Return to Self Sufficiency

We are sitting in beautiful NW Montana this morning.  NC Scout is up front teaching a radio communications class to help folks stay in touch when the normal methods fail.  That’s a first step down the road to self-sufficiency and it had me thinking this morning.  NC Scout and I have been here a fewContinue reading “Return to Self Sufficiency”

What Do I Put In My Radio?

OK, so Tactical Wisdom and NC Scout, along with that “BOO-FWANG” guy Randy said I needed to get some Boo-Fwang’s, and I did. Now what? Those radios are useless to you sitting in a drawer, unprogrammed. The biggest question I get is, “But what do I program it with?”. That’s a great question and we’llContinue reading “What Do I Put In My Radio?”

Why Should I Learn to Navigate?

Many people’s idea of preparedness involves buying something to address an issue and thinking that’s good enough. For example, buying huge stocks of food. Well, once you crack the seal on your stored food, you’re on the countdown to starvation. Radios are the same. Thousands of people bought a Baofeng UV-5R and then tossed itContinue reading “Why Should I Learn to Navigate?”