Welcome to one in a series of many Rugged Dad of the Apocalypse Prepper Compendiums. This one focuses on materials you might need to survive a chemical/biological/radiological incident. Here’s the versions of this book in order of importance: 1. Print. Yup, like a regular book you put on …
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Have you thought about deschooling your kids, pulling them out of the public schools and doing something different? Homeschool – School from Home- Pandemic Pods- Travelling Fulltime- Roadschooling- Unschooling It doesn’t matter what you call it. The main thing is that you are now in charge of your child’s education, not the government and not strangers. I will answer the two main …
I love packs and bags. I’ve been known to buy one, use it, wear it out, and then just discard it for a younger model. Every so often though, I’ll find one that I buy and… It gets used, worn out, repaired and kept. My wife steals it. I use it for awhile and pass …
A few things we can count on happening: No matter how you feel about face masks, some places will require you to wear them. Another COVID spike will occur. Probably many more, just like a seasonal flu. Face masks will be harder to get during a spike. Now, more than ever, we need to buy …
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I wanted to fire this article off real quick, because I had a ton of questions after the last one about going beyond handwashing and health for preparedness. Because of my experience in disaster zones, I have a strong desire to help people prepare for the worst. I’ve seen what happens when they don’t. I’ve …
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Though my most visible income stream is consulting and speaking about living the Big Life, I still get asked a lot by friends and colleagues to consult about how to stay safe during situations ranging from active shooter situations to pandemic contagions like the coronavirus. I’d like to give you some of the same advice …
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I’m not sure if any of you eat crayons. If you do, please stop. They are non-toxic, but all that wax gums up your system. Just a few days after ingestion you’ll end up giving birth to a multi-colored toilet baby, and that’s just gross. Let’s get on to the cool part. I get excited …
I recently read Art Money Success by Maria Brophy. It’s an excellent book for artists who want to make money and not be a stereotypical starving artist. I’ll let the review tell you more. Find the book here: Art Money Success by Maria Brophy ___________________________________________________ This message was written by a team of geeks, nerds, …
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Awesome book about my buddy Paul Yurkin’s time over in Afghanistan training police forces in country. Here’s the review- Find it on Amazon right here- https://amzn.to/2KXpAV8 This message was written by a team of geeks, nerds, gamers, and Dr. David Powers. You can always find us at www.callsignredbeard.com. Thanks for reading! In the words of Starship …
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The following is an excerpt from my e-mail newsletter on Best Practices for Conferences, Vendors, and Speaker. Subscribe to the newsletter HERE. Since we talked about great vendor booths in the last e-mail, I think it is time to talk about the dark side of them. Among all the free goodies, celebrity guests, and multimedia …
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