Archive for March, 2010

Daily calorie intake

Lets start with – Do you really read the labels? While trying to figure out a food stockpile, or what kind of foods you should store, how big of a factor is calorie intake per day? Or is it along the lines of, “oh, I need some more canned soups, or some more canned veggies?”…

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Posted on March 8th, 2010 in Preparedness Articles

Relaxing weekend

On Sunday we celebrated 2 birthdays -  my sons and my step sons.  The day started off with firing the pit up around 8:00am, then my wife and I went to the local wal-mart to pick up a few things.  Korey (my son) wanted an ice cream cake, so my wife and I picked that…

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Posted on March 7th, 2010 in Random Ramblings

Getting the maxpedition vulture II ready for a camping trip

The other weekend I took some time to get my maxpedition vulture II ready for a camping trip. Over the next few months, my family and I have a couple of camping trips planned. One is supposed to be next weekend, on March 13 to Dam B in Jasper, Texas. There is supposed to be another camping trip on the river, and another camping trip along the Sabine River sometime this summer.

Regardless of where your going on a camping trip, its best to be prepared. On my camping trips, I like to be comfortable, that might include bringing a hammock and a tri-pod stool, or even both. That way I can get off the ground for a little while and relax.

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Posted on March 6th, 2010 in Hiking and Camping, Survival Gear

March Giveaway from Safecastle

Safecastle Royal Buyers Club—The Premier Crisis Preparedness Buyers Club in the World SurvivalistBoards.com is the most dynamic preparedness-related forum on the internet today, in my opinion. I’m sure many of you agree. I’m Vic–owner of one of the fastest growing crisis-preparedness companies in the business, Safecastle LLC. I just want to say I am excited…

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Posted on March 6th, 2010 in News and Current Events