Cash Only in Cyprus 24 Mar 2013 | 05:31 am

It was very much unavoidable. As of right now, people in Cyprus are hungry for hard cash. For paying in gas stations, even groceries, suppliers want cash. Milk and medicine for your child? Cash only. ...

EDC Combos for Different Budgets 22 Mar 2013 | 05:38 am

Both here and in my youtube channel I get emails and messages from people trying to sort out a reasonable EDC kit. I explained my view on why its important to have a basic set of tools with you at ...

Modern Survival Mentality: EDC Possible Uses 18 Mar 2013 | 10:18 pm

Longer video talking about the possible uses of pocket everyday carry gear and Modern Survival mindset in general. FerFAL

Cyprus Bailout: First Confiscation and “Corralito” in Eurozone 17 Mar 2013 | 11:35 pm

So bankers are being bailed out while the people of Cyprus (and thousands of expats) that worked hard, made sacrifices for years are left to pick up the tab.  If you saved over € 100.000, you get a 10...

Habemus Papam: Pope Francis 15 Mar 2013 | 07:20 am

Everyone is talking about the new Pope Francis, former Father Jorge Mario Bergoglio, and there’s indeed lots of reasons to be excited about it. This is a man that just a few days ago, would take a...

Knife Chopping Test Comparison 12 Mar 2013 | 11:19 pm

I tested different knives to see how they perform when chopping side by side. The knives used were: Cold Steel Kukri machete, a modified Tramiontins machete (which I cut a clip point to, added back...

Cash Stash and Emergency Supplies 10 Mar 2013 | 07:00 am

Fernando, I was changing the gas in my emergency generator today and thought of you (I asked you about generators several years ago before I purchased a 2800 W Yamaha with a pure sine wave inverter –...

Gold for a Loaf of Bread 7 Mar 2013 | 05:29 am

Someone emailed me this video about loafs of bead and other food being bought directly with the gold procured that same day. A loaf of bread ends up costing 0.1 grams of gold, which would be about 5 U...

Selfishness and Preparedness 7 Mar 2013 | 05:12 am

Another thoughtful article written by J. Vanne. FerFAL Selfishness and Preparedness Recently, a small firestorm was ignited by Valerie Lucus-McEwen, a government Emergency Management employee,  ...

What Happens When you get Cut or Stabbed? 5 Mar 2013 | 05:44 am