper community and the concept of a Get Home Bag is one of the easiest to understand because the rationale is very obvious and could potentially affect almost anyone. The practice of assembling and using this tool is another matter. A Get Home Bag (GHB) is just what it sounds like. It is a bag that contains supplies to help you Get Back Home. Pretty simple, right?  The next obvious question is what do preppers put in the Get Home Bag? This is when the answer becomes more complex. Not because it is…

A couple of news items this week have been surprising reactions from Virginia (for politicians, not citizens) to regulations or policies that have long been decried on our side as aggressively anti-freedom. This shouldn’t come as a surprise really when you consider the state motto of Virginia is “Sic Semper Tyrannis”. As a country I can only hope that we continue to see signs of resistance to Tyranny and I am encouraged by the activity in Virgina. Virginia is leading on two fronts. The first is that they are discussing a proposal to study whether the state should adopt its…

We wanted to start a diary of one of our favorite shows, Doomsday Preppers and comment about the preppers that are highlighted from our own perspective sitting in our nice comfy living rooms on Tuesday nights. The diary will be collected as a running commentary from the show by two of our writers Cornelia and Pat. We hope to be able to complete this season by watching already aired shows in re-runs. We are starting at an odd spot, episode 215 entitled “Hit the Ground Running” that aired last night (2/5/2013) so let’s go! The first set of preppers are…

One, if not the most important aspect of Emergency Preparedness to get right is developing a plan for how you will obtain water. You simply can’t live without it. You can go a long time without food, but you can’t go long without water. Our bodies are almost 75% water so staying hydrated isn’t really an option. This article will talk about some of the main considerations you have with respect to ensuring that your family is prepared in the event of any disaster to have and be able to acquire water. Why do you need Water? Let’s start with…

For some of you this may come as a surprise but our government is increasingly taking steps that are hard to construe in any way other than they are planning for a massive war on the American people. You may recall back in August of 2012, Natural News posted a report detailing a Department of Homeland Security Purchase order for millions of rounds of ammunition. The DHS does not have a standing army, they are for domestic law enforcement so who is all of this ammo for? Joseph Farah at the WND.com site believes he now has the reasoning for…

A report in the Daily Mail yesterday discussed new requirements from the NHS (the UK equivalent of our DHHS) that will force doctors to hand over confidential patient information that will be stored in a ‘safe haven’ on NHS servers. The data the NHS wants to have on each person includes: Weight, cholesterol, BMI, family health history and pulse rate Alcohol consumption and smoking status “Diagnosis of everything from cancer to heart disease to mental illness would be covered. Family doctors will have to pass on dates of birth, postcodes and NHS numbers.” The data is being captured as part…

That sounds a little odd when you say it out loud at first doesn’t it? Have you said those words out loud yourself? I mean really said them to anyone other than your family or spouse or the dog? “I am a Prepper”. It is sometimes at this point my mind wants to start whistling the old Dr. Pepper theme. I’m a Prepper, he’s a Prepper, she’s a Prepper. Wouldn’t you like to be a Prepper too? In the past year or so I have been more open in public about my belief that we should all be more prepared.…

A week after women were cleared to serve in combat, perhaps that isn’t the exact message, but an article in the US News today highlighted a discussion at the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) where Men and women were given fashion advice that could be construed differently. In a presentation prepared by an employee at the agency, a speaker was discussing the following “tips” for their audience. “Makeup makes you more attractive.” “Don’t be a plain Jane.” “A sweater with a skirt is better than a sweater with slacks.” “No flats.” “Paint your nails.” “Don’t be afraid of color.” And, “brunettes…

I will grant you that some defense is better than nothing; so maybe if I am looking at this with my “the glass is half full” hat on, this could be seen as a positive improvement. In the latest DHS video, our trusty narrator says “If you are caught out in the open and cannot conceal yourself or take cover, you might consider trying to overpower the shooter with whatever means are available.” Finally some common sense advice to stop some madness. It is not going to be everyone who can rise to this level, but if we all cower…

On first glance you may say “Good! What do the greedy bankers need more banks for?” and on a certain level I would rather have the space for some more trees myself than another bank, but this trend, if true is telling. Banks are only in this to make a profit and if they can’t make a profit, why open another bank. “But what about the Trillions in bail out money?” That does go to the banks, but with huge bonuses not to mention trying to cover themselves somewhat against derivatives that will play out eventually, that doesn’t leave enough…

Image:(Gary Porter / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) We have been saying this for years and it’s becoming more true every day. You have to rely on yourself for protection. The Police are increasingly unable to help you. At least the Sheriff in Milwaukee seems to care enough about his citizens to tell them straight. Source: LA Times “I’m Sheriff David Clarke and I want to talk to you about something personal: your safety. It’s no longer a spectator sport; I need you in the game. But are you ready? With officers laid off and furloughed, simply calling 911 and waiting is…

If the creative genius Joerg Sprave lived next door to me I would be making friends with him really quickly. Even more so in a grid down scenario when the world has gone completely Mad Max on us. If you haven’t seen it yet, his YouTube channel is worth a look or 20. He has dozens of creative ways to launch a projectile. I can’t decide if I want to build something that launches a saw blade or have a beer with him. Can you say weekend craft idea?