Winterizing My Home As self-reliant individuals, we think through the idea of sheltering in place, of surviving in the cold, and of preparing for blackouts. Preparing for a winter storm is preparing for all three at the same time. Here is the list I use when thinking about getting my home ready for
075 – Preparing for Winter Storms – Part 4: Stranded In My Car. What's Next?
Stranded In My Car. What's Next? Well, that sucks. Hopefully, a friend is on the way or your insurance company has free towing. Not Self-Reliant enough for you? Fine! Let's take this from a more extreme position (because it's what we do) and let's assume you can't call for help or fix the problem
074 – Preparing for Winter Storms – Part 3: Preparing Your Car For Winter
Preparing Your Car For Winter As I mentioned before, getting your car ready for winter is pretty important to me. Here is the checklist I go through to 'winterize' my truck. Antifreeze - Make sure not only is your coolant is topped off, but that you have winter antifreeze in there which is
073 – Preparing for Winter Storms – Part 2: What's the Worst That Can Happen?
Why Are We Afraid Of Winter Storms? So here is my list of the top things that I am afraid of for my family in the case of a winter storm. Here we go... Vehicle Accidents - Statistically, this is where most of the fatalities are going to happen in a blizzard. People drive when they don't need to.
072 – Preparing for a Winter Storms – Part 1: Understanding Weather Notifications
So I am writing this the first week of January and I am in the Great Lakes Region of the United States... that can only mean one of these days we are going to have some pretty bad snow - Unless that Global Warming promise has finally come true - but that sounds like another topic for another day. So
023 – Carrying Systems for Gunfighters with Green Beret Ken Roberts
I asked my friend and Gren Beret Ken Roberts for some advice on how to pick the right carrying system for a 3 gun competition. Practical shooting has become one way for me to get more time on my firing systems while on the move. It is also one hell of a great way to de-stressor your life while
022: Listener Questions: What Duration To Prepare For?
How long should you prepare to be without resources? There is not a person on this site that has not asked that question and for as many people who have asked it there are that many different answers. This week we have a question from Betty who is a new member of the NSRI Facebook Group but has
021 – Listener's Questions: Off the Grid Solar vs. Wind
So we are trying something a little different, we now have thousands of people listening and in order to really make this more about you and less about what hits me that week, I put out some posts in our Facebook Chatroom for listeners to go to the NationalSelfRelianceInitiative.com and find a red