Crabbing and Claiming in Delaware

December 8, 2010 - "Crabbing and Claiming in Delaware" By Joseph Parish. As of 2008 all citizens of Delaware are required to have a fishing license in order to catch crabs within the state waters. The blue crab is the most common crab found within our tidal water region. Not only is this marine species an excellent recreational activity but provides a sizable economic boast to the state of Delaware. Click here

The Handling and Release of Fish

December 8, 2010 - "The Handling and Release of Fish" By Joseph Parish. Fishing has developed into an important activity within the state of Delaware. Not only does this activity provides recreational benefits to the occasional fisher but also provides input to the local economy, as food for the recreational angler and as a commercial based food for consumer marketplaces. As for us survivalists it instills a skill that could be used in the event of an infrastructure breakdown. Fish are popular as an excellent source of protein while being low in fat and sodium. Click here

The Illegals

December 8, 2010 - "The Illegals" by Joseph Parish. It seems like every week another alien species invades America’s waters usually with some very detrimental effects upon the native species. As a result of these unwanted additions to our waters every state has been forced to adopt illegal fish laws to combat these dangerous creatures; however they still somehow manage to invade our territorial waterways. Perhaps they were at one time part of someone’s fish collection and simply got too large for them to contain properly within their fish tank or they may have accidentally escaped their confines. Either way these species of fish generally kill off the natural fish in the area and unfortunately encounter no natural predators within their new found home. Click here

Stalking Delaware’s Freshwater Trout

December 8, 2010 - "Stalking Delaware’s Freshwater Trout" By Joseph Parish. Nothing brings back enjoyable memories as much as the thoughts associated with the days when one would selectively toss a small spinner into their favorite trout catching location and finally nab that record fish that had been evading you all day long. After the battle is over and you sit resting on the edge of the water you consider how many different lures you utilized before finally picking just the right on to make your capture. Click here

The reality of having a fishing license

December 8, 2010 - "The reality of having a fishing license" By Joseph Parish. Like most states in America today with minor exceptions in order to fish one must obtain a fishing permit authorized by their home state. Delaware is no exception to this rule. In fact the current fishing laws now mandate a state issued license for not only fishing but it is also necessary for crabbing or clamming as well. Click here

Our Heritage with Trapping

December 7, 2010 - "Our Heritage with Trapping" By Joseph Parish. My grandson and I recently attended the Delaware Basic Trapper Education Course offered by the state of Delaware’s Division of Fish and Wildlife. The course began with a short history of the practice of trapping including it’s contribution to our heritage and progressed to the types and purposes of the traps that are currently in use today. Click here

The First Survival Training

December 6, 2010 - "The First Survival Training" By Joseph Parish. I can proudly say that one of my biggest fans has to be my wife. When we were sitting down one evening just before our Thanksgiving feast she causally stated, “Didn’t you once say that the pilgrims did not have turkey for dinner”. Naturally she remembered my wording exactly as I had stated it many years previously. Click here

Safe Driving in Ice and Snow

December 3, 2010 - "Safe Driving in Ice and Snow" By Joseph Parish. Many people wrongfully believe that when adverse weather conditions are upon us that they can continue to drive the same as they would during normal weather. Their thoughts on the subject are, “I have good tires and my car is in excellent mechanical shape so there’s nothing to fear.” Well I really hate to bust these people’s bubbles however they should change their driving habits for safe maneuvering during winter weather. Click here

Shoveling Snow the Proper way

December 3, 2010 - "Shoveling Snow the Proper way" By Joseph Parish. Here we are already with number three of our “Winter Awareness Month” articles. One of the realities of approaching winter time weather is the accumulation of snow. Every season after a snow downfall occurs we see people out shoveling snow and breaking up ice accumulations from their sidewalks and driveways. Let’s get real here, this kind of activity is hard work and not everyone is likely to be in shape to do these actions. Click here

How to survive a Snow Storm

December 3, 2010 - "How to survive a Snow Storm" By Joseph Parish. In continuation of our community “Winter Awareness Month” articles, I would like to present this short entry on surviving snow storms. The CDC has provided the American public with loads of data and publications which deal with surviving extreme cold conditions as usually found with winter snow storms. They have created several guides in order to promote ones personal health and safety. I highly recommend visiting them and selecting a few of these valuable documents to read in your spare time. Click here

Winter Survival Tips

December 3, 2010 - "Winter Survival Tips" By Joseph Parish. It doesn’t matter which state you reside in when living up north, when the winter months arrive proper actions must be taken to assure that you will survive the season in a safe and fruitful manner. Since the state of Delaware does not have an official “Winter Awareness Month” and in view of the seriousness of winter safety, I am declaring that my website is dedicating the month of December to winter awareness. Click here

The Reality of Bio-Terror

December 3, 2010 - "The Reality of Bio-Terror" By Joseph Parish. Few people realize that emergency medicine is a function of our homeland security agencies. In today’s fearful world it has been determined by a congressional committee that our greatest threat is not so much nuclear as it is biological weapons. Click here

Louis Zamperini Inspirations

December 2, 2010 - "Louis Zamperini Inspirations" By Joseph Parish. We would all like to have a nice large, comfortable yacht however if it’s like my situation the pocket book simply can’t handle the cost. On the other hand we might even want to purchase our own small aircraft. Although this idea may perhaps be a bit closer to reality it is still far from the confines of my budget. In either case we could under the right circumstances find ourselves stranded on the open sea for days at a time. In my area of the country it is not unusual during the summer months to hear on the evening news how a small craft was missing in the ocean. Possibly several days later that same craft is fortunately discovered with the occupants alive and safe. Click here

It’s going to Get Worse

December 2, 2010 - "It’s going to Get Worse" By Joseph Parish. I turned on the television set last night just in time to catch the evening news. Once again I hear how bad our economy is getting and wonder just how low it can drop before it starts to level out. Wars worldwide eating up our budget, vast numbers of unemployed American’s with no means of support, crime jumping out of bounds and government spending as if we had unlimited funds. The United States simply can not continue to survive fruitfully under these circumstances, something must be done. click here

After the BOV Died

December 2, 2010 - "After the BOV Died" By Joseph Parish. Well folks the balloon has finally gone up and you quickly pack up your bug out vehicle and secured your home the best that you can. You grab up the young ones and you and the wife jump into the car and you are off towards your destination. The goal is now to get safely to the survival retreat where you and your family will be safe. Click here

Automobile Survival Supplies

December 1, 2010 - "Automobile Survival Supplies" By Joseph Parish. Disasters continually arrive upon our doorstep disguised behind a variety of types and severity. Usually we take delivery of these potentially devastating conditions with no prior warning as to the potential emergency before it happens. When these sudden impacts strike us suddenly we as individuals and as responsible communities must be prepared up to and including the appropriate survival kits. Click here

Outdoor Survival Skills

December 1, 2010 - "Outdoor Survival Skills" Outdoor survival skills are extremely important if you should become lost or stranded out in the wilderness. Even when you do manage to find a water source you still need to know how to make that water safe for consumption. Filtering water is an important skill to master. Click here

Hints for Heating by Wood

December 1, 2010 - "Hints for Heating by Wood" By Joseph Parish. During the winter months few people ever complain at the aroma emitted from wood burning in a fireplace or wood stove. The very idea of using your fireplace around the holiday season adds a warm, radiant feeling to not only your home but to your emotional attitude as well. Nothing has a more calming effect then to sit in front of a lively fire with a family member and watch as the flames dances vividly around the hearth. I would always take my young grandson and sit on the floor in front of our fireplace for several hours at a time. The problem discovered here stems from the fact that not all wood is conditioned the same. This is the topic of today’s article. Click here

Pfc Bradley and a matter of Loyalty

November 30, 2010 - "Pfc Bradley and a matter of Loyalty" By Joseph Parish. During the course of your military duties you take an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States and to follow the lawful orders as instructed by your superiors. It is only common American courtesy that you would never release information which may be detrimental to your country let along dangerous and life threatening towards your fellow military members. Click here

Delaware’s Prisoner of War Camps

November 30, 2010 - "Delaware’s Prisoner of War Camps" By Joseph Parish. Traditionally, the definition of a prisoner of war camp is a location for containment of combatants which have been captured by their enemy in a time of war. It is based similarly on the principles of an internment camp which would be used for the civilian population. Click here

Remote Viewing Scam or Savior

November 30, 2010 - "Remote Viewing Scam or Savior" By Joseph Parish. I just finished viewing the movie “Inception” and the more I thought about the movie the more it hit me that although it is listed as a science fiction epic there are many similarities to the Governments Remote Viewing program code named Project Stargate. The plot of the store was that Dom Cobb who was a thief by trade specialized in the art of extraction. He would steal secrets from within the subconscious minds of his victim while in a dream state. Click here

DHS and ICE 2010 Power Grab

November 30, 2010 - "DHS and ICE 2010 Power Grab" By Joseph Parish. Once again the American government has overstepped their acceptable bounds on personal rights. As survivalists this last violation should be especially important since it could begin affecting us directly. click here

Diverticulitous Digestive Disease and Tomatoes

November 30, 2010 - "Diverticulitous Digestive Disease and Tomatoes" By Joseph Parish. Several friends and I were discussing the types of crops that we typically like to plant in our summer time garden when the subject of the best choice for tomatoes intended for canning came up. With the planting season drawing quickly to a close this seemed to be the most prevalent topic on everyone’s lips. Naturally it was too late to make the decision for this year’s crop but it may very well be taken into consideration for next years garden varieties. Click here

Canning chicken breast

November 29, 2010 - "Canning chicken breast" By Joseph Parish. When it comes to having a variety of emergency foods stored up for potential survival purposes meat is traditionally the hardest to accumulate. You can purchase chicken, ham and turkey in small tuna size cans but trust me they do not in any way compare to the taste nor the quality of home canned chicken breast. Click here

A Method for Food Storage Inventory

November 29, 2010 - "A Method for Food Storage Inventory" By Joseph Parish. Anyone who plans to create an ample food storage pantry can not do it fruitfully if they have no idea of what they are storing up on. You simply can not procure foods at random and expect to be properly prepared for emergencies. When you possess no means of tracking your numerous food purchases you are merely buying supplies with total disregard to what you may actually need. Click here

Will Korea Pull America and China into a Conflict

November 29, 2010 - "Will Korea Pull America and China into a Conflict?" By Joseph Parish. By now most people have heard of the conflict between North Korea and our Southern Korean Allies. North Korea has outwardly bombed a small island under South Korean control which adds to their list of over 30 episodes of war inducing situations. Click here

The facts relating to stored oil

November 28, 2010 - "The facts relating to stored oil" By Joseph Parish. Think you are all prepared to handle any type of emergency? Does your food closet contain all the necessary foods and condiments needed to manage your family’s needs on a yearly program? One of the most frequent questions that I hear on a consistent basis is how long will my quarts of cooking oil last in my food storage provisions? Since there exists an extreme difficulty in properly storing fats or oils for long periods of time many articles and books on food storage frequently avoid discussions centered on the topic. Click here

Help Wanted

November 28, 2010 - "Help Wanted!" We need help getting the word out for the website. Tell your friends and family members about us and let try hard to increase our numbers. Help those you care about to be able to take care of themselves.

Herbs in minutes

November 28, 2010 - "Herbs in minutes" By Joseph Parish. I can clearly recall several of my past herb gardens and the parsley patch that was a purposeful part of it. Some experts contend that you may be able to obtain a better growth with your herbs if you gather them during the spring or summer to prevent them from blooming. Some people merely run out to their yard and gather whatever herbs they have a need for. These are the people who profess that fresh herbs are the only way to cook. They just gather and use the parsley as they need it. Click here

Pillory Use Returning

November 28, 2010 - "Pillory Use Returning?" By Joseph Parish. I was reading up on some of the history of Delaware recently when I encountered an example of the pillory being used in the state. I immediately stopped my reading and contemplated if perhaps crime would decrease if this invention were to come back into popular acceptance. Click here

The Draught Resistant Bean in Action

November 28, 2010 - "The Draught Resistant Bean in Action" By Joseph Parish. The major staple of survivalist has been and will likely continue to be the bean. Beans are easy to store, they last a long time and provide the human body with vital energy. In any emergency pantry you will likely discover several different varieties of beans however, the one I am going to describe is generally lacking in most emergency supplies. Click here

Greek Style Beef Stew

November 27, 2010 - "Greek Style Beef Stew" By Joseph Parish. Back in my military days I did a lot of traveling. One day I might be in Rome, another day heading towards Beirut or in a few fortunate times a lay over in beautiful Greece. For some strange and unusual reason every time our plane would transcend Greek airspace it developed a mechanical problem and forced us to land at Venizelos Airport for repairs, gee such a life. Click here

Ahhh The Taste of Mock Apple Pie

November 27, 2010 - "Ahhh The Taste of Mock Apple Pie" By Joseph Parish. Being the experimental type person which I am, I decided that this past thanksgiving I would do something different. On turkey day I created an apple pie that wasn’t apple at all. That’s right my apple pie contained no apples what-so-ever. To provide a fair playing field for the pie, I prepared my mock apple pie while my wife baked the real thing. Click here

What Secrets Lurk in the Yamantau Mountains

November 26, 2010 - "What Secrets Lurk in the Yamantau Mountains?" By Joseph Parish. If you think the massive complex featured in the movie 2012 was straight out of some writer’s imagination, think again. Years after the cold war has ended and nations around the globe are drafting plans to minimize their nuclear stockpile we realize that Russia’s top secret Yamantau Mountain project is still in full swing. With that thought in mind it appears that Russia is still preparing to launch a nuclear first strike against America if necessary. Click here

The Warrior Song

November 26, 2010 - "The Warrior Song" When singer, songwriter, producer Sean Householder saw several articles and news stories back to back on how morale is low within today's military, he found it discouraging. Although never in the Armed Forces himself, he recalls how his Grandfather and others spoke about their time in the service and how it was their honor to serve and to fight for what we all take for granted - Freedom. Here is his song and I dedicate this one to our military serving both in foreign lands and those here6at home. Click here

Do it for our Forefathers

November 25, 2010 - "Do it for our Forefathers" By Joseph Parish. Where are the values hiding such as our forefathers displayed in 1776? These were men who would stand up for their country and what it stood for. They took a stand whether it was against a foreign aggressor or a homegrown persecutor. The little man’s dignity and value were deemed worthy of our plight and concern. Nowadays it’s almost as if our people don’t care or they have lost that American backbone from past years. Click here

Grope a dee doo dah Grope a dee ay

November 25, 2010 - "Grope a dee doo dah Grope a dee ay" By Joseph Parish. My, oh my, what a wonderful day! At least that’s the way the song goes however reality approaches our senses in a slightly different fashion. We see it on the evening news reports every night; we view the issues on every current website we visit. I am talking about the ongoing TSA personnel aggression and their over zealous groping tactics. Click here

A Case of Wrong Identify

November 24, 2010 - "A Case of Wrong Identify" By Joseph Parish. I recently concluded a course of study on the basic security procedures necessary for our shipping port of entries. During the continuance of this 8 hour course it was stated over and over about the value of checking for proper identification. This is all well and good if we did not have the modern technology which we possess today. Click here

Donner party publications addition

November 24, 2010 - I made a section in the library files specifically for the Donner party publications. In addition new files have been placed in the "Clothing" directory. Click here

Repaired the Jamestown Library Files

November 24, 2010 - Repaired the Jamestown Library Files. Please folks if you find something that is messed up on the site please let me know so that I can fix it. Click here

Mississippi Warrior

November 23, 2010 - "Mississippi Warrior" By Joseph Parish. Here's another of those short fictions that I had a craving to create tonight. Might as well enjoy a little light reading for a change, Hope you enjoy it. Click here

Beyond Borders

November 23, 2010 - "Beyond Borders" By Joseph Parish. Okay folks I got bored and did a little creative writing here so hope you enjoy it. This fictional tale is about a boy and his cat named C-Dee. Click here

Debt and the Survivalist

November 23, 2010 - "Debt and the Survivalist" By Joseph Parish. As the story goes, there once was a survivalist named Mel Tappan who wrote books on setting up the ideal retreat. His advice to the novice was to obtain some high ground in one of the western states and construct your self a log cabin complete with an underground bunker, have a usable barn to compliment your pasture land and locate all this near a free running stream. Click here

Inverter or UPS

November 22, 2010 - "Inverter or UPS" By Joseph Parish. Last evening I had a discussion with a like minded individual who felt that he could readily use inverters and UPS units interchangeably. Although the two types of power units may share some similar characteristics they are actual two different “animal”. Click here

The Joy of Flavored Butters

November 22, 2010 - "The Joy of Flavored Butters" By Joseph Parish. We are a family that bakes the majority of our own bread ranging from the usual sandwich style to the more elaborate flavored breads. I find nothing better then to sit down and munch away on some fresh garlic or herbal flavored bread however generally it is made in quantities of two loafs. The problem with this stems from the fact that if another member of the family does not particularly like that flavor there is usually wasted bread. To remedy that problem we often use flavored butters and spread it on regular pieces of our homemade bread. Click here

Surviving the Emperors New Clothing

November 22, 2010 - "Surviving the Emperors New Clothing" By Joseph Parish. We’ve all heard the tale of the emperor’s new clothes and as a survivalist I often wonder how long after the balloon goes up would it be until we start wearing similar clothing? Few people take into consideration the need to replace our attire in a post crisis America. Click here

Survivalist First Aid Checklist

November 22, 2010 - "Survivalist First Aid Checklist" By Joseph Parish. One can search the internet all day long and continually come up with another first aid checklist. Usually they all seem to contain similar items. Granted the products listed are critical in the event of a crisis but often the notations can provide a new insight into what otherwise appears as redundant. Hopefully, I have a least included some hints in my list that may have been missing from the others. If that’s the case then I feel I have accomplished my goal. Click here

There’s something about Hot Dogs

November 21, 2010 - "There’s something about Hot Dogs" By Joseph Parish. One of my favorite foods is the common hot dog. I view the frankfurter to be a better tasting food then the ever popular hamburger. When you take a good quality dog and add some brown mustard onto the roll it becomes paradise unlimited. Have you ever stopped to wonder where this strange food originated from? It certainly appears to be an all American traditional food as we readily find it at our baseball games around the country. Let’s face it a baseball game is not complete without a couple of good tasting dogs. Click here

Veterans Burial Benefits

November 21, 2010 - "Veterans Burial Benefits" By Joseph Parish. The vast majority of survivalists are veterans whether it be the current Iraqi wars or as in my case the Vietnam era conflict. As a veteran these brave men and women are afforded certain burial rights for the completion of their service to our country. The rights include the burial within a national cemetery as well as other benefits for the deceased veteran’s family. I would like to briefly review a few of these benefits as they relate to the death of the service member. Click here

Great for more than Lemon-Aid

November 21, 2010 - "Great for more than Lemon-Aid" By Joseph Parish. As survivalist we continually search for items which can “multitask” so to speak. We want supplies which can generally perform more with then a single work assignment. This saves us valuable space when planning our retreat or home emergency supplies. Here are a few of my favorite uses for lemons which perform well outside of their intended environment. Click here