Floods and Flash Flooding
At one time we always thought of spring as being flood season. But lately, if you watch the national weather and news at all, Mother...
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Butch Erskine
- May 6, 2019
- 9 min
The Five D's of Securing Your Home and Property
In the Preparedness 101 Class we talk about building a security-in-depth plan for your home or location you are staying. Often times...
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Butch Erskine
- May 3, 2019
- 8 min
A Survivors Story - Hurricane Michael
I wanted to share this survivors story with you. Much of what the author writes will probably sound familiar in our own personal...
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Butch Erskine
- May 3, 2019
- 6 min
Mental Exercises - 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2
In my former life I spent many days, weeks and often months, on foreign soil doing my job in the military. Most often I flew in and out...
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Butch Erskine
- May 2, 2019
- 5 min
Bags, Bags and More Bags - What Say You
One who delves in to the topic of Preparedness probably hears lots of chatter about a bag. A GHB or Get Home Bag; a EOD bag or End of...
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Butch Erskine
- Apr 30, 2019
- 3 min
Venezuela - What Would You Do?
Sometimes I forget I am retired from the military because I constantly apply the internal brain process asking "what would I do now" to...
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Butch Erskine
- Apr 28, 2019
- 1 min
How Would You Answer This Question?
Recently I was conversing with a mid-aged lady who was new to preparedness. I had just finished talking about our Hope For Survival book...
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Butch Erskine
- Apr 27, 2019
- 11 min
What is Mesh-Netting
During recent training classes in NC and AL we discussed an alternative to cell phone texting and communications via cell towers. I...
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Butch Erskine
- Apr 25, 2019
- 12 min
Tactics and Decision Making In A Self-Defense Situation
From Preppers Will: Almost all shooting school instructors teach that the conditioned reflex is supreme in a self-defense situation. In...
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Butch Erskine
- Apr 24, 2019
- 4 min
When the Crap Hits the Pan
Gastrointestinal issues in a crisis - what will you do when the crap hits the pan? On a regular day, in regular times, popping a couple...
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Butch Erskine
- Apr 24, 2019
- 4 min
Some Uses for Pine Resin
Survival Uses for Pine Resin Pine resin or pitch is the secretion from pine trees caused by cuts in the tree trunk or from broken limbs....
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Butch Erskine
- Apr 22, 2019
- 6 min
You must decide, "Will you or won't you"
In my recent book, "Hope For Survival" one of the topics I discussed is "what I think I will do" when confronted with feeding the...
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Butch Erskine
- Apr 22, 2019
- 6 min
Have you ever asked yourself, "How prepared are you?"
Have you ever conducted your own exercise to determine how Prepared you are for potential disasters and emergencies? It is easy to say...
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Butch Erskine
- Apr 20, 2019
- 9 min
Post Disasters - First 72 hours are critical. Are you ready?
The introduction to my classes includes a discussion on "mindset" and not being a part of the "90%" who are not prepared. We discuss the...
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Butch Erskine
- Apr 19, 2019
- 8 min
Point Firing In A Close-Quarters Battle to Save Your Life
April 8, 2019, David Andrew Brown - Prepper's Will Combat and self-defense shooting with the one-handgun falls under the heading of...
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Butch Erskine
- Apr 19, 2019
- 1 min
Weekly "What Say You"
I was driving down the interstate today from Alabama to East Tennessee for the Easter weekend. I was thinking about something I read...
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Butch Erskine
- Apr 19, 2019
- 7 min
You could have poison in your pantry.
I came across this article during part of my daily read today and wanted to share it with you. This comes from the Preppers Will...
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Butch Erskine
- Apr 18, 2019
- 3 min
Tornado Season - Are You Prepared?
Are you storm aware? This means that not only are you and your family prepared and able to protect yourself, but you also monitor and...
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Butch Erskine
- Apr 18, 2019
- 1 min
Requested Websites
Below are websites requested from participants at Heritage Life Skills 2019 conducted at Waynesville, NC last weekend. These are not all...
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