How should I use my vacation?

Here is my list of events one should attend in order to prepare for the apocalypse. Burning Man – techno-nerds, socialmediaeanglists, pop-culture survivalists, and dancers.  Kind of an obvious first choice. The NRA Annual Convention If for no other reason, see what you might have to contend with later. Some sort of organic gardening convention [...]

Intro to prepper forums

I joined the American Prepper Network’s online forum.  A “prepper” is a person who spends time and money on “prepping” for the end of the world as we know it (commonly referred to in these communities as TEOTWAWKI.)   On a side note, a lot of acronyms  float around this community, orginally I figured this might be the heavy [...]

My case for Phoenix, AZ to be on the list of not the absolute worst place to be when the SHF

Thank you Phil Freedom for putting the following in the Conspire Community Calendar. With our well known Achilles Heel, lack of water, Phoenix gets a bad rap when people are discussing post-Apocalyptic hang-out spots.  But, Phoenix has got a lot going for it. First, you are not likely freeze to death. Here in the desert [...]

Thoughts pondered on while watching Zombieland

Like most Zombie Movies, Zombieland does not have a lot of particularly useful tips or insights to survive the apocalypse.  The one thing I did like was a list of rules to help guide one through the end of life’s trials and tribulations. In the movie, the main character creates his rules based on past [...]

Update on What does the apocalypse even really mean?

Most likely potential causes of the End Times. When discussing the apocalypse, people are always preoccupied with what would cause the apocalypse.  I doubt this would matter because the end of the world means end of the world, will we really care how it happened? Regardless, here is my current analysis of the most likely [...]

Raid Fry’s Electronics?

Would Fry’s electronics be good to raid?  I mean it is counterintuitive right? Electronics, meaning video games, VCR’s, DVD’s, computers and Washing Machines seem like silly things in a land without electricity (or at least the Grid’s electricity).  But Fry’s Electronics has got a lot of crazy shit.  Plus I live close to there, which [...]

Books worth carrying after the apocalypse

Books are heavy. Libraries are worth having. At some point after society breaks down I will probably most have likely to wander at some point and carry all of my shit.  Again books are heavy. To be willing to sacrifice the energy needed to carry it’s weight the book better include some useful knowledge and [...]

What does the apocalypse even really mean?

When discussing the apocalypse and how one would respond, people always ask the details of the apocalypse; they want to know if it was nuclear, or electronic, or viral, from an asteroid, from space, or just zombies.   I wonder if it really even matters. “End of the civilization” seems obvious to me. But then [...]

Step 1: What skills would I need

Below is a list of the skills one should have to survive after the Apocalypse. My goal for 2011 is to learn as much as I can in one year (2012 it all ends, right?) while holding down my day job. I don’t expect to learn every skill below. However, I thought I should first [...]