Author Archives: Solo Survivalist

Enemies Foreign and Domestic

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Solo Survivalist

I’ve previously posted about Matt Bracken’s EFAD trilogy, of which I’m a fan.  Well, here is your chance to download a copy for free.  On March 1, Bracken is reducing the price on the Kindle version of the first book … Continue reading →

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Mainstay Rations

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Solo Survivalist

On my last Amazon purchase, I threw a Mainstay Survival Ration bar in the cart.  I’ve wanted to try them for a while.  I’ve been considering grabbing a few to throw in the GHB in the car. The bar has … Continue reading →

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Well, that was weird.

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Solo Survivalist

Just felt my first earthquake.  I’m a long way from central Virginia.

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Goodbye to a friend

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Solo Survivalist

We made the sad decision earlier this week to take Maggie for the final vet visit.  She would have been 12 years old next month – we had her from about 10 weeks old.  But, her body had worn out: … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Homestead | 2 Comments

Rattlecan Camo, Part 2

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Solo Survivalist

Well as usual life got in the way of pleasure…  Anyway, I finally got around to trying out the MultiCam paint job on a rifle.  Excuse the poor cell phone picture, I was being lazy.  I think the rifle looks … Continue reading →

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Rattlecan Camo

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Solo Survivalist

Recently I’ve been poking around the Lightfighter Forums.  One post that caught my eye was this one on painting your rifle.  I’ve also been going through a recent gear whore phase.  As we all know, any self-respecting gear whore must … Continue reading →

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Half a million calories

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Solo Survivalist

I’ve been working on increasing my long-term storage food recently.  In reading around ARFcom’s Survival Forum, I came across a link for Emergency Essentials‘ Food Storage Analyzer. It is an absolutely great tool for understanding how long the food you … Continue reading →

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New Orchard

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Solo Survivalist

Winter seems to be coming to an end, despite an April Fools’ Day snowfall.  I spent the past weekend spreading mulch across the landscaping.  I also got my “orchard” started – 3 young apple trees.  I’ve planted Macoun, Empire, and … Continue reading →

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The final measurement

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Solo Survivalist

Once the white stuff stopped falling, I measured 17.5 inches in my driveway.  Not even close to the “forecasted” 4-8″.  Useless.

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Honeyville Grains

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Solo Survivalist

Honeyville Grains is a great company for freeze dried storage-type foods.  I keep some of their FD fruits, vegetable, and eggs around.  The combination cases are great for variety; Full & half cases, as well as individual cans are available … Continue reading →

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