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“Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey the signals. If it does not tell us what to do, it always cautions us what not to do.” – Lydia M. Child My Thoughts … Continue reading
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“The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall” -Vince Lombardi My thoughts – falling or failure are sometimes looked upon with negativity, but the route to success is generally through failure, therefore falling … Continue reading
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“The proverb warns that “you should not bite the hand that feeds you.” But maybe you should, if it prevents you from feeding yourself. ” – Thomas Szasz My thoughts – whilst the meaning of the proverb is regarding being … Continue reading
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“In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it” Lao-Tzu My thoughts – as the rain lashed down here today, thoughts about flash floods … Continue reading
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“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die” – G.K. Chesterton My thoughts – Having seen first hand the courage of another person fighting to survive … Continue reading
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“If water is scarce, travel at night with a slow steady pace to keep from sweating” My comments: Perspiration wastes water, it can be reduced by wearing the correct clothing, lack of water intake, dehydration, is a serious life threatening … Continue reading
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Wild Camping – Applying Preparedness Principles – part 5, Equipment
A quick reminder of the basic principles of preparedness, Food, Water, Shelter, Security, Health and Sanitation. We have covered Shelter in the form of clothing, tents and sleeping equipment. In this post we will look at the other equipment, their … Continue reading
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Tagged Camping, FAK, Fire Starter, Health, lowe alpine, preparedness, prepper, trangia, Wild Camping
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Tick Tock! Thats Another Year Gone
It’s one year since we launched the Prepare to Survive web blog page. Happy to still be posting, and we have a few followers, growing weekly both here, on Twitter and Facebook. Whilst its another year gone I can say … Continue reading
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The Friendly Swede – Two Lanterns and a Firestarter
The Friendly Swede Collapsible LED Camping Lantern Lamp 2-Pack, with Keychain Fire Starter is £9.99 with free delivery, I did a quick search on the internet and the best price that I came up was £5.49 for one lantern … Continue reading
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Tagged fire, firestater, lantern, light, The Friendly Swede
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E.M.P. No finger on the pulse – Book Review
Having finally had time to complete this book purchased on Kindle quite a few months ago. The story is about how “The world becomes technologically devastated following the electromagnetic pulse from a coronal mass ejection thrown out by the sun. … Continue reading
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