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Butch Erskine
May 8, 20190 min read
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...

Butch Erskine
May 6, 20199 min read
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...

Butch Erskine
May 3, 20198 min read
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...

Butch Erskine
May 3, 20196 min read


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...

Butch Erskine
May 2, 20195 min read


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...

Butch Erskine
Apr 30, 20193 min read
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...

Butch Erskine
Apr 28, 20191 min read
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...

Butch Erskine
Apr 27, 201911 min read
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...

Butch Erskine
Apr 25, 201912 min read
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...

Butch Erskine
Apr 24, 20194 min read
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....

Butch Erskine
Apr 24, 20194 min read
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...

Butch Erskine
Apr 22, 20196 min read
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...

Butch Erskine
Apr 22, 20196 min read
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...

Butch Erskine
Apr 20, 20199 min read
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...

Butch Erskine
Apr 19, 20198 min read
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...

Butch Erskine
Apr 19, 20191 min read
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...

Butch Erskine
Apr 19, 20197 min read
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...

Butch Erskine
Apr 18, 20193 min read
Requested Websites
Below are websites requested from participants at Heritage Life Skills 2019 conducted at Waynesville, NC last weekend. These are not all...

Butch Erskine
Apr 18, 20191 min read
Financial Planning for Disasters
Historically, statistics show most people are not financially stable before a disaster. Post-Disaster costs can wipe a family out. ...

Butch Erskine
Apr 17, 20192 min read
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