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How To Survive Your Car Breaking Down 2008-10-22 06:00:02 1.) Have a properly inflated spare tire or donut in your vehicle available for use along with a jack and tire iron. I would also keep some work gloves and a few towels in the trunk to aid you when you need to change a tire.
2.) Have some road flares or reflective triangles available to place safely behind your vehicle should you break down to keep other drivers in "the know" that you are disabled Read more:Breaking
Show Me The Love!!! 2008-10-21 18:17:15 Folks been quiet around here...got a steady stream of around 300-400 people visting the site daily been like that for quite awhile.
Show me some love. If you enjoy this blog I would appreciate you spread the word for me. If you have a website or a blog throw up a link to me. I certainly don't do this for money because I would be dead and buried from starvation at this point.
All I ask in return
Be Prepared: Omega III Fish Oil 2008-10-21 11:56:41 I have high cholesterol. I have been taking 10mg of Lipitor per day for the last few years and my cholesterol dropped from a very unhealthy 290 to a MUCH better 144. The one thing I have not been able to get under control is my triglyicerides which the fat content of your blood.
The doctor recommended Tricor 130 mg per day. Well I was getting achy muscles while taking that so I told him I could n Read more:Fish Oil
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Movie Review: The Happening 2008-10-20 19:07:52 Ok I am a big fan of M. Night Shyamalan. I loved most of his movies and thought he was a great and talented filmmaker, until I watched The Happening
the other night. This movie absolutely was the biggest diappointment for me to come in the form of a movie. The plot was lame (the premise was smart), the acting was totally amatuer and most importantly the special effects were some of the worst I have Read more:Movie Review
Weekend Roundup Vol. 13 2008-10-18 11:16:16 Weekend Roundup:
Well that was a quick week. The in-laws are leaving today and life should start to get back to normal. I have a road trip Monday, going to Greenwood, SC for a project I am working on...one day type thing...no big deal.
On My Mind:
I keep waiting for the SHTF but it doesn't seem to happen...as much as people would seem to wish for it to occur.
Joe the Plumber, a victim of charac Read more:Weekend
Book Review: America's Cheapest Family 2008-10-17 06:00:03 Well I guess now is no better time than to review another "live on the cheap" type book. These economic times would make even investor's with ice water in their veins cringe. I can't for the life of me remember where I picked up the recommendation on this next book. I may have just been surfing Amazon.com and came across it. I ordered it awhile back and read it in the last couple weeks, it is call Read more:America
, Family
Survival Food Spotlight: Top Ramen 2008-10-16 06:00:01 The survival food spotlight will now shine its bright light upon a product that every college kid lived on at some point in their lives. Friends, neighbors, countrymen...I give you....Top Ramen.
I am personally partial to the chicken flavor, my wife loves the beef flavored. There are several other flavors as well such as oriental and shrimp flavored...never had the hankering to try any of those. Read more:Spotlight
Tap Water Vs. Bottled Water Redux! 2008-10-15 10:06:11 You may remember I did a post on the BS with regard to the argument that tap water is somehow less safe than bottled water. Well here is a story I read on Fox News...you be the judge.
Here is the link and the story is below in it's entirety:
--From FOX News---
Study: Bottled
Water as Polluted as Tap Water
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tests on leading brands of bottled water turned up a variety o Read more:Bottled Water
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Random Musings For Tuesday 2008-10-14 06:00:00 I have been on a silver kick lately...my addiction is in the form of American Silver Eagles and Canadian Maple Leafs. They are 1 oz. of .999 silver which will make them a handy unit of payment when the SHTF. Really though I am just trying to get some precious metals in my portfolio. If I do get some gold I think it will be in the form of 1/20 oz Pandas from China. That is a good price point and do Read more:Musings
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, Tuesday
Movie Review: Dog Soldiers 2008-10-13 06:00:24 Todays movie review is not so much as review as sharing one of my favorite movies with y'all. The movie is called Dog Soldiers
and is great fun. I first saw this movie which was released in the theater in the UK (not US) on the Sc-Fi channel and immediately went to Amazon.com and bought a copy.
The movie is about a band of British soldiers who get dropped into the Scottish Highlands on a training Read more:Movie Review
Weekend Roundup Vol. 12 2008-10-11 06:00:01 Weekend Roundup:
Well another week comes to a close. Time goes by so quickly it makes me want to work less and less and enjoy life more and more. My wife and I have really gone into overdrive trying to save massive amounts of money so we can retire while it still counts. Stay out of debt people...bad, bad, bad! (We have no debt besides my truck and our house and we are on the upside on both).
On Read more:Weekend
Book Review: Be Expert With Map & Compass 2008-10-10 18:11:52 The next book review here at Be A Survivor is one of the most valuable books you can ever read. I think I have stressed the fact that everyone should have some basic skills with a map and compass and how to use them to find out where you are and how the heck to get to where you want to be. I did a two part series on how to use a map and compass if you want to read them here are the links: (Part 1 Read more:Compass
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Guest Post - Scoutinlife: The Ever Popular Shotgun Slug! 2008-10-09 06:00:01 We are blessed today to have a guest post from everyone's favorite blogger Scoutinlife from Scoutinlife's Homestead and Preparedness Blog. His blog is on my regular reading list...and I can't think of anyone else I would love to sit around the fire and chew the fat with. Check his blog out if you haven't already!
Let go back in history a bit shall we, around 78 years ago, the first slugs for shot Read more:Guest
, Shotgun
Survival Food Spotlight: SPAM 2008-10-08 06:00:03 In my never ending quest to come up with new and entertaining (as well as informative) material I am once again starting a new segment here at Be A Survivor called "Survival Food Spotlight
". The first product to have the spotlight shone upon it's pink, jellied, rectangular form is the meat of the gods...the tasty and much loved pork product from Hormel:
I figured I would share my love of this pr
How To Survive Blogging: Tools For Bloggers 2008-10-07 06:00:03 I know there are a bunch o' bloggers out there and I figured I would share some simple tips and tricks I have learned in the short time I have been doing this. I started this blog at the end of May this year and have been blogging just about every day since. Many people just don't realize how hard that is...new post everyday...informative topic...make the reader come back. That is a pretty TALL or Read more:Blogging
, Tools
100 Skills Every Man Should Have (Or Know)... 2008-10-06 19:37:41 There are certain skill that every man should have or at the very least is expected to know how to do. I was surfing the Internet and came across something quite interesting in that regard. It seems someone actually compiled these "manly skills". So, here you go...
This is courtesy of Popular Mechanics...thought it was interesting so I am posting it.
Automotive
1. Handle a blowout
2. Drive in sn Read more:Skills
Survival Links: Steve's Pages....huh? 2008-11-13 17:08:49 Yes that is right, I said Steve
's Pages
. This guy has links to electronic versions of TONS of military manuals...for FREE! That is right I said FREE.
Steve has a donate button on his page and I highly encourage folks who find this useful and download manuals to donate a little something to good ole Stevie boy. I am not Steve and I don't work for Steve...I just know a good thing when I see one.
Bought Some More AK-47 Mags....I Wish... 2008-11-12 07:19:49 Well a few days ago I placed an order for (4) more Yugoslavian AK-47 magazines for my Yugo M70 from Southern Ohio Gun.
Here is an email I received yesterday:
(Name Changed to Protect the Innocent),
We are out of stock on all our AK-47 magazines. Do you want me to backorder these for you? If you have any questions please let me know. If I do not hear from you by 11/18/08 I will have to cancel thi
Game Review: Fallout III 2008-11-11 14:17:43 Anyone who sees the avatar (picture) I have in place of my picture in my blogger profile and is familiar with video games knows I am a fan of the Fallout
series of video games. I have played Fallout and Fallout II MANY times and I have solved them both. You may have noticed my posting schedule has been a bit erractic, well that is because I made the biggest mistake in my life...I gave in and purch Read more:Game Review
Weekend Roundup Vol. 16 2008-11-09 15:32:59 Weekend Roundup:
Folks, get with the program and join "The Survivalists"! if you have a blog or website with that sort of content. We have 10 sites so far and are always looking for new recruits!
Posts coming this week:
Survive! Lost In The Woods
Survival Food Spotlight: Honey
You Peat Me To The Punch
How To Field Strip An AK-47
Equipment Review: Pelican Waterproof Gear Box
On My Mind:
Wow gas Read more:Weekend
Red Dot Scopes 2008-11-06 21:34:31 Fast acquisition is one of the primary benefits of using a red dot scope. There are many different kinds out there but they all serve the same purpose...they put some dot (red, green or otherwise) on your target and enable you to point and shoot. A red dot scope is almost like using a laser on a weapon which puts a beam on the intended target, in the case of a scope the beam does not project out b
BAS: Quote of the Day... 2008-11-05 20:29:42 This is a classic from our friend Mayberry...
"The vote count for both nit wit candidates purty much confirms my belief that most people in this country are dumber than a box of shit."
...that is all.
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Survive Election Day... 2008-11-04 17:25:14 Man I just stood outside in the rain and chill for 4 HOURS to vote. The line was the biggest I have ever seen!!!
Somethings I learned:
1.) Bring an umbrella
2.) Bring a jacket
3.) Bring a snack
4.) Bring a drink
5.) Bring LOTS of patience...
It took 4 hours but it was worth it.
...that is all.
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Movie Review: 28 Weeks Later 2008-11-04 04:00:01 My next review is one of those movies with a concept that make my knees shake...28 Weeks
Later (Widescreen Edition). The orginal "28 Days Later" scared me because it introduced the world to "the infected", souls exposed to the Rage virus who could haul some ass (READ run real fast). Gone were the shambling zombies of George Romero and in their place came tireless killing machines that could run do Read more:Movie Review
Be Prepared: Morse Code 2008-11-03 04:00:00 Morse code...what can be said that has not been said already. It is one of the most relaible ways to communicate when transmitting over long distances. Ham radio operators are able to pick up the dit's and dah's where voice just won't penetrate.
Morse Code was invented by Samuel Morse. He conceived the basic idea of an electromagnetic telegraph in 1832, and produced the first working telegraph se Read more:Morse
Weekend Roundup Vol. 15 2008-11-01 08:49:06 Weekend Roundup:
People I KNOW there are many of you that have websites and blogs...you only stand to benefit from joining "The Survivalists"! It is a FREE web ring that I setup and five sites have taken the plunge and joined. Web rings work by generating traffic for member sites when one of the sites is visited there is a good chance the person will be interested in some of the other folks s Read more:Weekend
Be Prepared: Properly Maintaining A Vehicle 2008-10-31 04:00:03 Properly maintaining a vehicle is one of those things I will probably get a hundred emails and comments on how I am nuts when I recommend these things. Keep in mind I am talking about the minimum things that need to be done to maintain a vehicle...feel free to adjust as you see fit. The most important thing to do is something...otherwise it will fail you when you need it most. In these tough econo Read more:Maintaining
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Be Prepared: Maintaining Good Health 2008-10-30 04:00:02 Maintaining your health is your best defense should the SHTF. In the event of a real disturbance the healthier you are the better your chances of long term survival. If there were a complete collapse of society as we know it, do you believe that drugs like insulin, nitro or any other meds will be available? They may be, for a time but they will quickly be snapped up and hoarded, expire or cease to Read more:Health
, Maintaining
Survival Food Spotlight: Salt 2008-10-29 21:25:57 The survival food spotlight will now shine on a product that is often blamed for maladies like causing high blood pressure, has never been given the proper credit for its importance to food preservation and taste enhancement and is a mineral so important that without it you will die...a painful death I might add. I am talking about...
Salt was so valuable in the past it was used as currency, war Read more:Spotlight
The Survivalists Update 2008-10-28 17:46:49 We have 5 sites that have joined the web ring so far and a kick ass banner (designed by yours truly) that you can see at the bottom of my web page. You will be able to select the banner you want to use when you sign up and once you have you can change it in your account settings on the ringsurf site.
Any survival, outdoors, homesteading, guns, nature, etc. related blog or web site is welcome to j Read more:Update
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