Cheap and Good?!

Recently I put out on article on Not buying Shit. Usually shit is cheaper than the quality gear you want so you compromise. But does it ever work out the something can be cheap and good? Yes! Today I’m going to show you one such piece of gear that I got for dirt cheap and could not be happier with it.

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How To Make Homemade Fuel Tabs For Almost Free

 

I have a little esbit stove that I hardly ever use. One of the big reasons is that the esbit tabs are kinda pricey and I’m cheap. Somewhere on the internet I once saw a guy make his own. I had the idea to try to make my own and see how they would work. My main concerns would be it has to be cheap, work well and be easy to make. I think I accomplished  how to make  homemade fuel tabs that easily. Let me show you how I did it.

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Paul Gomez Tribute

I was saddened to hear news yesterday of the passing of Firearms instructor Paul Gomez. Paul was born August 19th 1971 in Baton Rouge. LA. Paul was a solider for thirteen years and a police officer in Baton Rogue for three. Paul has been teaching students like myself for seventeen years. I unfortunately only had the opportunity to met him once.

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Keystone Canned Meats

Today I’ll be reviewing Keystone canned beef and canned chicken. Being the carnivore I am, I must have meat and I’m always on the look out for long term storage meat. Most freeze dried options tend to be pretty pricey. Home canning is a viable option but very labor intensive. So for me my favorite choose is store bought canned meats. The selection isn’t very good though, really you have tuna fish and canned chicken. I can’t tell you how happy I was to see that the Keystone brand canned beef and chicken were being carried in a local Walmart

 

 

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Getting Started!

last night I had a friend ask me how to get started. I’m sure it was mostly in jest due to the odd amount of Zombie like stories in the news recently. But I figured I would do a How to get started on the path to self reliance. The things I am going to tell you will only be things that will be steps that will benefit you regardless of whether the Zombie apocalypse happens or not. Take the red pill and follow me down the rabbit hole.

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