Apocalyptic Living
So I did end up knitting
Some time ago, back when we updated regularly, I promised I would learn to knit. Knitting, I proclaimed, was an excellent post-apocalyptic skill, and one that would also make me…
Trivial Details
Basic Survival
The dangers of exhaustion
One of the biggest dangers to you come the post-apocalypse will be your own body and its needs. You are not a computer game character, or a movie character, able…
Basic Survival
You CAN survive
You are the descendant of millions of survivors. In your genes, a resistance to plague and disease. You have a great deal of untapped potential. You can learn to set…
Basic Survival
How to Trick People Into Liking You…
People are fairly simple creatures who are easily tricked because of their addiction to patterns and basic context cues. People want to trust you, like you, not need to kill…
Basic Survival
Just Cover You Calves and Ankles
Way too often I see games, movies, tv shows and whatever else where people are trudging through the zombie apocalypse and, surprise, they get bit on the calf or ankle.…
Apocalyptic Living
Post-apocalypse new parenthood, revisited
A really, really long time ago, I wrote about having a baby and being a new parent in the post-apocalypse (and by extension, the apocalypse). In those posts, I had…
Apps
I don't want to be last… (Zombies, Run! 5k Training)
I started doing Zombie's, Run! again. Why? Because I'm shockingly out of shape. I imagine myself running from a shambling heard across a vacant parking lot or field. The distance…
Basic Survival
Quick Survival Tip: Stay Active
Staying active is the only way to practice the need to fight or flee at any moment. Down time sounds fantastic on paper but too much can be the death…
How To
How To: Murder
We've said before that you aren't going to be able to spend the whole apocalypse hiding away in a basement. You're going to need to get out there, seize the…
Kickstarter
Disruptive Innovation: BOLT: Portable USB Battery Backup
Launched earlier this this month on kickstarter, the BOLT: Portable USB Battery Backup is something we need to have in our future. The BOLT works like a regular wall to…