Stick a nail in the end of a short piece of 3/4" copper pipe, hammer it flat, pull out the nail. Roll up a piece of denim and shove it in the pipe. Stick the open end in the mud to plug it, and throw it in the fire. When it gets hot enough it will start to smoke, then flame will shoot out of the...
I've always thought that unless you could grow food, you're only putting off the inevitable. We have over 50 raised beds, acres of Oak trees for acorns=lots of small game, and larger game as well. Run the leaves through a worm and you have some of the best soil ever made. We've bartered and...
We moved to our bug out location ten years ago. Don't miss Atlanta at all. We figure if we can't hold the line here we probably won't be able to anywhere in the Southeast.
I used to carry a covered trailer on the road and hung a kayak from the ceiling. Ohio River will get you to Missisippi, Rivers in Colorado will get you to Arkansas (if you can keep from getting shot.)
If you have a friend in the auto parts business they can get you an empty battery that you can attach fake wires to, it's large enough to put all kinds of things in it.
I always carry my cased rifle in the hotel with me on the road. I use cloth luggage, put the rifle on the bottom of the cart...
I travel a good bit as well and one of the things I take in consideration is the fact that I may not be able to get home or even start home right away. Besides carrying too much stuff in my get home bag, (I figure I can always toss it,) I keep a mortar can with 30 days of MRE's in the vehicle...