Dave Cantebury's 5 C's of Survivalability

Dave Cantebury is a hunting and survival expert. He is the founder of the Path Finder School, and author of The Pathfinder System: Survivability for the Common Man. He is also the co-star on the tv show "Duel Survivor." Through Dave's decades of experience hunting, tracking, and traping, he has developed a list of 5 things that are essential to survival. Missing any of these 5 things seriously limits your "survivability." Dave Canterbury's 5 C's of Survivalbility 1. Cordage: rope, floss, string, fishing line, parachord. Cordage is essential...

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How to Make Millions in Real Estate... With No Cash by Tyler G Hicks

How to Make Millions in Real Estate in Three Years Starting with No Cash. Talk about a long title! When I picked this book up I instantly knew that I liked it. I loved the feel of the paperback cover. It was the finish that I liked. It's a smooth but matte finish. Very unique. Unfortunately this was my favorite part of the book. In fact I was laughing after just a few pages and after a dozen pages I knew I wasn't going to like this book. It's a good thing that the format (endless lists) makes it a super fast read. A few hours later I was done. Anyone...

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Dutch Oven Beer Bread

This is a video made by "Average Iowa Guy." I couldn't find a website for him but still would like to give him credit. The recepie he used was: 1 beer 3 Cups self rising flour 3 Tablespoons sugar Enjoy! ...

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REI Minimalist Bivy Review

On a recent trip I used the REI Minimalist Bivy. I have read that many bivy sacs have issues with condensation. I have seen this first hand with the Sol Emergency Bivy. To this point I had done all of my backpacking and camping with several different types of tents and shelters, but I had not used an official bivy sac. I decided to try this one out. The bivy seams to be pretty durable and waterproof, though it did not rain directly on me. I used it along with a 15 degree bag in weather that was in the mide 20s. I was so warm I never...

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Mainstay Emergency Food Rations

On a recent MBO (mock bug out) the only food I had was a Mainstay Emergency Food Ration and a cricket. There were some positives and negatives to the Mainstay Bar. Positives 3600 calories in a tiny package. My wife calls it Lembas Bread for a reason. Filing: I really wasn't too hungry between meals. Not that I felt stuffed, but it seemed to suppress my hunger. 5 Year Shelf Life Coast Guard Approved Non-Thirst Provoking. It really isn't, though water does help it go down. Withstands Temperatures of -40 to 300 degrees F Negatives Texture:...

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Bargain Survival: To Skimp or Not To Skimp?

At first glance it may seem like preparing for the end of the world will break the bank. Not so. It is true that you often get what you pay for, but just as often the most expensive thing is not necessary. I am very picky when it comes to certain things, and other things I will gladly use the cheapest thing available. Below is just a few examples on what you can skimp on and what not. Socks: Not to Skimp It's funny that the first thing I write about I actually don't think you should skimp on. You can easily spend $10-$20 on a good pair of socks....

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Killing Sacred Cows by Garrett Gunderson

Killing Sacred Cows is about debunking financial myths that infest our society. Not only do they infest our society, but these myths keep up from reaching our full potential. The majority of people do things like contribute to their 401k, try to get out of debt, and pay down their mortgage. These are all good things, right? Then why are the majority of people strugling to get by let alone retire rich? Dave ramsey says that you have to "get mad" in order to get out of debt. You have to live on rice and beans, beans and rice. However, Kim Hubbard...

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Aftershock by David Wiedemer

Did you lose money with the crash of 2008? These guys didn't. In fact, they probably made millions. They called it 100%. In Aftershock: Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global Financial Meltdown you will find a non-biased analysis of what caused the crash of '08 and what will cause the next economic meltdown. This book may not be well received by many professionals, but I believe it is right on. In fact there are thousands of people that profit if this book is ignored. However, those who ignore it will feel pain far worse than when the...

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Rich Dad's Conspiracy of the Rich

Besides the fact that the title is extremely ironic, it also insinuates an insider's perspective to a giant conspiracy. You will be pleased to know that this book is not about aliens or government time machines. In fact, Robert Kiyosaki begins the book by explaining that some conspiracies are more than far fetched, but this one is based on facts. In this book Robert simply points out the facts. He explains how the uber-rich of the...

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Money Supply and Inflation

If you haven't been watching the "right" news stations, you may have missed the seemingly endless advertisements for gold stating several reasons to purchase, one of which is coming inflation. But is there really going to be inflation? Will it be stagflation? Is there any way to know? This is a chart of the monetary base for the history of the Federal reserve. This includes all cash in circulation and deposits in banks. As you can see it took...

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Should I Buy Gold?

Gold has been a long standing choice for someone wanting security and protection against inflation and economic uncertainty. With all the financial turmoil in the world there is no wonder why Gold has recently hit record high prices. Even though more recently Gold has retracted a bit from it's high, it is most definately still in a bullish (upward) trend. It is also no wonder why there seems to be an infinate number of gold themed companies. Whether it's some ghetto shop on the corner wanting to buy or sell gold, or a mail order company, they are...

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