Bugout: Live light travel light

Live light and what about all that stuff

Take your time and get rid of lots of stuff.  Over time you'll be happy that you did just for the sake of not having to deal with so much.  Past that, if you ever have to bug out at least you won't have to ponder endless piles of things that you've accumulated.


If you live light with fewer items it will be easier to either bug out of slow fade your way out of your location.

Hobbit Living: a survival skill

This is probably one of the most cost efficient ways to live.  It's also one of the most low profile.

Hobbit living - 5k per year

16 Outdoor survival skills

Outdoor Survival Skills

Starting a fire is the first one.  If you have that you likely won't freeze no matter where you are stuck.

Water.  You need water and knowing how to purify it is essential.

Shelter.  Protect yourself from the elements.

Food.  You can go for a while without it but it helps to know how to forage, hunt, fish, and if you're smart, have a simple plan for having food with you always.

Pandemic Update: Deadly Fungus N.J., Asian Brain Shrinking Fungus - Australia

N.J. 1 in 3 succumb - Fungus a new threat


Australia - a fungus previously found in Asia has emerged in Australia - it leads to a miserable death from brain shrinking response to exposure

Ryobi 18V +HP Batteries

I picked up a Holiday sale deal at Home Depot yesterday that gave me two 3ah+HP batteries, a fast charger, and a bag for $129, plus you get one free tool or set of batteries from the display.  It looked like a really good deal to me and I wanted some higher capacity batteries.

I really didn't get what the HP thing meant until I checked it out online.   

I don't know if you've gone to the Dark Side with the Ryobi Empire of tools but this is interesting.   I'm fully in on it since I've been in their 18V +One series for probably longer than a decade or whenever it started. 

I bought them for tools first but now it's part of my post grid down planning for emergency lighting and tools.  I'll let you know how this new tech goes.  I'm not even sure if my older tools have the tabs required for taking advantage of the HP designation.  We'll see.  I thought that I'd pass thing along.

New Comet: Will it hit

Boris the Comet

This could solve all of our problems depending on which way it goes.

The College Scam - Bloat of non teachers

Tuition Increases

It's a joke and if you can find a way around it you may be well advised to do so.  Electricians, Plumbers, Welders, and many other careers are still in high paying demand.