Preppers will be especially interested in this Stratfor report concerning the growing, unsustainable demands on the Colorado river and how those demands will create geo-political instability and conflict between the United States and Mexico. “U.S., Mexico: The Decline of the … Continue reading →

Researchers in Germany have “proven” what we all already knew – that getting out in the world and exploring keeps you sharp. In a word if you want to be smarter you need to get off the Internet and into … Continue reading →

Via Possum Living this video shows you how to make a smoker out of an old ‘fridge without spending a lot of money and using very basic tools.

This is a great interview from the Preparedness Radio Network where Old Ways guru Christopher Nyerges being interviewed on the Destiny Survival show that touches on the question of whether or not “going primitive” is a real possibility for the average person during a disaster or … Continue reading →

Been away but I’m back. Clearing out some stories for a couple of around the campfires so let’s start with politics. In case you’re wondering I’m a commie hating freedom lover. 16 Republicans are caving on your 2nd Amendment rights. … Continue reading →

The language of the “high capacity” magazine ban about to be signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper makes any magazine that is “readily convertible” to accept more than 15 rounds illegal. Since almost all handgun, rifle and shotgun magazines can be … Continue reading →

Via the Internet Wayback Machine this little snip-it of old time country life is some of the useful knowledge our high tech culture has lost. Originally posted on Al Durtschi’s unfortunately defunct The Old Timer’s Page sometime in the 1990s this is how Gordon … Continue reading →

Another great 18th century cooking video by Jas Townsend & Sons showing how to process and use traditional suet. They have a cooking blog called Savoring the Past which has some more culinary uses for suet ranging from making traditional … Continue reading →

I’m negotiating becoming a contributor at a survival related blog so I may start posting more “prepper” related material. I still intend to keep HTT a homage to the men’s adventure magazines of the past however but there’s a lot of reasons … Continue reading →

A lot of people buy firesteels of different types fro their “bug-out” bags and don’t put much thought into learning the techniques to use them I myself order a few about a year ago but never unpacked them – I’m … Continue reading →