Pennsylvania Man Dies–Unnecessarily–This is the Purpose of the Survival Nut!

Our purpose at thesurvivalnut.com is to save lives.  Bottom line.  We want people to live another day, in spite of their desperate circumstances.

The headline reads:

This man and his girlfriend called 911 over the course of 30 hours in order to get emergency help.  Because of the massive snow pile up and closed roads, they never reached him. He died. Unnecessarily. There will be an investigation.  There will be a lawsuit. None of that will bring him back. One thing could have saved his life–an emergency plan.

Do you have an emergency plan?  What if someone that you love is stranded because of a power outage, bizarre weather events, or the ravages of war?

Think it can’t happen?

Think again.

If you live in the United States of America, you should be prepared for, and expecting the impending crisis.

America has entered a time when its people expect more from its government than ever before, while America has a government that is less able to deliver than ever before.

The system is breaking.

If you expect to survive, YOU will have to take ownership and responsibility for yourself and your loved ones.

Start now–put together your emergency plan.

Here are some great places to start:  

The Red Cross

Preparedness Checklist

Don’t wait for others to help you–forget 911–prepare ahead of time so that you can help yourself–and others!

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GOOD Magazine had a photo article entitled “Waiting for the End of the World” today.

The implication was that bomb shelters are for the slightly unhinged.

Okay, call me unhinged.  But you can’t call Joel Skousen unhinged!

 Security expert Joel Skousen advises homeowners and concerned citizens on methods of securing personal dwelling places in ”How to Implement a High Security Shelter in the Home.”

Mr. Skousen has written several books on the subjects of home and personal security.

Joel Skousen is a former Marine fighter pilot, a political scientist, and a self-sufficiency expert.

Joel’s expanded biography can be found here.

A complete list of J. Skousen’s published works can be found here. 

Keywords: Bomb shelter, bunker, underground home, secure home, security

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A Few Fall Survival Gardening Tips  

by John Wesley Smith

Late July and early August is the time to start planning for fall gardening. You may be in the harvesting and preserving mode, but you can keep on gardening and add to your food supply with new crops of several vegetables. You don’t have to limit yourself to a spring crop of lettuce or carrots.

Not only does gardening provide you with food for survival, it teaches you valuable lessons that help develop a survival attitude. A gardener should always be analyzing, evaluating and looking ahead. As a gardener, you do this all the time without giving it a second thought. How are those beans doing in that location? Why are the tomato leaves turning yellow? What are organic solutions for insect problems? You’re asking questions, seeking answers, and applying those answers.

How does this apply to fall gardening? The first step to take is to evaluate how the season has gone for you. What succeeded? What failed? How can you make better use of available space? Should you try different varieties? What can you do differently next season or for the remainder of this season?

Because climate is so diverse throughout the country, I can only give general tips and offer more questions than answers here. Check with your local university extension service for growing guides for your area. The experts in your local area know about frost dates and weather patterns you’ll experience. They can make recommendations as to the best vegetable varieties for you. They will also be familiar with what problems you might anticipate from insects and diseases. Realize their solutions to these problems conform to conventional gardening methods, and you may need to look elsewhere for organic or natural solutions.

A first fall frost date is very important to know. For example, if you want to plant something that takes 55-60 days to grow, do you have 55-60 days left before a killing frost? Can you give the plants protection to get them past that first frost? Have mulch, plastic or floating row cover on hand. Do you have a cold frame or greenhouse? If you’re container gardening, you have the advantage of being able to bring containers into a garage or greenhouse if frost threatens.

Try growing plants that like colder weather, such as kale, cauliflower or broccoli. Try a crop of lettuce, especially if hot weather in spring causes it to bolt too soon. Be sure to keep seeds and young plants well watered and fertilized, just as you would for a spring planting. Use mulch to keep soil cooler and more moist if it’s too hot when you plant.

Whether you plant transplants or seedlings depends on how much cold the crop can tolerate and the time left before frost. Vegetables that tolerate frost include beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chard, collards, garlic, kale, lettuce, mustard, onions, parsley, spinach and turnips. Vegetables that don’t tolerate frost include beans, cantaloupes, corn, cucumbers, eggplants, okra, peas, peppers, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, tomatoes and watermelons.

One important fall gardening task sounds merciless, but it’s necessary. Pull up old plants that are no longer producing well, such as tomato plants that have passed their prime or are diseased. Avoid putting diseased and insect ridden plants in your compost. Ask yourself what you can put in the space left behind by the uprooted plants. Maybe you want to start adding soil amendments like organic matter there and not bother with planting anything in that spot.

Since pumpkins and several squashes aren’t ready to harvest until fall, make sure you keep everything that’s still in your garden well watered. Of course, anything you plant, whether transplants or seeds, needs watering as well. Don’t count on the weatherman’s predictions for rain.

When weather gets colder, listen for frost and freeze advisories and warnings. Before a hard freeze, root crops such as carrots and radishes should be harvested or mulched. Harvesting of mulched root crops can often be extended will into the winter. If your winter is mild, you may be able to continue harvesting until spring.

Plan ahead. Consider what plants will make it through winter where you live. For example, I plant yellow potato multiplier onions in early September, which gives them a chance to become well established so they’ll get through winter and produce next season. If you enjoy perennials, are there shrubs or bulbs you can plant before long? What can you buy now for planting next spring?

Fall doesn’t have to mean the end of your survival gardening efforts. It simply means that as the seasons change, so does what you grow and how you garden. With survival gardening, you need to grow all the food you possibly can.

About the Author

Explore this and other topics related to survival at http://www.destinysurvival.com where John Wesley Smith is author and editor.

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 Dome Tents: Lightweight Portable Comfort

Josh J Moore

 Do[me] tents have been around for a long time, and have provided shelter for travelers and outdoor enthusiasts from the very beginning.  

Today’s dome tents can withstand subzero temperatures and high winds without ripping apart or collapsing.

Before their invention, most mountaineers used small canvas tents that were just big enough for two people to squeeze into.

However, these small canvas tents were no match for subzero temperatures, and often, you could freeze to death when you used them. For more mundane camping, large canvas tents were similar to those you could find at an Army surplus store. Heavy, with wooden poles, they definitely were not particularly portable.

By the 1950s, tents had become increasingly lightweight, and were made of materials like mesh and nylon, with aluminum instead of wooden poles for much more lightness and portability.

Then, in 1949, a man named Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller created the first geodesic dome. This large dome could withstand its own weight, and then some. The US Army found interest in this and asked him to make smaller ones in the 1950’s. These were rigid domes, however, that had to be assembled, and then broken down for transportation. Fuller’s tents in this regard were not collapsible but instead were rigid so that they had to be assembled for use and then taken apart upon transport.

Nonetheless, these “dome” tent continued to be developed by a number of different inventors, so that in 1975, Robert Gillis and his company North Face developed what became the first true portable dome tent, which was called the “Oval Intention.”

Dependable and strong, this tent had strong, thin aluminum poles and ripstop nylon that was very durable. In addition, the tents are easier to set up than ever before, too.

In fact, many of today’s tent designs “self-erect” when you pull them from their bags. They pop up by themselves and all that remains for you to do is to stake them down. In addition, design innovations have led to tents that have anywhere from one to four rooms for families, with some having square footage of 400 feet.

Materials, too, have gotten much more high-tech and simply better. Today’s tents can breathe even as they prevent moisture from getting in.

There have been advances in how easy the shelters are set up. Now you can purchase so-called “self-erecting” tents, domes which you just pull from their bag and they pop right up before your eyes. All you have to do is stake them down.

There has been innovations in designs, with one to four room family tents, some as big as 400 square feet! All that remains for you to do is to stake them down.

Design innovations have led to tents that can literally be a “home away from home,” with between one to four rooms for families, and dimensions of up to square 400 feet.

Materials themselves have simply gotten better and much more high-tech.

Dome tents come in a variety of colors and sizes and weights. Some are designed exclusively for cyclists, backpackers, and mountaineers. There are cheaper designs for the backyard or simple camper, or rigorous outdoorsmen.

You can purchase dome tents that affix to the back of a pickup truck, making more space. There are tents that attach to one another, making a community of domes for large families, or activities such as scouting events.

Today, tents are very easy to set up and are very easy to find and use. You can use them for just about any type of outdoor activity. These types of dome tents remain a good choice for shelter no matter what type of outdoor enthusiast you happen to be.

Take a look at one of the many dome tents that are on the market, so that you can choose the right one(s) for the activities you want to pursue.  

About the Author

Josh J Moore is a recognized expert in Family Tents. Check here for the best selection in Camping Tents!

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The book uses a helpful acronym: S-U-R-V-I-V-A-L.

S: Size up the situation

U: Undue haste makes waste

R: Remember where you are

V: Vanquish fear and panic

I: Improvise

V: Value living

A: Act like the natives

L: Learn basic skills

Every survival tip offered on thesurvivalnut.com fits one of these eight categories.

If you can memorize this basic mnemonic device, you’ll be able to conquer the world!

Good luck and godspeed!

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When emergency situations begin, it is TOO LATE to start to prepare.

To be ready for unexpected disasters is not kooky, it is not ’survivalism,’ it is the duty of all able bodied persons.

Steven Harris, of Knowledge Publications, presents a FREE family preparedness audio program for any person or persons that are interested in making readiness a priorty.

Enjoy!

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That’s right, Summer is right around the corner, which means that Jim will be teaching all of us survivalists, from the novice all the way through to the most capable of outdoorsmen (and outdoorswomen).

The program consists of Native American woodcraft, advanced camping techniques, primitive skills, and survival methods in a variety of situations.

Jim and his follow teachers will be instructing on a variety of subjects, which may include:

For information about Jim Miller, his business, “Willow Winds,” or to sign up for M.O.S.S. (June 17-21, 2009) visit his website at http://jmwillowwinds.com/classes/moss/moss.html

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Essential Outdoor Emergency Supplies For Camping

Copyright (c) 2009 Jonathan Perez

About the Author

There is no way to go over all of the information that you should be aware of in regards to outdoor emergency supplies. Go over to http://www.thecampingoutfitter.com/wordpress/outdoor-emergency-supplies-are-necessary-when-camping to delve deeper into this subject.

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