Day: December 29, 2014


How To Be As Prepared On The Inside As On The Outside, by A.K.

So, you have made your basement bomb-proof, installed solar panels, dug a well, and canned enough food to last ten years. You’ve engineered, on your own, a heating system that is not reliant on electricity, and you’ve rigged a longer-lasting septic system. You’ve stocked up on guns and ammo, bought night vision goggles, mapped all your exits, created an EMP-proof shelter for your electronics, stocked up on medicine and herbs, planted a garden, invested in silver, got a gas mask, and bought enough nutella and coffee for trading value. But…are you ready? Most prepers would reply, “More ready than that.” …


Scot’s Product Review: MRE Depot Foods

MRE Depot is one of a number of vendors that sell storage foods aimed at preppers. As the name implies, they sell MRE’s, but they also carry a number of other items of interest. While MRE’s are useful, and I think everyone should have some, the other items are, in my view, more important, as MRE’s alone are going to make for a boring diet. MRE Depot was kind enough to send six different items for me to review, and I added a seventh from my personal stores. When I write about food, I need to give more than just …


Recipe of the Week: Chicken Pot Pie Using Mostly Storage Foods, by E.S.

I don’t do much measuring when I cook, but I did my best to get pretty close measurements so I could share this. Pretty much any veggies would work in this. Ingredients: 2 poached or otherwise cooked chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces 1 1/3 c. Augason Farms (or other) Cream of Chicken Soup Mix 1 Tbs dehydrated onions 3 c. water 1 c. Pioneer Baking Mix (or Bisquick, or homemade version) 1/2 c. milk 1 egg olive oil or butter 1/2 of a 14.5oz. can chopped carrots 3/4 of a 14.5oz can red potatoes (I use all but three …


Two Letters Re: Unified Crime Reporting

Hugh, I work in law enforcement intelligence, and my team frequently creates policy papers, reports, and so forth that focus on crime trends. It is often tempting to use Unified Crime Reporting (UCR) statistics to make a point. Our policy is to only use that source if no other information is available, due to lack of reliability. UCR data is collected from local, state, and federal law enforcement agency reporting. We find considerable variations in reporting standards, timing, and reliability. Different jurisdictions categorize crimes differently, and this variation causes serious doubts in the validity of UCR data. Researchers and your …



Odds ‘n Sods:

Google and other tech giants want an exemption from “Do not track” Using a search engine like DuckDuckGo, your own email server, and more will be needed if you want any hope of a level of privacy. This doesn’t even consider the NSA… – P.S. o o o The Drone That Could Save You From Drowning. – P.S. o o o Bring back thrift – G.G. o o o U.N. sending thousands of Muslims to America. – T.P. “The United States, with its commitment to accepting 70,000 displaced people a year, absorbs more refugees than all other countries combined. This …