When people discuss prepping, they’re generally talking about preparing for the survival needs of their family or a small group in the event of a major disaster. Wyoming is raising the bar and doing what more “progressive” states should have considered a long-time ago, and is considering a “doomsday bill” to establish state government continuity [...]
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A new old gun for Appleseed
I just picked up an old Glenfield Model 60 from my local gun shop. It’s wooden stock was battered and just a bit loose, the finish was worn, and the scarred action appears to have been cleaned with a wire brush. I suspect the rifle rarely, if ever, saw the inside of a case, and [...]
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After reading viewer comments panning the show on M.D. Creekmore’s blog, I decided to DVR the series, just to see why all the vitriol was being directed at the preppers who decided to appear on the show. The premise of Doomsday Preppers is: Doomsday Preppers explores the lives of otherwise ordinary Americans who are preparing for [...]
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I don’t even recall how I got there, but I was trolling the ‘net the other evening and came across something I’d not seen in years. I’ve heard it described variously as a WWII USMC Corpsman’s knife, a Marine machete, as a Navy bolo… whatever you want to call it, it brings back fond memories. [...]
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They’ve been around for years, and now Reuters has stepped forward with a surprisingly even-handed article on preppers. When Patty Tegeler looks out the window of her home overlooking the Appalachian Mountains in southwestern Virginia, she sees trouble on the horizon. “In an instant, anything can happen,” she told Reuters. “And I firmly believe that [...]
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