en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1496563 Comments by galen066 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/11/24/prepare-for-the-unthinkable-with-doomer-lit/#IDComment114204325 The first book of SM Stirling's 'Change' series titled 'Dies the Fire' is an excellent exploration of surviving a complete collapse of technology. He even mentions non-fiction books worth hunting down as source material. Tue, 7 Dec 2010 04:47:15 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/11/24/prepare-for-the-unthinkable-with-doomer-lit/#IDComment114204325 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/11/26/28-baby-steps-for-any-prepper/#IDComment114147206 One thing left off the list: Get a good multi-tool, lockblade folding knife and fixed blade knife. Mon, 6 Dec 2010 22:05:46 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/11/26/28-baby-steps-for-any-prepper/#IDComment114147206 https://survivalcache.com/murphys-laws-of-teotwawki/#IDComment112257232 40 (?) The future is not a Hollywood movie. 41 Bear Grillis is now a dead idiot. 42 You can't eat ammunition. Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:20:14 +0000 https://survivalcache.com/murphys-laws-of-teotwawki/#IDComment112257232 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/11/02/5-prepper-errors-that-make-you-look-dumb/#IDComment109211085 'Zombies' are a convenient way of short circuiting the basic psychological response to 'hey, that's a fellow human being I am about to kill'. If 'they' are already 'dead' it gives you license to engage in *ANY* behavior necessary to make the 'problem' go away. In other words, it is an escape mechanism. Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:20:03 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/11/02/5-prepper-errors-that-make-you-look-dumb/#IDComment109211085 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/01/instant-survival-tip-budget-friendly-blankets/#IDComment102216956 Maybe it's something to do with being male?? And my wife observes that successful long term relationships seem to have this dynamic... My first (now ex-wife) was also an exo-therm. Hmm... Mon, 4 Oct 2010 03:59:57 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/01/instant-survival-tip-budget-friendly-blankets/#IDComment102216956 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/02/instant-survival-tip-trade-in-your-gps-for-some-good-maps/#IDComment102054629 Big plus for maps: No batteries. Second plus for maps: They don't give away your position in the dark. Especially if you use a red or blue lens over your light. Sun, 3 Oct 2010 04:20:27 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/02/instant-survival-tip-trade-in-your-gps-for-some-good-maps/#IDComment102054629 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/01/a-survivalmoms-bartering-wish-list/#IDComment102054489 Learn how to make fire pistons, then trade them... Sun, 3 Oct 2010 04:18:37 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/01/a-survivalmoms-bartering-wish-list/#IDComment102054489 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/01/instant-survival-tip-budget-friendly-blankets/#IDComment102054423 My problem is that I am an active exo-therm. I usually end up too warm and kick the blankets off. Even while camping, I will flip the sleeping bag open to cool off in the middle of the night. My wife loves the fact I keep her warm in the middle of a BC coastal winter with snow up to your butt... Sun, 3 Oct 2010 04:17:45 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/01/instant-survival-tip-budget-friendly-blankets/#IDComment102054423 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/02/could-this-be-the-ultimate-teotwawki-shelter/#IDComment102054178 It sounds like it's was created in England. If you could buy one, I bet the import duties would be stiff. As well as making the various Federal agencies go 'Hmm, now why is a civilian buying one of these things? Let's pull his/her records and see what else they have bought recently...' The only downsides I see are you need a steady power supply for the inflation blower, and a large pumpable water supply. Both of which may not be available in the location you eventually decide to erect it in. Otherwise, yes, very neat bit of tech. Sun, 3 Oct 2010 04:14:38 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/02/could-this-be-the-ultimate-teotwawki-shelter/#IDComment102054178 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/02/could-this-be-the-ultimate-teotwawki-shelter/#IDComment102053897 Remember the old gag: 'If you have to ask, you can't afford it'? Sun, 3 Oct 2010 04:11:25 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/02/could-this-be-the-ultimate-teotwawki-shelter/#IDComment102053897 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/01/a-survivalmoms-bartering-wish-list/#IDComment102015408 If you want socks, learn to knit. And yes, you will have time. There will be days, especially during rainy weather or deep in winter when you will want something, *anything* to do to keep occupied. Sat, 2 Oct 2010 21:32:40 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/01/a-survivalmoms-bartering-wish-list/#IDComment102015408 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/01/instant-survival-tip-budget-friendly-blankets/#IDComment101866566 Note to self: Check blankets. Fri, 1 Oct 2010 19:52:28 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/01/instant-survival-tip-budget-friendly-blankets/#IDComment101866566 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/01/a-survivalmoms-bartering-wish-list/#IDComment101825892 Needles, thread, yarn, needle cases, hand carved wooden or horn spoons, candle wick, candle molds, disposable razors (men's and women's), hard candies, match books, restaurant chopsticks, salt and pepper packets from Micky D's, ditto sugar packets, single tea bags, Gatorade packets... Fri, 1 Oct 2010 17:17:13 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/10/01/a-survivalmoms-bartering-wish-list/#IDComment101825892 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/09/28/book-recommendation-the-american-boys-handy-book/#IDComment101697506 You also might want to lay your hands on copies of 'You Can Make it' and 'You Can Make It For Profit' originally published by the National Committee on Wood Utilization in 1929 to 1931, and reprinted by Algrove Publishing, a division of Lee Valley Tools. 'Handy Farm Devices ( And How To Make Them), also reprinted by Algrove is another excellent book on low-tech farm essentials. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:38:53 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/09/28/book-recommendation-the-american-boys-handy-book/#IDComment101697506 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/09/20/is-your-spouse-survival-minded-or-a-skeptic/#IDComment101126531 My wife and I are both firmly in the 'prep and survive' camp. Many thanks to you and your well thought out and presented site. Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:41:17 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/09/20/is-your-spouse-survival-minded-or-a-skeptic/#IDComment101126531 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/08/28/survival-survey-what-do-you-do-with-old-jeans/#IDComment95885801 What about making small purses, black powder aficionado 'possibles bags', belt pouches for wallets, cell phones, Leathermans, etc., tool rolls and dozens of other possibilities. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:36:47 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/08/28/survival-survey-what-do-you-do-with-old-jeans/#IDComment95885801 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/05/02/survival-survey-how-do-you-apply-the-rule-of-three/#IDComment89638945 Check around your local supermarket, light industrial area, or almost any dumpster for old shipping pallets. These are often discarded, but are good seasoned dry wood in good lengths and thicknesses for a good fire. Most pallets these days are pine, but you still find ash, oak and maple pallets from time to time. A few minutes work with a hammer or pry bar and a saw, and you have enough firewood for at least one meal. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:14:33 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/05/02/survival-survey-how-do-you-apply-the-rule-of-three/#IDComment89638945 http://test.thesurvivalmom.com/2010/07/29/essential-tools-for-disaster-recovery/#IDComment89633942 Add chisels, gouges, sharpening equipment, files for metal and wood, hacksaw, bit and brace. Given time I could come up with more. A good knife is *never* out of place. Like the original poster, a Leatherman Wave is also part of my EDC. I back it up with a Swiss Army Knife,a Pocket Wrench from Lee Valley, and Mini Maglite. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:41:55 +0000 http://test.thesurvivalmom.com/2010/07/29/essential-tools-for-disaster-recovery/#IDComment89633942 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/07/27/who-do-you-want-in-your-colony/#IDComment89558326 Most of the 'missiles' that have been fired at Israel are based on the old 'Katusha' unguided rocket design. While they have killed a relative handful of people, Israeli retaliation has always been with the very latest US supplied military hardware, and has killed thousands of Palestinians, Lebanese, Syrians, etc. There have also been several *documented* cases of Israeli special forces sneaking over the border of the 'bad guy du jour' to fire rockets back into Israel as a pretext for a subsequent Israeli 'retaliation'. Please consider that while the Israelis' have bomb and blast shelters to retreat to, their neighbors do not. For a contrasting point of view, think about what life in the Occupied Territories, Gaza, or the refugee camps must be like. Apply your own drive to survive and protect your family. Now add forty years of occupation , discrimination, poverty, starvation, and indiscriminate retaliation. Non Serviam - I will not serve. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:14:07 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/07/27/who-do-you-want-in-your-colony/#IDComment89558326 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/07/27/who-do-you-want-in-your-colony/#IDComment89506600 "So I would say in my colony I would want people with Amish know-how who were confident with weapons, workabees who just need to be told what to do and the job will be done, some ex-military men for protection, a strong leader who had the ability to organize and maintain a status quo of cooperativeness and unfaltering commitment to ensure survival, and some Survival Instinct Moms with their innate sense of protectiveness and whom I think will be the real leaders in a SHTF situation." Not to be too critical, but it sounds like you want a host of people to do the heavy lifting for you, while you recline in splendor. May I suggest you rethink what you can offer to a 'Colony' before making a list of those you wish to serve you. Non Serviam - I will not serve. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:17:29 +0000 http://thesurvivalmom.com/2010/07/27/who-do-you-want-in-your-colony/#IDComment89506600