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The (Mind) Games People Play
THE (MIND) GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Fair warning! This is a long and dense read and not intended for the faint-hearted While most of us would accept there are two states of mind when it comes to perceiving reality, belief and disbelief, I posit there are three. And this third state of mind, the suspension of […]
Beware of the “dark side” of humanity during any collapse
Beware of the “dark side” of humanity during any collapse While there have been countless books, movies and television shows about life after some type of apocalyptic event, chances are none of us will ever actually be forced to experience what its like trying to rebuild society from the ground up. More than likely, the […]
Sailboats, survival, and SHTF
Sailboats, survival, and SHTF I’ve always been a fan of being self-sufficient and learning skills. Sailing is one of the skills that I always wanted to acquire but until my sister married her husband, I never knew anyone who sailed. I love it so much now that I’m considering selling everything and living on a sailboat. As […]
Trumpocalypse? Suddenly Liberals Are The Ones Stockpiling Food, Guns And Emergency Supplies
Trumpocalypse? Suddenly Liberals Are The Ones Stockpiling Food, Guns And Emergency Supplies Now that the shoe is on the other foot, many liberals all over America have suddenly become extremely interested in prepping. Fearing that a Trump presidency could rapidly evolve into a “Trumpocalypse”, a significant number of leftists are now stockpiling food, guns and […]
103 Survival Food Prepper Should Check In Their List in 2016
103 Survival Food Prepper Should Check In Their List in 2016 Although you may not know of any immediate dangers or emergencies, it is best to be prepared for something long before it presents itself. Often, when a disaster arrives, supermarkets will run out of food rapidly. In fact, typically grocery stores only have a […]
How to change the world in 3 easy steps
How to change the world in 3 easy steps I often get asked by people about what they can do to change things, to change the world, when each of us is just one person, in the face of so much that we cannot even hope to control or influence. What can we do? Why […]
Retrotopia: A Gift to be Simple
Retrotopia: A Gift to be Simple This is the eleventh installment of an exploration of some of the possible futures discussed on this blog, using the toolkit of narrative fiction. Our narrator ventures out of Toledo into a tier one rural county and sees one of the alternative cultures taking shape in the Lakeland Republic. […]
Shrinking the Technosphere, Part VII
Shrinking the Technosphere, Part VII You have survived your first winter on the land. Congratulations! The worst part of the ordeal is quite possibly over. Gone are whatever addictions and expectations with which you arrived, be they internet access or coffee. Your new world consists of the few people around you, and a huge number […]
Shrinking the Technosphere, Part VI
Shrinking the Technosphere, Part VI Suppose your situation is such that you need to effect a swift change of venue. The circumstances that prompt this relocation can be quite varied, but the common and foreseeable ones are: 1. There is no fresh water where you are. The reservoirs are dry and dusty, the artesian wells […]
How to Survive a Terrorist Attack
How to Survive a Terrorist Attack When horrible events happen, people want to know why. Why was a random group of people targeted to have their innocent day destroyed by violence and terror? Why did the culprit choose that group of victims, that day on the calendar, that specific location? And who? Who was the mastermind behind the […]
Water Storage Tips And Advice 101
Water Storage Tips And Advice 101 Today we present another article in our non-fiction writing contest –Boatswain’s Mate from Florida Greetings to all. I would like to write about my experience with water storage over the years. First and foremost, water is hands down the most important tangible item in a survival scenario. There are countless articles […]
Permaculture, Climate & Survival
Permaculture, Climate & Survival SUMMARY: From 15th Annual International Permaculture Convergence in London, September 9th, 2015: “Cool Talk” by Albert Bates from The Farm in Tennessee. Albert interviews Transition Towns founder Rob Hopkins. Australian permaculturalist Rosemary Morrow tells us Western permies are the minority, compared to East Asia, India, Africa, and the Pacific Islands. WELCOME […]
The Get Back Home Urban Survival Kit
The Get Back Home Urban Survival Kit Most of you probably have a bug out bag – having a bug out bag is good insurance in the event you are forced to evacuate your home or retreat for some unforeseen reason. It seems most of us are ready to bug out, but few of us have considered the need to find our […]
‘Something Big Is Coming’ – Billionaires Kick Doomsday Prepping Into High Gear
‘Something Big Is Coming’ – Billionaires Kick Doomsday Prepping Into High Gear While preppers and survivalists have grown in numbers over recent years, preparing for everything from an Electromgnetic Pulse (EMP) to a zombie apocalypse, with sites catering to those prepping on a budget, and the U.S. government continues to stock their underground facilities for an extinction level […]
