RV BOV Alarm System

March 25, 2010 - "RV BOV Alarm System" By Joseph Parish. It was bound to happen sooner or later. You have been diligently working pretty hard for many months in order to get an efficient BOV setup to use in the event of an emergency. You planned every detail and even incorporated them into your RV. It is likely that you have invested both a vast sum of money as well as many hours of your valuable time in your venture. All of a sudden you take your RV out for a Bug Out exercise and you are gone from it for the day and lo and behold when you arrive back at the RV you find it has been broken into or even worse its now been stolen. Click here

Health Care Bill Corruption List

March 24, 2010 - "Health Care Bill Corruption List" Here are some of the last minutes deals worked out by the Obama people to pass the Health care Bill. A list of the villains is included at the end of the article. Be sure to let them know how you feel about their decisions. Click here

Flashback: Obama Promises Public 5 Days To View Bills Before He Signs Them

March 24, 2010 - "Flashback: Obama Promises Public 5 Days To View Bills Before He Signs Them" View this video of another of Obama's broken promises to the American people. On the campaign trail President Obama said the "public will have five days to look at every bill that lands on my desk" before he signs it into law. Click here

Survivalist Bugging Out basics

March 24, 2010 - "Survivalist Bugging Out basics" By Joseph Parish. As a well prepared Survivalist we all have some sort of bug out plan in place to evacuate an area by vehicle if necessary. When initiating such a plan ones first question rightfully so has to be what I will need to carry with me and the second one should be where I am heading to. When you think about it when you are leaving one rural location for another is a far different approach then if one must escape an urban area. The size of ones family is equally important as well for determining ones course of actions. Click here

Mistakes of a Bug Out

March 23, 2010 - "Mistakes of a Bug Out" By Joseph Parish. There is nothing better then to practice bugging out before the activity is needed for actual emergencies. Since I use a motor home for bugging out I try to plan accordingly. Click here

Valuable storage in an RV bug out vehicle

March 22, 2010 - "Valuable storage in an RV bug out vehicle" By Joseph Parish. Since I use an RV as my primary bug out vehicle the safety of my valuables is of major concern to me. I am always looking for more secure methods of keeping money and jewelry safe from theft and intruders. These are one of the little things in life that the manufacturer seems to have forgotten all about. Click here

H.R.4872

March 22, 2010 - "H.R.4872" by Joseph Parish. For those who have plenty of time on their hands here is the complete (all 2310 pages) health care bill as presented to our lawmakers for approval. Also enclosed is a list of the "Good Guys" who tried to prevent this bill from passing. My hat goes off for them. Click here

Maggots for wound healing

\March 21, 2010 - "Maggots for wound healing" By Joseph Parish. There is a little known method used by American Special Forces to clean wounds that may be of great benefit to Survivalists in the event of an emergency. This is by intentionally introducing live maggots into the soft, damaged tissue wound. This process provides an effective cleaning of the tissue within the wound, successful disinfection and generally promotion faster healing. Click here

Mexico’s Growing Pains

March 16, 2010 - "Mexico’s Growing Pains" By Joseph Parish. Everyone has heard the joke that says, “Our economy is so bad that truckloads of Americans are being caught sneaking into Mexico.” Well laugh if you must but the fact of the matter is there are already very sizeable numbers of both Americans as well as Canadians dwelling in Mexico. These numbers are all most certain to increase drastically in the future. Click here

Understanding Earthquakes

March 2, 2010 - "Understanding Earthquakes" By Joseph Parish. As survivalists and preppers we all know that there are dangers available at every location or state in America. It is our responsibility to minimize these hazards as much as we possibly can. As such it would behoove us to know how to read an earthquake. Often we complain about asinine and petty government requirements particularly where building structures are concerned. But wait one minute! Are these established codes really as off beat as we might suspect? Click here

Becoming Self Sufficient

March 1, 2010 - "Becoming Self Sufficient" By Joseph Parish. The term self reliance refers to the practice of one being able to be totally dependent only upon themselves while possessing the necessary skills and ability to take care of themselves in any type of situation. Often new people inquire as to how they can be self sufficient and not have to rely upon the big corporations of America for their survival. To this question, I merely suggest that the ultimate self reliant status that they achieve will depend primarily upon just how much they are willing to give up. That’s right folks, in every sweet deal of life there are certain trade off that must be made. Click here

Full Text Of Newsmax Column Suggesting Military Coup Against Obama

February 28, 2010 - "Full Text Of Newsmax Column Suggesting Military Coup Against Obama" Here is the full text of John L. Perry's column on Newsmax which suggests that a military coup to "resolve the Obama problem" is becoming more possible and is not "unrealistic." Perry also writes that a coup, while not "ideal," may be preferable to "Obama's radical ideal" -- and would "restore and defend the Constitution." Newsmax has since removed the column from its website. Click here

A Few Natural Antibiotics

February 27, 2010 - "A Few Natural Antibiotics" By Joseph Parish. In today’s modern society more and more people are becoming aware of the antibiotic properties associated with raw, crushed garlic cloves. These popular ingredients when placed in a spoonful of native honey do a fair job of fighting off various illnesses. This combination may perhaps burn your stomach as it goes down but it is just about guaranteed to provide positive results. Click here

Expiration Dates of canned foods

February 26, 2010 - "Expiration Dates of canned foods" By Joseph Parish. One of the most frequent questions often asked by preppers who have recently begun their food storage program is how long specific foods will last before going bad. Although many companies list expiration dates for their products, I generally have found these were more of a CYA then anything else. Usually the corporation would rather err on the side of safety then risk a legal entanglement. I personally do not place much value in these dates for I have eaten canned vegetables that have expiration dates 5 years in the past. Click here

Natural Aspirin

February 25, 2010 - "Natural Aspirin" By Joseph Parish. Since the beginning of medical history mankind has embraced certain types of tree barks which have been praised for there value in reducing fever, inflammation or pain. These barks have one common ingredient which allows them to retain foothold in medical value. It is the most potent pain killer found in nature. Click here

Canned Good Shelf Life And Stamped Code Decoder

February 24, 2010 - "Canned Good Shelf Life And Stamped Code Decoder" by Gail Fialkow. The following grid will help you decipher those confusing codes on the tops and sides of canned, boxed, bottled goods. Hint: set your page setup to print landscape. Click here

The College Professor and the United States Marine

February 23, 2010 - "The College Professor and the United States Marine". by Joseph Parish. As the tale goes, recently a young American Marine Recruit was attending some of the local college courses as he awaited his new assignment. He had previously completed several back to back missions in both Iraq and also in Afghanistan. One of his courses that he was taking was being taught by a professor that was known to be a strict atheist as well as a supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Click here

Selection of a Power Inverter for your BOV

February 20, 2010 - "Selection of a Power Inverter for your BOV" By Joseph Parish. The goal of this article is to assist the new survivalist in selecting an appropriate power inverter for use in their Bug out vehicle. Click here

Bug out to North Carolina

February 19, 2010 - "Bug out to North Carolina" By Joseph Parish. We decided to mix pleasure with work and combined our winter Bug Out exercise with visiting my youngest son in North Carolina. This particular outing with the Dolphin motor home revealed many weak spots revolving around our trip planning. With that fact understood I started to investigate a better method of packing the RV. RV’s can be a great source of fun or as in our case a lifesaver when needed for survival but the key lies in packing it properly. Click here

BOV RV Modifications I

February 7, 2010 - "BOV RV Modifications I" By Joseph Parish. Our new bug out vehicle is a Dolphin Motor Home which has some 116,000 miles on it and it is still running strong. It takes a lot to kill those old 22R Toyota engines. We purchased our Dolphin for use as a BOV in the early part of 2010. It is a model 400 which places the sofa behind the driver seat and the bathroom in the rear. Like anyone else who owns a motor home we take pride in the modifications that we have planned for our Dolphin BOV. All modifications listed here are planned for our own use only and we will not be responsible for anyone else’s use of these modifications. Click here

What kind of skills do you have?

February 6, 2010 - "What kind of skills do you have?" By Joseph Parish. Often people simply do not have the necessary funds needed to purchase survival retreats so the next best thing is to join some sort of organized group. Naturally, nothing in life is free and you will need to pay something for the benefits of belonging to this group in one way or another. If you are lacking the necessary funds needed then perhaps your payment may be in the form of skillful labor. Click here

Bug Out Exercise Vehicle Departure Checklist

February 4, 2010 - "Bug Out Exercise Vehicle Departure Checklist" By Joseph Parish. We all tend to forget important items when actually performing a bug out exercise. About the only way to prevent such things from occurring is to do as the military does and use checklists. Included in the checklist are several items that should be performed prior to departure if time permits. Click here

Finding Tire Dates

February 1, 2010 - "Finding Tire Dates" By Joseph Parish. Every now and then you may have to check the date on your tires whether it be for warranty purposes or just for your own peace of mind. This article will explain to you just how to check these dates. Click here

A Leap into an Active Imagination

January 30, 2010 - "A Leap into an Active Imagination" By Joseph Parish. We all have become accustomed to the various symptoms associated with the dreaded swine flu as well as the many hypotheses that have sprung up contributing to its origins. What I am about to put into these pages is nothing less then a figment of my imagination and should not be construed as fact in any way what so ever. Click here

Death Dealers

January 25, 2010 - "Death Dealers" Imagine living a life where your every movement involves getting down to avoid being shot by some hidden sniper or trying to shoot a man aiming an AK 47 at you before he kills both you and perhaps several of your friends. Delmarva Survival Training has made arrangements to adopt this particular platoon during their upcoming tour of duty in Afghanistan. Click here

Saving Strawberry Seeds and Dehydrating

January 23, 2010 - "Saving Strawberry Seeds and Dehydrating" By Joseph Parish. When it comes to strawberries you may be planning to grow your own, in such case you might possibly consider saving the strawberry seeds from the best plants that you have encountered. These plants should naturally be disease resistant and easy to care for. If you decide to save seeds from your strawberry plants then allow the fruit to over ripen before it is picked. In short, it should be slightly squishy. Place these over ripe berries into a fine holed kitchen strainer and gently shove the pulp through the sieve in order to separate the seed from the fruit. Try not to crush the seeds. Click here

Saving Bucks on your Food Storage

January 21, 2010 - "Saving Bucks on your Food Storage" By Joseph Parish. When you finally plan to store up on dehydrated foods it often can prove to be a shocking experience as you scout around the net looking at the various prices. Far too often this assortment of online merchants tends to charge enormous prices for their products which the average consumer most frequently decides to put off purchasing. These preparedness web sites try to sell you these long term items for prices that are unbelievable and really not necessary. Click here

Getting your Survival retreat

January 4, 2010 - "Getting your Survival retreat" By Joseph Parish. Many people often complain that they simply can not afford to establish a homestead of their own for they either fail to possess the necessary funds needed to purchase the land and supplies or their credit may be less then perfect. To this I say open your mind and use your imagination. There are many different avenues that one could take which could lead to that desired homestead. I will list but a few in the short article. Click here

Apache Cooked Rabbit and Pheasant

January 3, 2010 - "Apache Cooked Rabbit and Pheasant" By Joseph Parish. Native American’s were actually the very first self sufficient group of people on our continent. They lacked the opportunity to hop down to the local supermarket for their bread and milk or other necessities and instead had to rely upon themselves for all their needs. Click here

Holding Tank Maintenance when Bugging Out

January 2, 2010 - "Holding Tank Maintenance when Bugging Out" By Joseph Parish. As those that follow my blog and website may be aware I am current bugging out in a travel trailer and as such I find that there are certain things that one must do on a routine basis to maintain sanitary conditions. One of these tasks is to properly drain and clean the campers holding tanks. Click here

George Orwell's 1984

December 31, 2009 - "George Orwell's 1984" Get out the popcorn kiddies, its time for a movie. This movie is about the George Orwell novel entitled 1984. Nineteen Eighty-Four was originally published in 1949 as a dystopian novel about the totalitarian regime of the Party, an oligarchic collectivist society where life in the Oceanian province of Airstrip One is a world of perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance, public mind control, and the voiding of citizens' rights. In the Ministry of Truth (Mini-true), protagonist Winston Smith is a civil servant responsible for perpetuating the Party's propaganda by revising historical records to render the Party omniscient and always correct, yet his meager existence disillusions him into rebellion against Big Brother, which leads to his arrest, torture, and conversion. Sure does sound similar to what we are heading to today under our current regime. Click here

So you got arrested

December 30, 2009 - "So you got arrested" By Joseph Parish. A glance at the local newspaper or a quick glimpse of the evening news channel will quickly reveal how we as Americans are rapidly losing our cherished freedoms. As such we can expect that the authorities may in the future begin using methods which border on intimidation in order to force us into submission. This article was meant to provide the average person with a slight insight into what your rights are if you happen to be accused of a crime. Click here

The Ant and the Grasshopper

December 28, 2009 - "The Ant and the Grasshopper" By Joseph Parish. I recently chanced across this little morsel of knowledge while browsing around the net and find it to be very entertaining. I would at this time like to share my adaptation of the Ant and the Grasshopper with my visitors. At first we will recite the original version of the Ant and the Grasshopper. Without further ado let us get to the fable. Click here

Rest in Peace

December 25, 2009 - Regretfully the little girl below was found dead today by the volunteers searching for her. Our heart is heavy and condolences go out to her parents.

Amber Alert

December 23, 2009 - "Amber Alert" AMBER ALERT! 410 548 4891...call that number if u have info on a little girl by the name of Sarah Haley Foxwell. She was last seen at her home. She is white with brown hair worn in a pony tail. She is 4 ft 8 and 78 pounds. She was last seen wearing red fuzzy pajamas with Christmas trees and a pink John Deere shirt. Please spread the word and contact WBI at 1 410 548 4891. Click here

Vanilla Burn Remedy

December 8, 2009 - "Vanilla Burn Remedy" By Joseph Parish. Your wife is in the kitchen happily preparing the evening meal when all of a sudden the chicken she is frying splatters grease abruptly onto her arm. We all can appreciate the amount of pain that is usually accompanied with such an emergency. click here

Survival foods and the Chuck Wagon recipe

December 4, 2009 - "Survival foods and the Chuck Wagon recipe" By Joseph Parish. One of the best feedback associated with any bug out exercise is evaluation of the end results. In the case of our current mobile bug out situation we have discovered that much of the food which we so carefully stored away for an emergency is essentially useless to us under these conditions. Click here

Flavored Oatmeal

November 26, 2009 - "Flavored Oatmeal" By Joseph Parish. One of the best survival breakfasts that a person can have is oatmeal. Oatmeal provides a good nutritious meal for your body and the cost per serving is very budget minded. The only problem with oatmeal is that it becomes very bla after a while with the usual flavor. Click here

Winter Bug Out

November 25, 2009 - "Winter Bug Out" By Joseph Parish. Let us now continue our train of thought on using campers as bug out retreats or possible BOV extensions. As with any emergency scenario it is impossible for us to select the perfect circumstances and time when a crisis will occur. Generally these situations will be beyond our control. It could happen in the summer or during a time when ole man winter is kicking up a storm. Click here

A kit for every purpose

November 14, 2009 - "A kit for every purpose" By Joseph Parish. Most people do not realize that one type of first aid kit simply will not fit all situations. To be effective a first aid kit should be custom created according to the situation at hand. I feel that in general there are four basic types of kits that you could create. The actual contents will vary according to the season, your location and your planned use of it. No one can set a standard on any kit except the user themselves. Click here

HOT ITEM

November 14, 2009 - "HOT ITEM" In view of the fake APN sites going online I have been forced to rescind my policy on permitting free duplication of my copyrighted articles. I will not in anyway be a part of this back stabbing activities against the original APN. APN and its ORIGINAL sites are still welcome to use my materials however all other websites must obtain permission to use any of my copyrighted materials.

Rodent control when going mobile

November 10, 2009 - "Rodent control when going mobile" By Joseph Parish. One of the primary concerns that you will have if you decide to join the mobile society will be the control of mice and other annoying rodents in your camper. When one considers the initial cost of these units, it almost insults your sense of value when you see how really cheap these campers are constructed. One would expect a bit more quality in both the construction and the workmanship, but we have to make due with what we have before us. Click here

A Quest for Freedom – Part 2

November 9, 2009 - "A Quest for Freedom – Part 2" By Joseph Parish. As we previously mentioned there are a lot of people who merely dream about doing what I am about to describe. The latest estimates indicate that there are currently more then a million full time mobile residences in America alone. Many of these people are elderly or retired while you can also find others who hold down a full time job. In our case our ultimate goal is to provide a small nest egg for some future land purchase. Click here

A Quest for Freedom – Part I

November 8, 2009 - "A Quest for Freedom – Part I" By Joseph Parish. It has been considerable time since I last wrote any new articles or posted to my web site and the primary reason behind this is that I am in the process of becoming a more mobile survivalist. My family and I have finally taken the plunge and stowed all our belongings in four 10 x 15 storage units and moved physically into our travel trailer. This interchange was not conducted without adequate consideration of how these various actions would affect my family and all members inputs were taken into consideration prior to finalizing the decision. In the end we all agreed that it was the best course of action for us to take. Click here

Obama declares swine flu a national emergency

October 24, 2009 - "Obama declares swine flu a national emergency" I knew it was going to happen soon. Now the door is wide open for martial law in America. President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect non-infected patients. Perhaps this is the onset for the October 25 warning. Who knows? Click here

October 25th, real or made up?

October 24, 2009 - "October 25th, real or made up?" I had noted the significance of the month of January for major changes to occur however I recently chanced upon this video at another survivalist location and felt it merited consideration by my readers. I am planning on going mobile tomorrow so I hope all holds off. If something is going to happen we will certainly know tomorrow. Click here

GPS Horror

October 24, 2009 - "GPS Horror" By Joseph Parish. As survivalists and preppers it is important for each of us to fully comprehend the various safety factors which come into play and are crucial functions of our well being. These functions of management are just as valuable as being properly prepared. Often times we are so intent and focused upon the mechanics involved in the preparations that we completely overlook any aspects that may concern the safety of our family and those of our friends who rely upon us. Click here

Obama song video prompts protests at NJ school

October 13, 2009 - "Obama song video prompts protests at NJ school". Protesters brought some different songs Monday to an elementary school where students sang in praise of President Barack Obama, bringing criticism from conservative commentators who said children were being indoctrinated. Click Here

Is 2012 really the end of the world as we know it?

October 12, 2009 - "Is 2012 really the end of the world as we know it?" By Joseph Parish. Ask anyone about the year 2012 and you are sure to solicit a response with some extraordinarily disturbing and troubled gazes. It just seems like everyone is actively engrossed in the impending end of the world that allegedly according to the Mayan calendar will take effect on December 21, 2012. Click here

Preparation Long Term Survival Supplies For Your Home

October 6, 2009 - "Preparation Long Term Survival Supplies For Your Home" Here is a video on essential survival supplies that you should stock up on while you still can. Anything can happen in these uncertain times. It'll happen when you least expect it and you'll need to be prepared. Natural disasters, Martial law, Economic Society Collapse, Domestic terrorism are just some of the things that can occur. This video shows some of the cheaper supply options that you can obtain. There are some pretty good alternative options if your willing to spend the extra money. MREs have at least a 5 year shelf-life. Click here