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“Military men make good husbands. They already know how to clean, sew and take orders.” A few years ago my girlfriend was running a café. This turned out to be a surprisingly brutal and cut-throat business. We should have heeded the words of Charles Grodin’s character in “Midnight Run”. One of the better memories was […]
Some of the previous blog have been inspired by topics that were in “Mind Performance Hacks” by Ron Hale-Evans. Recently I have started reading the sequel, “Mindhacker” by Ron Hale-Evans and Marty Hale-Evans. I had previously dipped into this book for the posts on learning American manual alphabet (AMA). Both books cover the topic of […]
Studying load‑out lists is often educational. Sometimes I pick up a new or improved idea. Other times my jaw drops in amazement! One example of the latter resulted in my recent series on Bug‑Out Bag recommendations. Recently I have been reading “SOE Syllabus : Lessons in Ungentlemanly Warfare”. Lots of interesting information on a wide […]
About a week ago, I posted the second part of “Knives You Need”, discussing Swiss Army Knives. Since the first version went up, I have added more links and more content. The pocket clip for my Swiss Army Ranger arrived, so I have posted an additional image of the new scales with the clip installed. […]
“Til I woke up dry beneath the African sky Just me and my Swiss Army knife” “Last Mango in Paris”, Jimmy Buffet I had originally planned to make “Knives You Need” a two‑part series. I have now had second thoughts. The second part was going to address the topic of field knives. Much of it […]
Many decades ago, back in my student days, I was cooking something one weekend. I had decided to make a sauce to go with my meal, so I needed to brown some flour. Running short of pans, I put into service a set of British Army mess tins I had with my collection of camping […]
So far, this series has dealt with shelter, sleeping, clothing, food, water and cooking. In what will probably be the final part of the series, I am going to look at a few other considerations. Many of my other recommendations will echo those in my articles on foundation survival kits. Making a List, Checking It […]
Today’s review is for “The Pocket Outdoor Survival Guide” by J. Wayne Fears. I had not planned for this to be the next review. I got looking at a copy and burned right through it. One of the merits of this book is that it is highly digestible. I read through it in a single […]
Conceivably, the need to bug out may occur when you are in the shower, or snug in your bed. You will need to wear something other than your current garb! (Although admittedly pyjamas seem to have worked well for the Viet Cong!) In previous articles, I have talked about having an outfit to bug out […]
“Desert Survival” by Charles A. Lehman was one of the first books I thought of including when I began the “Survival Library” series of blog posts. Not surprisingly, this book concentrates on survival in a desert environment! There is, however, plenty of sound advice relevant to other environments, so you can only be commended if […]