PLANNING

I sit here in my office, looking out through the window at a thunderstorm, right in the middle of a drought. Mother Nature likes

If a nuclear bomb went off tomorrow, where would you go? Would you rush into the nearest public building? Head downtown to that old concrete

Like me and other folks out there, you’ve probably got your supplies and you’re ready to lock the door when the brown stuff hits

If a situation calls for bugging in, your family must be prepared. Protecting your crew from natural disasters and outside threats is paramount, though

I have always loved westerns. There was just something basic and fundamental about their life, as it was portrayed on screen. The themes were

Like many people, I’m a big fan of action movies. I don’t care if the good guy is beating up the bad guy with

In the first part of this article we covered the “classical” optical enhancers most folks are used to, like binoculars, monoculars, and spotting scopes.

The new year is a time of new beginnings. People make their resolutions; most of which will be broken within the week. Others look

Emergency preparedness can be overwhelming, especially to those who are just getting started. I am often asked, "Where should I start?” It is normal to

The human eye is an impressive piece of biological machinery, capable of distinguishing nearly 10 million colors and adjusting focus up to 50 times

As we head into 2025, everyone is wondering what the new year might hold. We all look forward to the new year with hope,

Buying a home is harder than ever and the housing crisis is still forcing more people into homelessness every day. In cities like San

Compared to some of our recent years, 2024 has seemed to be rather calm. We didn’t have a pandemic to worry about, there was

Disaster scenarios and quasi-collapse scenarios all affect essential functions of life. The ability to maintain safe food storage and preparation at all times is

The modern concept of food storage or stockpiling was born of farmers, especially pioneer farmers, who brought the necessities to build a homestead with