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  • Prepping on the cheap

    When money is tight prepping can be tough Weapons are expensive … so is ammo and Food and fuel prices are on the rise, new toll roads and other taxes are crippling the economy. These are all challenges to prepping. here are some of my ideas to prepping on a budget in South africa. Read more

  • Hail in the vale

    On the 20th of October  at 14h30,  Johannesburg time, my house was hit by hail the size of tennis balls and some up to the size of  a Cricket ball, breaking most of my north facing windows  ( about 15 in total ) and breaking straight through my roof tiles and my roofing boards in… Read more

  • Reviewing my Get home bag

    Reviewing my Get home bag   This evening, I went through my “get home” bag and decided it needed a review Read more

  • Recreation Post Apocalypse

    Recreation in a post apocalypse should be prepared for. boardgames like chess or monopoly, packs of cards ( great for a bug out bag), musical instruments (I carry a harmonica in BOB) and books can offer some respite from the boredom that is bound to ensue after TV and other electronic entertainments have faded. Read more

  • Pistol Carbine System South Africa

    Pistol Carbine System South Africa

    Licensing a firearm in South Africa can take anything up-to a year and so many don’t bother and few gun shops survive the lack of  cash flow. According to the new law you may only have one hand gun and only one gun under section 13 which is for self-defense this is also the only… Read more

  • High intensity lighting using gas.

     Useful retro tech to make search lights and other light types to illuminate fortifications — dont forget to read my other article on how to apply this  ie use a reflector and harden your lighting …or elsewhere in my blog where to get gas from I.e methane from a biomass digester . “Limelight (also known… Read more