Fire Safety

Hello Pack. I hope you all have been enjoying the same unseasonably warm weather as we have here on our survival homestead. But alas, more rain is in the forecast. I am sure we will be flooded in for the first time this year soon. I will definitely miss lamenting about Ohio’s crazy weather with TOP. It sure is still hard to believe that he is gone. Typically, we spend this time of year working on…

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The Friends of the Smokies has just announced the schedule for their Classic Hikes of the Smokies series in 2020. The year-long series will include 10 hikes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park this upcoming year, and will feature interpretation of the trail, history, and park projects supported by Friends of the Smokies. Moreover, these hikes will help support restoration and rehabilitation of some of the park’s most impacted trails through the Trails Forever program.

Please note that pre-registration is required to participate. Here’s a rundown of the hikes included in this year’s series:

March 10 – Elkmont Loop

April 14 – Porters Creek to Fern Falls

May 12 – Chimney Tops

June 9 – Sugarland Mountain

July 14 – Catalooche Divide Trail

August 11 – Boogerman Loop

September 8 – A.T. to Mt. Cammerer

October 13 – Andrews Bald

November 10 – Lost Cove Loop (includes a visit to the Shuckstack Fire Tower)

December 8 – Smokemont Loop

For more information, and to register, please click here.

Jeff
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Ramble On: A History of Hiking

Do you work in a high-rise office building? Maybe you’ll be visiting one for an upcoming meeting. Either way, you need to know what to do if the fire alarm sounds.

An article about the .25 ACP pistol cartridge came to my attention today. It says I endorse the use of that caliber for Personal Protection. This is not true. Through personal experimentation, not on humans, I have determined it simply does not have enough penetration to be a viable cartridge for the purpose.

The only incident in my database in which an Armed Citizen was seriously injured after shooting a criminal with a ‘mousegun’ occurred with a .25. The first round bounced off the attacker’s teeth at point blank range.

I would much rather have a .22LR for Personal Protection than any .25 ACP. At least it will penetrate a piece of wood enough to stick in. That has not been my experience the .25 ACP.

 

 

Theoretical Coronavirus Simulation Predicted 65 million deaths in Uncontrolled Outbreak

In Late 2019, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation co-hosted a pandemic exercise that simulated a global coronavirus outbreak. The findings are extremely disturbing in light of the current Coronavirus outbreak that started in Wuhan China last month. […]

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Rocket stoves are efficient and hot burning stove concepts and products you have doubtless heard about if you’ve been involved in prepping these past few years. I say both products and concepts because rocket stoves are not just an item you buy over the counter to toss in your bob. Rocket stoves are pretty easily made out of all kinds of common materials and what&#8217.

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By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com January 18, 2019 Condor Outdoor Products / Condor Elite has made some nice updates/upgrades to a number of their products that they’re going to be displaying at SHOT Show 2020, and DefenseReview’s (DR) very much looking forward to viewing and handling them in person at their booth. …

Matt and I have grown to like Kimchi but it is really expensive to buy in stores and there is only one or two brands unless you go to a specialty store. In this post, we are going to share … Continued

Frankfort, KY — Newly elected Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Jan. 10 issued an Executive Order reestablishing the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board.

Itasca, IL — The National Safety Council is extending its partnership with the Board of Certified Safety Professionals to offer online preexam training through the Certified Safety Professional examCORE and ASP+CSP examCORE Connect courses from BCSP.