Poor Old Dude

I was watching the recent incarnation of the X-files and I realize that the show which had seemed so far out when I was younger doesn't seem to be that far off the mark today. We have a president who side steps the Constitution whenever he feels like it and a legislative branch this is more than willing to let him. We have spy drones flying over American cities. We have government agencies whose purview is to do nothing else but monitor our conversations. Our federal government is demanding that a private company produce software which would allow them to hack into pretty much half the phones in America. We have children who are more more becoming allergic to the foods they eat, while becoming more and more dependent on drugs to control their" moods".We have illnesses and diseases which have developed immunity to our antiviral medicines and our antibiotics and we have a federal government that is now in control of our health care in this country. We have new...

It's human nature to want the biggest, newest, the best and when we're talking survival we all want the coolest gun, some monster knife that will chop down trees, and all those neat gadgets they talk about on Youtube and that's fine if you live in a rural environment or Texas. Unfortunately most of us live in a urban or semi urban are where having those things on our person will at the very least get them confiscated by who ever is trying to control the situation or killed at the other end of the spectrum. Therefore I put to you the good enough plan. If a 20 dollar Mora knife will do the job then it's good enough. If a school backpack will hold your stuff then it's good enough, if a Schrade folding knife will cut what you need then.....you got it, it's good enough. This is a  option that most people wont even consider in today's world but the fact is it's cheaper, and will likely draw much less attention to yourself.

I've been watching videos again, and it seems the trend is to have sooooooo many Bug Out Bags that you need a separate building just to store them. It seems you need a EDC Bug Out Bag which never leaves your side, a BOB for your car, a Get Home Bag so you can get home to get your BOB. If you work in a office you need a office BOB, a while you're sleeping BOB so when something happens in the night you have a BOB till you wake up enough to grab your other BOBs, a school BOB, a gym BOB.....etc. etc. and so on. Enough is enough already. Redundancy is great but this is just plain stupid. Get your self or better yet make yourself a BOB, keep it in a place where it is accessible when you feel you need it most, make yourself a emergency supply kit to keep in your car and just stop the madness. Most people spend the vast majority of their time in one of three places, at home, at work or in their vehicle. So at the very most you will need three cashes of supplies and most people will onl...

Yeah I know I'm ruffling some feathers here, and no I'm not anti-gun. I'm very pro-gun, I own and have been a shooter since I was old enough to hold a rifle. What I am saying here is that to "survive" you do not need a firearm. It seems that most vids on the internet today that focus on survival always focus on a firearm and more often than not a handgun, but the truth is when it comes to survival a handgun is all but useless. Read what I said there for "survival" this is entirely different than for "defense", and while a long gun is a excellent tool for survival it is not necessary for taking game, especially small game, that can be done with, a bow, slingshot, rabbit stick, air rifle, atlatl, and through trapping. Trapping in itself is a much more cost effective way of taking game than hunting. So when you watch those vids that say you have to have a gun, well fine if you are a gun person but if you're not there is still hope for you, jus...

I guess what I want to say in a nutshell is learn the old way to do things. Modern tech is great, and in a short term situation it really is the way to go, but if things truly go from bad to worse, that tech may be your downfall. Batteries die, tech stops working, fuel runs out, and there may not be a source available to you when you need it most. However if you have the knowledge to survive without tech then you really have a leg up. Here's a example pretty much anyone can start a fire with a lighter or matches, but when those are gone the ability to make fire with a flint and steel, bow drill or magnifier may gave your life. The same thing goes for so many things in life. Learn the primitive and you can really survive long term.