by Survival Blog | Feb 28, 2024 | SurvivalBlog.com
(Continued from Part 1.) In the lead-up to our move, I had taken a soils class as part of my degree program. The professor opened my eyes to soil biology, nutrient cycles, and the damage done by repeated deep tillage. Plow, harrow then rototill was the only system I...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Feb 27, 2024 | 4 Patriots
Have you ever wondered if or when the next pandemic might come along? And what will launch it? Some scientists believe that mosquitos will cause the next pandemic. And that the time is ripe for it. Due to the warmer and wetter weather pattern known as El Niño,...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Feb 27, 2024 | 4 Patriots
Every second of every day an older adult (65+) suffers a fall in the United States. That’s according to the CDC. Not surprisingly, falls are the leading cause of injury and injury death in this age group. According to a Penn State University study, deaths from falls...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Feb 27, 2024 | 4 Patriots
With today being the 108th birthday of the U.S. Navy Reserves, it’s time to take a look at what the Navy is up to these days. And it’s very serious. According to DefenseNews, the Navy is preparing for a wider-scale war in the Mideast. Especially as it patrols the...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Feb 27, 2024 | 4 Patriots
Whether you’re camping or going off-grid in a crisis, when you’re setting up camp in the woods, you need fire. Regardless, you need a fire. To heat water, cook food, and stay warm. Your choices are a camp stove or campfire. Which do you choose? There are pros and...
by Survival Blog | Feb 27, 2024 | SurvivalBlog.com
On February 27th, 1933, the German Reichstag (parliament) building caught fire, a key event in the establishment of the Nazi dictatorship. More recently, the terms “Reichstag Fire” and “False Flag Event” have both come into use to describe triggering events covertly...
by Survival Blog | Feb 27, 2024 | SurvivalBlog.com
Although neither of our extended families still had full-time farmers in them as my wife and I came of age, our parents, grandparents and most of our aunts and uncles raised gardens or livestock then froze or canned the meats and vegetables grown. Living what I now...
by Survival Blog | Feb 26, 2024 | SurvivalBlog.com
Forced to abdicate as French emperor in 1814, Napoleon escaped from exile on the island of Elba on this day in 1815 and, gathering support en route, retook power on his return to Paris on March 20, ushering in the Hundred Days. — February 26, 1993: A truck bomb built...
by Survival Blog | Feb 26, 2024 | SurvivalBlog.com
Bottom Line, Up Front The Buck 286 Bantam BHW Folder is a robust, 3.38 inch, drop-point-blade knife. It comes out of the box razor sharp. The thick, nicely-textured, fiberglass-reinforced-nylon (FRN) handle is just a little on the chunky side for everyday carry (EDC),...
by Survival Blog | Feb 26, 2024 | SurvivalBlog.com
The following simple recipe for Italian Eggs is from Good HouseKeeping’s Book of Menus, Recipes, and Household Discoveries (253 pages, copyright 1925, now in public domain). That is one of the 11 new bonus books included in the new 2005-2023 edition of the...
